Red-winged Blackbird at Kil-cona Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Numerous Male Wood Ducks on pond in St Vital Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler in Kil-cona Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Male White-throated Sparrow under feeders in backyard. Uncommon seasonal visitors. Winnipeg (Transcona), Manitoba, Canada

Male & Female Wood Ducks in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Peregrine Falcon in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Palm Warbler in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Orange-crowned Warbler in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Ruby-crowned Kinglet in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Male American Redstart at the Transcona Bioreserve, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Female Red-winged Blackbird at Kil-cona Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Chestnut-sided Warbler at Assiniboine Park English Garden, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Common Goldeneyes (2 adults, 10 young) at Assiniboine Park Duck Pond, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Philadelphia Vireo at Assiniboine Park River Walk, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Indigo Bunting at Assiniboine Park English Garden, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Yellow Warbler at Assiniboine Park River Walk, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Philadelphia Vireo at Normand Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

adult

Flying back and forth between perches. Open field with tall grass, lined with trees

Great Horned Owl, I believe female at nest with 2 owlets, at Bunn’s Creek, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Great Horned Owl, believed to be the male, nearby nest with female and 2 owlets, at Bunn’s Creek, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Pair of Great Horned Owl juveniles in nest with mom at Bunn’s Creek, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Great Horned Owl at Bunn’s Creek, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

A couple of Belugas seen from the beach on our first day in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

American Red Squirrel, we call “Scamp”, requesting a helping of peanuts after a fresh snowfall. Daily Visitor. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Black-capped Chickadee in Bunn’s Creek Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Downy Woodpecker visiting suet feeder. Daily visitor. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cooper’s Hawk keeping an eye on several back yard feeders, and missing an attempt on a House Sparrow across the lane. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cooper’s Hawk keeping an eye on our backyard feeder from our neighbour’s garage roof. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

American Red Squirrel, literally “chilling” as the temperature drops in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

House Sparrows enjoying the sunshine in neighbour’s lilac tree. Daily visitors. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Blue Jay searching for peanuts in yard. Frequent visitors. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Black-billed Magpie flying over Mazenod Park. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Jackrabbit leaping out of tall grass near Black Diamond Road pond. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Blue Jay searching for peanuts. A frequent visitor in our yard. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Red Squirrel in Nopiming Park near Flanders Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Several American Red Squirrels near parking area of Pinawa Dam, Manitoba, Canada

One of several Blue Jay visitors today. This one perched on our cylinder feeder hooks, waiting for the squirrel to leave and grab a peanut. Frequent visitors. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Yellow-rumped Warbler on neighbour’s garage roof. A rare sighting in this area. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Trumpeter Swan flying over Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba, Canada

Black-billed Magpie joined Blue Jays and Red Squirrel for peanuts in shell. Infrequent visitors to area. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Merlin on back lane power lines keeping an eye on several bird feeders in back yards. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Albino

Rough-legged Hawk southwest of Lorette, Manitoba, Canada Probably second sighting of same bird.

13-lined ground squirrel at Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba, Canada

4 Trumpeter Swans among Canada Geese at Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba, Canada

Osprey flying over Lake Winnipeg, northeast of Gimli harbour, Manitoba, Canada

Red Fox looking for a roadside handout near Rennie, Manitoba, Canada

Moose cow and Calf in marshy area east of Ninette, Manitoba, Canada

Northern Flicker at Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Wood Ducks (female) at Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Wood Ducks (male) at Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Mallards in large numbers in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Momma white-tail, with 3 juveniles nearby. Silver Harbour, Manitoba, Canada

Muskrat at Fort Whyte. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Eastern Grey Squirrels in great numbers all over Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Black-capped Chickadees in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Believed to be a hybrid Ross’s x Cackling Goose, among Ross’s Geese, Cackling Geese, and Canada Geese, at Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba, Canada

Pileated Woodpecker working a tree crack for food in Kildonan Park. Couldn’t care less about our presence, or the fresh snowfall. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Blue Jay, frequent visitors for peanuts in shell. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

A Blue Jay swooping in from the boulevard tree to get a peanut. Frequent visitors. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Mallard on shore of pond in Kil-cona Park, watching another Mallard and a Pied-billed Grebe on the water. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Female Red Squirrel, a daily visitor for peanuts in shell. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Black-capped Chickadee on deck rail. A frequent visitor to our cylinder feeders. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada