Boreal Chickadee

 December 24, 2020

This northern rarity has been showing up at a feeder station at 6808 Fernbank Road in rural Stittsville.  We went early to beat the rain, but the tradeoff was fairly low light.

There were many Black-capped Chickadees coming to the various feeders, but the Boreal seemed to have its favorite.  Its visit lasted only a minute.  We waited 20  minutes hoping for a return, but it was not to be.  We headed home via Eagleson in case there were Snowy Owls out and about.  There were not, but Barbara got a got shot of a group of Common Redpolls.