Winter bird watching, no cars

[thouc]

Mourning Dove.

[Bingoye]

I went to Tommy Thompson Park yesterday. I saw a long-eared owl(it should be?), but could not take pictures.
Following is Male Downy Woodpecker, right?

Tommy Thompson Park...Leslie Street Spit at Leslie and Lakeshore. Only open weekends. Saturdays U can get a bus which take you close to the park. Its a few blocks walk once off the bus. It is alot of walking and can be absolutely fridgid. Wear everything you think you need..then wear everything U dont think you need. There are tons of overwinter ducks and often owls can be found there this time of year. Often there are a few raptors,in the past Ive seen Roughlegs and Northern Goshawks in the winter.
 Additionally there are several inner city sites where you can view overwintering Peregrine Falcons. None of the resident adults in metro area leave their territory. Seeing them in the winter is abit tough sometimes as they arent glued to the nest buildings. Check the Canadian Peregrine Foundation website for where the nests are.
  Any lake front park can have surprises. Often at Col Sam Smith Park,all winter there is a Snowy Owl. Havent heard of reports yet but keep your eyes open.
Good luck and keep us posted here what you may see.

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[thouc]

Right you are.

[Bingoye]

Right you are.

I am happy and thank you very much. What is the name of following? Duck?


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[thouc]

Long-tailed Duck.

[Bingoye]

Long-tailed Duck.

Thank you, but we could not see its tail from the photo.

[Bingoye]

Long-tailed Duck.

Thank you, but we could not see its tail from the photo.

[Bingoye]

Long-tailed Duck.

Thank you. I wish I could see its long tail.

[Bird Brain]

An add-on to thouc's posting ... a male (Winter plumage).  

[Bingoye]

Long-tailed Duck.

Long-tailed Duck

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Bufflehead

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Mallard

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[Bird Brain]

In case you were wondering, birds in your last 3 photos are all males.  

[Dr. John]

Long-tailed Duck.

Thank you, but we could not see its tail from the photo.

Hi, you can actually see the long tail in your photo. It is a blurry dark line that comes from the duck's back end and goes up at a bit of an angle, crossing the ripples in the background. It is a little more than half the length of the duck's body.

-John

[Bingoye]

Long-tailed Duck.

Thank you, but we could not see its tail from the photo.

Hi, you can actually see the long tail in your photo. It is a blurry dark line that comes from the duck's back end and goes up at a bit of an angle, crossing the ripples in the background. It is a little more than half the length of the duck's body.

-John

Yes, I noticed it. Thank you.

[Bingoye]

In case you were wondering, birds in your last 3 photos are all males.  

Yes? Thank you. I only know that Mallard is male, but have no ideas of other two, Long-tailed Duck and Bufflehead.

[Bird Brain]

Wait until you see the male Long-tailed Duck in Spring plumage.  Wow!  Looks very different than now in his Winter plumage.