Colonel Sam

[Reuven_M]

I spent 1.5 hours at Colonel Sam Smith this morning. Highlights were a harrier flying west out over the lake, a northern shrike, and great looks at a raft of about 320 greater scaup, which also contained 1 lesser scaup and 1 redhead
 In total I saw:
40   Canada Goose   
24   Mute Swan   
90   Gadwall   
110   Mallard   
1   Redhead   
320   Greater Scaup   
1   Lesser Scaup   
3   Long-tailed Duck   
60   Bufflehead   
80   Common Goldeneye   
20   Red-breasted Merganser   
20   Red-necked Grebe   
1   Northern Harrier
20   Ring-billed Gull   
5   Herring Gull   
1   Northern Shrike   
2   Black-capped Chickadee   
2   Golden-crowned Kinglet   
6   American Tree Sparrow   
5   American Goldfinch   
10   House Sparrow

[Brian Bailey]

The shrike was still present late in the afternoon.  Most of ducks were well off the east side.  They would have been more easily viewed from Rotary Park (the small headland a couple of blocks east).

The harbour area was so deserted that I suspected the presence of an owl, but despite much searching I couldn't find one.

BB

[Reuven_M]

The harbour was deserted because there were people all over the docks when I was there and moving around in a raft thing.

[Brian Bailey]

No sign of the shrike when I visited late this afternoon, but I found an American Pipit at the southern headland (the hill with the pole).

Also seen: a late migrant Red-tailed Hawk which flew west, and a Kestrel perched on the filtration plant.

BB