winter into spring
February brought brief glimpses of wintering duck species on the Thames; Canvasback, Redhead, Wood Duck and Lesser Scaup among them, including this immature male in transitional plumage:
And a last shot at seeing White-winged (Two-barred) Crossbills, only occasionally looking up from gorging on spruce cones.
Some warm weather brought out American Robins and Cedar Waxwings to sample the hackberry crop:
A single White-throated Sparrow thought they looked good, too.
But soon colder temperatures sent these more colourful species into cover, leaving only Juncos, Chickadees and Brown Creepers.
Brrr.
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