Had a great morning on a Burnaby Parks birding tour of Burnaby Lake led by George Clulow. I believe the outing’s tally was over 35 species of birds. And while it was spitting when we started, the rain stopped for most of the walk. I didn’t  want to carry my DSLR gear on this walk, and my teeny shirt-pocket Canon Elph 520HS did an admirable job of pinch hitting.

The crew

George brings along his spotting scope and encourages folks to share it

Heading out on Piper Spit

Red-winged Blackbird

Long-billed Dowitcher

Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow