Last weekend was a birding bust for me (hence no post), but things started to pick up on Thursday when I found a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Wickham Lake. Other notable birds that evening included a Common Loon and a Horned Grebe. We hosted family for Easter, so although I got out both days for a little while, my birding time was a little bit limited this weekend. Common Loon was definitely the bird of the weekend for me – I had two early Saturday morning and then today, I had a total of (13) on four different lakes – Wickham (6x), Greenwood (5x), Walton (1x), and Round (1x). Also of note this morning was a Horned Grebe, a trio of Lesser Scaup, my first Northern Shovelers of the year, and a single Bonaparte’s Gull, all at Wickham Lake.
~Common Loons at Wickham Lake, 04/05/26.~
