Leslie Spit - Dec 23

[mr.sharp-photo]

I spent over 2 hrs birding there.
Pretty darn quiet.

Saw some really nice gold crowned kinglets mixed in with chickadees. They got really close (within 5 feet of me and at waist level), which was nice.
There were a few goldeneyes swimming near the bridge.
Three trumpeter swans were also near the bridge.
owl-wise, only saw one well-hidden NSWO. no sign of the barred owl. someone spotted the GHO near its usual spot, but i didn't bother to look, since it is always incredibly skiddish.
also saw a few tree sparrows, heard some goldfinches and saw a hairy woodpecker.

a red-tailed hawk did a loud fly-by near the front of the park. it fist-bumped a gull in the air.

[BoboBird]

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a red-tailed hawk did a loud fly-by near the front of the park. it fist-bumped a gull in the air.

Did you get a shot ??

[mr.sharp-photo]

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a red-tailed hawk did a loud fly-by near the front of the park. it fist-bumped a gull in the air.

Did you get a shot ??

nope. would have been like a grain of salt beside a grain of salt.

[dizzy]

Thanks Richard for the update.

A side note to those planning to go to leslie spit and are parking in the parking lot or nearby area, be aware of break-ins. Some friends of mine had their car broken into while they were birding this past Saturday.

mike

[BoboBird]

Thanks Mike.

As usual our keepers of the law are parked far far away and socialising with other like minded colleagues.