Things were starting to heat up at the waterbird count today! We had gorgeous weather, and finally had a little bit of duck movement with a handful of mallards and a group of scoters. Unfortunately they were too far into the heat shimmer to tell if they were White-wings or Surf, but they appeared to be White-wings based on flight style. Also had a good number of monarchs coming across the lake throughout the day after it warmed up in the morning, which was nice to see.
Mallard – 3
Hooded Merganser – 6
Common Loon – 1
Red-necked Grebe – 75
Double-crested Cormorant – 24
scoter sp. – 6
Ring-billed Gull – 3
Herring Gull – 33
other species:
Turkey Vulture – 1
American Crow – 3
Monarch Butterfly – 16
