Yellow-headed Blackbird

One of my favourite roadside birds. I have some photos showing this fellow slimmer and sleeker, but I like this one where he is plumping himself up. He sang for us too, which I liked, even if he doesn't sing as beautifully as his cousin with the red wings.

I love spring migration

A wonderful way to wake up on a sunny spring morning: the song of a White-crowned Sparrow.

Geese: April 11

Driving between Rosetown and Lloydminster, we were blessed by the presence of flocks of migrating geese. Snow Geese, White-Fronted, and assorted Canada Geese.

In the fall, we get huge flocks going through the Lucky Lake area, but our spring flocks are smaller with rarely a Snow Goose among them.

According to Sibley's, the Snow Geese never go through Saskatchewan at all, but like so often seems to happen, these geese didn't study the map.