It was a beautiful morning, so we headed out at 9:30 to look for crossbills. We had barely turned onto Eardley Road when we spotted 2 Red-tailed Hawks in the same tree.
The rest of the trip on Hwy 148 was uneventful. We turned onto the Eardley-Masham Road and checked out the feeder. Lots of Red-winged Blackbirds.
We stopped at the base of the escarpment and scanned. After a bit we saw 2 Bald Eagles way in the distance, but they quickly vanished.
We went up the steep hill and came to birds on the road - Red Crossbills.
They flew up, but we could still hear them, so parked and walked the road. Soon we saw a mixed flock. Most were Red Crossbills, but where were a few Pine Siskins and White-winged Crossbills too.
We drove on a little further and saw another large flock on the road.
We got back in the car and were surprised to see a couple of Purple Finches come on to the road near us.
We could not believe our good luck. We drove back down to Hwy 148 and checked Ch. Therrien. Here we saw another Red-tailed Hawk soaring.
If that was not enough, we spotted one of the first Red-tails flying about where we had seen the pair.
A great day of self isolation from COVID-19.
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