Confederation Park in NW Calgary gets a lot of attention from birders during the fall warbler migration, but it is good birding spot year-round. You can see a variety of bird species even in winter, as these photos show.

The photographer is Ron Chiasson, who is a new contributor to the blog. You can see more of his photos at Ron Chiasson Photography, or follow him on Instagram here.

All of these photos were taken between November 2017 and February 2018 in Confederation Park.

Brown Creeper

Northern Flickers

House Finch

House Finch

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Mallard

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Common Redpoll

Eastern Gray Squirrel

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Thistle

There is also a young Northern Goshawk hanging around the park, feeding on Mallards. Ron’s photos of the Goshawk will be in the next post.