Winter birds, passers-through and a very rare visitor

I ventured out to Shirley Bay and Andrew Haydon Park today in order to try and get some long exposure pictures but because there were so many interesting birds, I changed my plans, naturally. 

American Goldfinch Females

These four took over the feeder by storm.

Downy Woodpecker Female 

Blue Jay
There was a group of four, a family I guess, enjoying the seeds people left for them.

Chipmunk
Surprisingly I only saw one chipmunk.Well, I guess I simply was too late for the day.

Red Squirrel 

Seagulls

Hooded Meerganser 

 Mallards

King Eider Female
That's the very rare visitor from the Arctic.

King Eider Female 

Andrew Haydon Park

Over the past few days I've been to Andrew Haydon Park a few times and enjoyed seeing quite an array of different wildlife. I'm always amazed at what one can find in this kind of public place.

I think this is a Horned Grebe.

Female Mallard Duck enjoying the sunshine. 

Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

He successfully caught a red squirrel right next to where I parked my car. He sat on it until he was sure it's not moving anymore and then took off into a nearby tree where first a crow, same size like him, tried to take away his catch and then...

... he got scared away by a grey squirrel that was coming up right on the same branch he was sitting on. Quite some tricky dinner time for a little hawk. :)

 Hawk about to take off again with his meal.

Canada Geese

Double-crested Cormorant 

Great Egret