7 degrees and overcast at the start
Bird Highlight: Tundra Swans
Tundra Swans (photo: Judy Cazemier)
Migrating Tundra Swans Scarborough Crescent Park (Judy Cazemier)
Tundra Swans
Botany Highlight: Basswood
Basswood (Tilia americana)
Species list: tundra swan, mute swan, trumpeter swan, Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, bufflehead, long-tailed duck, red-breasted merganser, herring gull, ring-billed gull, mourning dove, rock pigeon, downy woodpecker, blue jay, American crow, downy woodpecker, Carolina wren, American robin, European starling, red-winged blackbird, common grackle, northern cardinal, dark-eyed junco, American tree sparrow. (25 species)
American Tree Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird (male)
Trumpeter Swan
Mute Swan
Canada Geese
Mourning Dove
Miles Hearn
WINTER POETRY
Winter is on my head,
but eternal spring
is in my heart.
– Victor Hugo (1802-1885)