Cape May Warbler

I heard that a Cape May Warbler was visiting Mill Lake in Abbotsford from back east so off I went. I believe it`s only the second time this species has been spotted in the area.

Great Blue Heron Reserve

My images for today. On the water in the morning light

Hooded Merganser 

 Northern Shoveler

 Overhead

 and lower down at eye level

 Song Sparrow

 Black-capped Chickadee and a Golden-crowned Kinglet.

Dyke Rd Slough Below the Heron Nests

 

Mandarin drake at the slough today

Some recent shots at the heron reserve

Our visiting Black Phoebe from the south. I'm guessing it's a female as it was seen carrying nesting material.

Female Red-winged Blackbird taking food to her young.

 I have found that the Swainson's Thrush is a difficult bird to photograph. I called this bird from the undergrowth to get the shot.

  Both male and female kingfishers were out hunting together. This is the female.

While walking the dyke road I flushed this coyote before he disappeared into a corn field. 

Young eagle in the Vedder Park nest

 Eagles collecting grasses from the edge of the trail to line their nest

 The ospreys along the slough lost their nest in a wind storm last winter and had difficulty rebuilding this year

The Bullock's Orioles have returned but I've been unable to locate their nest this year. This photo is an old nest located above the Rotary Trail.