Spring Birding I

My twice to thrice weekly walk goes around Mirror Lake near our neighbourhood.  It's a pleasant hour walk - the actual lake is only about half of the journey.  It's always a great place for birds and I've had a bit more time to sit around watching them. 

Today I noticed quite a few Barrow's Goldeneye - seems as if there is two gals for every guy - a small group of Ring-Necked Ducks and two male common mergansers.  

One Great Blue Heron came out of the marshy bits of the lake and, of course, the ubiquitous Canada Goose is always present!