Waxwings!

I was looking through my list and realized that I forgot to add my Cedar Waxwing. I have actually had this picture for a long time...at the same time as the Bohemian Waxwings that started this blog in the spring! It came the next day and I assumed it was another Bohemian but as I looked at pictures I noticed it was different. Here are both of them...Can you see the difference?

Cedar Waxwing on the right and Bohemian Waxwing on the left.

Northern Flickers.

Both Joan and my aunt Isabell have sent me pictures of these birds but I hadn't seen any yet! I finally got to see some in early September! There were 5 of them hanging around in the neighbor's backyard! So here are my male(right) and female(left) Northern Flickers. What's the difference? The male has that mark on its cheek.

Pigeon!

The day I went out to find my Gulls I was walking in Sorel and found a few Pigeons. I have seen Pigeons before but not so close up when I had my camera with me. So I finally got close enough to get a picture or 2! :0) There were several and they are all different! But here is one.

Ducks from the north.

The last time I went to Mommy's house I looked out at the lake to watch the ducks and saw something new! When I pointed them out to her she said that they come every year in the fall, stay for a week or two and then leave. She calls them her ducks from the north. They are actually Hooded Mergansers! :0) Male on the right and female on the left.

Gulls!

They all look alike to me!!! Well except for the big black one I saw while boating this summer! I found out that there are a bunch that hang out at a river side park in Sorel so I went to see them and get some pictures. I found a LOT of Gulls there! There were the usual Ring-Billed Gulls and the Great Black-Backed Gull that I was looking for.

Then I got home and was looking at my pictures and noticed some other grey Gulls that were much larger. So after looking through lots and lots of pictures I finally identified them as Herring Gulls.

Warblers!

They have moved on now...they were only here for a few days as they pass by. They flittered around in the trees, not stopping very long. Here is a Yellow-Rumped Warbler (left).

And a Common Yellow-Throat Warbler(right)! This was I found when I went for a walk in the woods. Once again I am amazed at how many different Warblers there are!

Update!

Ok, it's been a while again but here is my update on new birds. Then I'll start a Fall list.

Serge and I went to the Promenades this week and saw a big black bird picking at something in the parking lot. At first I thought, "Wow! Big Crow!" Then we got closer to it and I realized it was probably a Raven! So here is my not so great picture of a Common Raven.