Tuesday 14 August 2012

Whitewater Lake Manitoba, Trip 2, Part 1 - August 14 2012

Whitewater Lake Manitoba, Trip 2

Our second trip to Whitewater Lake.
Speaking to one of the locals we found out we were a few weeks early for the fall migration. But it was a very successful trip. We saw a Glossy Ibis, a very rare bird for Manitoba, and at least 30 Blue Winged Teals. A first time sighting of a Glossy Ibis for us.
We had initially identified the Blue Winged Teals as Green Winged Teals but after a monitor calibration it became apparent that we were mistaken.   
We spent two days birding and saw 50 different species, as well as two large Salamanders and two Badgers. 
We took over 1,500 pictures, here are a few, will post some more in a few days.

Badger, one of two we saw, the other was a few hundred feet south of us

I beklieve this is a Bonaparte's Gull juvenile 

Canvasback and Ruddy Ducks

Eared Grebe and chick

White Faced Ibis

White Faced Ibis

Blue-winged Teals

Horses we encountered near the road to the lake

Salamander

Old school house near the lake


Sign over school house door

Yellow Headed Balckbirds






No comments:

Post a Comment