SnoWolf Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Yesterday I saw a Bald eagle hunting crows around the west Edm landfill and today I saw one of those small hawk(Kestral?) hanging round St Albert. Is this unusual...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave robinson Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) Not particularly. Sometimes those birds overwinter. I know there was one baldie that we used to see midwinter on the Red Deer and last year we had a merelin winter in our neighbourhood. I think it depends on the avilablilty of food.and possibly water. The eagle on the Red Deer has open water for fishing and geese to hunt. The city merlins can prey on small birds and rodents. i wish they would take on the pigeons and magpies that frequent our feeder. We've been visited in Duggan by a wide range of birds this winter. Aside from the usual house sparrows, magies, crows, pigeons, bluejays and chickadees, we've had a pretty steady appearance of nut hatches, house finches, redpols and junkos. We've even had a downy woodpecker and a yellow shafted licker come by lately. Keeping a filled seed feeder, suet feeder and heated birdbath really attracts those over-wintering birds. It also significantly helps their winter survival rate Edited February 7, 2013 by dave robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipperdan Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Man , you have lotsa birds, could you take a photo of that licker, never seen one of those!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoWolf Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Interesting. Thx much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave robinson Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I tried to take the flicker's photo the other day, but it didn't stay around long enough for me to get set upHere's what they look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisS Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It must be a good sign as on the way home from Leslieville on Sat. saw 2 bald Eagles flying together and then farther down the road saw a single Eagle. It's sure not every day you can say you saw 3 bald Eagles in the same day. Our Eagle population must be getting better which is a great sign. The pair was closer to Leslieville and the single was not to far out of Rimby. Â Tight lines Always Dennis S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garhan Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It likely will come early as the dogs, cats, coyotes, lynx all started at least 3 weeks early this year in there breeding behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipperdan Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Saw a Baldy flying over the residental about 111st and 78 ave. musta been after a cat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemo99 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Saw this snow owl today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoWolf Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 wow nice pic. I like how they fly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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