We drove down to South Addison and encountered large mixed species flocks of sparrows (Song, Dark-eyed Junco, Tree, White-throated and Fox) as well as mixed flocks of blackbirds (Common Grackles, Red-winged and Cowbirds). Lots and lots of American Robins.....
The Pleasant River still contains large ice floes and fantastically shaped ice sculptures along the shoreline! We witnessed a huge migration of gulls (seen from the boat landing) - gulls on ice floes, ghulls in the snow-covered marsh and hundreds of gulls in kettles above us and to the south. Also, Bald Eagles were kettling in the area - 24 of them were in the air with the gulls.
A dozen Hooded Mergansers and 7 Ringed-neck Ducks were with the many Black Ducks, Canada Geese and Mallards.
Back home, lots of sparrows are at our feeders - for three days we've seen a partial albino Song Sparrow with a white crown which really stands out among its compadres.
Merle and Anne Archie
Harrington
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