Five photos taken on 3 June 2022, when I did another drive W and SW of Calgary. Such a windy day! Definitely a challenge for taking photos, unless I was sitting in my car. Rain in the forecast for the next few days.
I repeated part of the area that four of us had covered on 29 May 2022, for the Calgary area May Species Count. Part of the reason I wanted to go back was to see how road repairs were going along one of my favourite roads. Not good, so I had to change my plans and see what I could find elsewhere. I was hoping to see one or two Mountain Bluebirds and possibly find a Bobolink again. I was in luck, though it/they were distant. The wind was so strong that some attempts ended up with no bird in the shot or maybe just the head. Happy to see this species again, though. A new Mountain Bluebird pair was a nice find, too, plus a Barn Swallow.
A quick check to see if there was any sign of the Loon west of the city showed me an empty pond. However, I was glad to see a pair of Common Grackles and Brewer's Blackbirds there.
On the way home, I drove along a back road that I used to drive more often than I do now. A couple of Swainson's hawks and a family of beautiful Mourning Doves were good to see.
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