Ottawa Fine Feathered Friends

Ohhhhhh so cooooooool!  Saw a flock of snow buntings in the field near the parking lot at CHM!!!  Didn't have my binoculars with me, but for sure that's what they were based on not only their calls, but also how the flock flutters and swirls around like gently swirling snow.  So cool.  At first I didn't know what they were, but when the flock flew up and around and back down, I immediately thought wow, they look like snow.  My guess was snow buntings, so I looked them up in the Audubon app.  Sure enough, the description says how the flock looks like snow!  Then I listened to the calls on the app, and compared with the birds themselves -- yup. So, so cool.  So them again on our way back to the car.  What a treat as the flock swirled up and back down a few times.  Gorgeous!!!

National capital region (Ottawa-ish area): Alder Flycatcher (first seen on 29 May 2022 at BH fields) American Black Duck (first seen on 18 March 2022 at Mud Lake) American Crow American Goldfinch America Redstart (first seen in ~May 2021) American Robin American Tree Sparrow (first seen in March 2022 at Prescott-Russel trail, Grandpre entrance) Bald Eagle Baltimore Oriole (first seen July 9th 2021 at Mud Lake) Barn Swallow (first seen on 18 May 2022 at Burnt Lands) Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher (first seen May 1st 2022 at CM trails) Black and White Warbler (first seen on 20 May 2022 at CM trails) Black-capped Chickadee Black-crowned Night-Heron (first seen July 9th 2021 at Mud Lake) Black-throated Blue Warbler (first seen in June 2022 at Algonquin Park, trail along Highway 60) Black-throated Green Warbler (first seen July 9th 2021 at Lime Kiln) Blue-headed Vireo (first seen on 30 April 2022 at Blackburn Hamlet fields) Blue Jay Bohemian Waxing (first seen 10 Feb 2023 at Blackburn Ham