The waterbird count on Saturday started out with a bang. I had difficulty keeping up with the number of Common Goldeneyes that were flying by. One flock even contained a Hooded Merganser. I believe this was the first Hoody I had counted during the waterbird count. By the end of the first hour the Goldeneye had slowed significantly, but Red-breasted Mergansers then took over to keep things interesting. Other notable species included Red-throated Loons. Ten of them flew by. Of the identified Loons, this meant that more Red-throated than Common were counted, although a few unidentified Loons went by as well. Here are the numbers with some photos and videos to follow.
| Species | East | West |
|---|---|---|
| Common Goldeneye | 12 | 173 |
| Loon sp. | 3 | 0 |
| Hooded Mergansers | 0 | 1 |
| Common Loon | 6 | 1 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 9 | 66 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 2 | 29 |
| Duck sp. | 6 | 41 |
| Mallard | 2 | 0 |
| Red-throated Loon | 9 | 1 |
| Redhead | 0 | 10 |
| Bufflehead | 6 | 4 |
| Surf/Black Scoter | 0 | 9 |
| White-winged Scoter | 14 | 14 |
