Iona Ponds

[bandj]

Saw this Common Yellowthroat while walking around the ponds on Iona Island last weekend. Overwintering?



Also spotted a Barn Swallow swooping over the ponds. It didn't pause for a decent photo, so we have a bunch of blue sky with blurry swallow-like dot pictures! Here's one . . .



Bryan and Janet

[Gord]

Bryan and Janet, nice first swallow of the year that Ive heard of!

Great find on the Common Yellowthroat as well. I would suspect an overwintering bird too. They do spend the winter up here on occasion. Quite early for an arrival migrant! (but they're not far off!)