I enjoyed an excellent weekend of birding, with plenty of good waterfowl. The highlight was Wickham Lake this morning; Kyle Knapp and I made two visits to the lake, and we enjoyed some really excellent birds. Highlights included: (2) WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, (7) LONG-TAILED DUCKS, (3) RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, and (2) HORNED GREBES. Along with the more expected species, we had a total of (15) species of waterfowl. We also had (3) species of gull, Ring-billed, American Herring, and my first BONAPARTE’S GULLS of year.
Saturday was a little less exciting, with only new species of watefowl for me; a Common Loon at Walton Lake (the bird continued into Sunday morning as well). The bird was way too distant both days for photos, but the nicer weather on Saturday morning did allow me to get some decent shots of some other waterfowl.
Saturday
It was a great morning even though it took me a while to warm back up. Glad I decided to run over.
It was cold out there! I had a chill in me for a while too. Good to see you today, glad you got the birds. Matt
Sounds like all the good birds have made it up north. Ducks which were plentiful down here in FL all winter are now few & far between. Excellent shots & report as always!
Yes, finally Dave! Sunday was really enjoyable, and as you know it’s just the beginning of the fun. Thanks for the kind words. Matt
Love the Pintail … beautiful!
I thought you might like that one! Matt