On a sparkly Valentine's Day, a few birders found themselves at the Little River Nature Sanctuary, eager to enjoy the sun and willing to ignore the cold breezes. We made our usual loop around the area and managed to accumulate a count of 20 species sighted before returning to our cars: Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Flicker, American Crow, Bald Eagle, White-crowned Sparrow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Merganser, American Wigeon, Red-breasted Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Mallard, Glaucous-winged Gull and Short-billed Gull.
Photos by Ian T. and Dawn M.
Photos by Ian T. and Dawn M.