Today was the warmest day I’ve had yet, in the 40s and 50s, with very calm winds. There was only about 30 mins of rain early in the day. There was nice diversity with four species of dabbling ducks and 6 distant swans, in addition to the usual suspects. Many American Robins were also on the move.
Canada Goose – 94
Unidentified swan sp. – 6
Wood Duck – 5
American Wigeon – 2
American Black Duck – 2
Mallard – 3
Redhead – 35
White-winged Scoter – 11
Long-tailed Duck – 913
Common Goldeneye – 14
Common Merganser – 28
Red-breasted Merganser – 104
Common/Red-breasted Merganser – 2
Unidentified duck sp. – 72
Other:
Turkey Vulture – 16
Golden Eagle – 1
Bald Eagle – 4
Red-tailed Hawk – 7
Merlin – 1
Sandhill Crane – 13
American Robin – 86
