Eardley-Masham Road and Chemin Steele

January 1, 2020

To start the new year, we headed out to look for crossbills and eagles.  What we did not realize was that the light snow falling and overcast sky made distant viewing of the escarpment futile. Nevertheless, we turned down Chemin Thérien and were surprised to see a female Ruffed Grouse cross the road with a displaying male in hot pursuit.

 

As mentioned, the view of the escarpment was such that any eagles would not be seen.

We started down Eardley-Masham Road and got an American Tree Sparrow under a feeder.

We saw several groups of Wild Turkeys.

But there were no crossbills on that road or the Steele Line.  There were only crows and ravens to entertain us.