Today started out well. During the first hour and a half I counted 34 Common Loons and 187 Redhead and other Aythya sp. There were also many American Pipits and Yellow-rumped Warblers flying in off the lake. The most unusual was a Pileated Woodpecker that also flew in off the lake. This is a species that I never thought of as a bird that would fly long distances over water, but I guess they do.
The second hour and a half was much slower and continued to get slower as the morning went on. Here is a breakdown of what was counted followed by a few photos.
| Species | East | West |
|---|---|---|
| Duck sp. | 45 | 11 |
| Common Loon | 26 | 9 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 8 | 36 |
| Aythya sp. | 120 | 0 |
| Horned Grebe | 0 | 2 |
| Loon sp. | 2 | 0 |
| Common Merganser | 2 | 3 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | 0 |
| Redhead | 104 | 0 |
| Merganser sp. | 14 | 1 |
