SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING

       Our birding group met promptly at 10:00 AM and spent 2 1/2 hours in an area called Bower Woods. It's essentially a creek with a width of 2 or 3 hundred meters. However , it's heavily forested with mostly spruce and some poplar. It's just an excellent habitat for boreal birds.

      The pioneering Bower family gave this land to the city for parkland. The city has put in an excellent trail system

      My house is about 500 meters away from this stream . I've lived in this area since 1970 and have made great use of the area. Many photos I show have been taken in this area. 

      So here is the description of what we saw today. 

Bower Woods, Red Deer CA-AB 52.25039, -113.80132, Red Deer, Alberta, CA
7-May-2022 9:49 AM - 12:17 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.138 kilometer(s)
17 species

14 observers

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  4
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)  10
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  4
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)  1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  8
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  18
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)  8     Excavating a nest near the top of a 2 m poplar snag
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)  6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  7
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  6
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  4
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  2

I did get one bird photo and a few of the birders.

       

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY...

      The area I photographed on the last post is called the Bower Woods. Mr. Bower gave it to the city for a park. The land had been used for cattle. Most of the trails were those that Mr. Bower made and used for his farming operation. When the city developed the park they put in one main trail that cut through the area. However all the other trails are still there.

      The other day the photos were from the north part of the park . Today's photos will be from the southern section.

     This is my favorite area to photograph. You've seen summer and winter photos before. There are always more good photos in this area.