The Brown Creeper is not common but can be found at any time of year in the Toronto area. It generally starts its creeping at the base of a tree and continues upward. I have seen them creeping up gravestones. They are very small and delicate, with a long tail and a slender, curved bill:
The amazing Skunk Cabbage is already in flower here:
Some scenes from the park:
Today’s group on this -6 degree overcast morning:
Some of the birds that I was able to photograph:
Species list: Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, bufflehead, common merganser, common goldeneye, mourning dove, red-bellied woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, American crow, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, house sparrow, northern cardinal, dark-eyed junco, white-throated sparrow. (19 species)
NATURE POETRY
Sounds of the winter too,
Sunshine upon the mountains—many a distant strain
From cheery railroad train—from nearer field, barn, house. – Walt Whitman (1819–92)
Miles Hearn