Merlin at Sam's

[Molebird]

Today we saw a Merlin at Colonel Sam Smith park hungrily watching the backyard feeders from a Spruce tree. The first Merlin of the year for us. The Common Loon in winter colours is also back fishing the inner harbour.
26 species in all:
Merlin
House Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Black-capped Chickadee
American Goldfinch
American Robin
European Starling
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-winged Blackbird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Common Loon (winter)
Horned Grebe (winter)
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Longtail
American Coot
American Widgeon
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Northern Shoveler
Red-breasted Merganser

[Trillian Flummox]

A blustery day at Sam's today! My list was not as long as yours but I will add a young Northern Shrike and a Red-necked Grebe showing off his red spring plumage. Would like to have found the Merlin, the Loon or the Shoveler -  haven't seen these since last summer.