We've gained a few lifers this fall, and got better photos of some others.
Among our lifers were
A Pacific Loon at Gardiner Dam
And ten minutes later Hooded Mergansers, a species we should have seen years ago but some how kept missing.
A month or so ago we encountered this American Pipit on a road near Anglin Lake in Great Blue Heron Provincial Park.
And a couple of days later we identified our first Rusty Blackbird in a park near Christopher Lake, Saskatchewan.
The same week we were in Prince Albert National Park and saw our second and third ever Pileated Woodpeckers. Considering the first one was just a brief flyover, this was as exciting as a first view.
Another day we met a confiding Spotted Towhee in Pike Lake Provincial Park.
Another exciting find from around the same time were three sightings of Ruffed Grouse, a bird that is usually only seen running across the road in front of our car, never hanging around for photos. Until this time.
My last exciting fall find was a couple of weeks ago when we were driving down Highway 4. I was extremely pleased to see a Golden Eagle perched on a power pole. For a first photo this is good, next time I'm hoping for fewer power lines.
