[BirderBert]

Pics from Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba taken on my trip May 1-June 5, 2018. ... 15+ LIFERS

https://www.flickr.com/photos/70015135@ ... 9088341288

White-faced Ibis 1s by BirderBert, on Flickr

[zwest]

Wow!

Wait, Bobolinks actually exist?

I need to do the road trip again one of these days...

[featherweight]

Wow, stunning shots Bert! I viewed your flickr photo stream of your trip & faved all (or close to) of them! Since my family is in Winnipeg, I've been doing the trip to Manitoba for several years now & stopping at different spots along the way as well as some regular stops - Grasslands & Chaplin Lake. I thought about stopping at Reed Lake this time, but was under the impression that it was only a lookout platform that you could be on, so passed up on it ... obviously I'll be stopping there next year!
Another good spot in SE Alberta is Pakowki Lake - you never know what you'll see there, its different each time but worth it to check it out.

[BirderBert]

Debra! Thanks for all of the comments on my Prairies Road Trip album. The birding was so good around Reed Lake that I spent a total of 8 days there. One bird that eluded me was the Hudsonian Godwit. I was informed of 7 or 8 Hudsonians at Whitewater Lake, Man. but it turns out they were all Marbled!! Even the experts can be fooled! lol

[therobwalker]

Great pics - I'm from Saskatoon and love the prairie birding when I go back! Wish I had done more when I was there...

Is your "unknown sparrow" another vesper? The eye-ring makes me think that.

[Keithmac]

Great shots, thanks for posting.