After yesterday's excitement I took a rest this morning but did go out after lunch to Sadler's Slough a small wetland to the east of Calgary in the prairie region. The weather was sunny but almost gale force winds made finding birds difficult.
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird |
On arrival a Sora Rail scampered cross the road and Yellow-headed Blackbirds demonstrated their extraordinary dexterity in the cat-tail marshes. There were plenty of duck about some with ducklings but most are starting their eclipse moult. We noted Cinnamon Teal, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Redhead, Lesser Scaup and of course Mallard. There was also a Black-necked Grebe amongst the wildfowl.
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| Green-winged Teal just starting eclipse moult |
On the way home near Delacour I counted 10 American Avocets on a roadside lake.
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