Springbank Park, London, Ontario
2 degrees, sunny
This has not been a good week for birding. We had a lot of rain first of the week with milder temperatures. Wednesday (February 21), the Thames River poured over its banks flooding areas of London. This is the worst flooding in decades (40 years). So, from the torrential rain and massive snow melt roads were closed. Wonderland Rd at Riverside Dr was closed to traffic (a main artery in West London) and up to Springbank Dr. for the day. I drive Wonderland Rd and Riverside Dr to get to Springbank Park and Greenway Park.
The photo below shows the walking bridge. It replaced the once known swinging bridge from years ago.
My photos today are nothing what it looked like yesterday. The river is slowly receding. The photo below shows the golf course which was under water way up to a hill covering one of the greens.
This photo shows an area where I bird a lot. The water was way up over the banks. At the end of the grass area was a steep hill and path to go down to the river.
I didn't see any ducks or geese in the river where I was walking. I was hoping to find Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds...didn't see any. The only bird I saw and heard was the Red-bellied Woodpecker.
2 degrees, sunny
This has not been a good week for birding. We had a lot of rain first of the week with milder temperatures. Wednesday (February 21), the Thames River poured over its banks flooding areas of London. This is the worst flooding in decades (40 years). So, from the torrential rain and massive snow melt roads were closed. Wonderland Rd at Riverside Dr was closed to traffic (a main artery in West London) and up to Springbank Dr. for the day. I drive Wonderland Rd and Riverside Dr to get to Springbank Park and Greenway Park.
The photo below shows the walking bridge. It replaced the once known swinging bridge from years ago.
My photos today are nothing what it looked like yesterday. The river is slowly receding. The photo below shows the golf course which was under water way up to a hill covering one of the greens.
This photo shows an area where I bird a lot. The water was way up over the banks. At the end of the grass area was a steep hill and path to go down to the river.
I didn't see any ducks or geese in the river where I was walking. I was hoping to find Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds...didn't see any. The only bird I saw and heard was the Red-bellied Woodpecker.
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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| Walking Bridge |
