Had a FOY E Phoebe this a.m.
FOY R-W Blackbird yesterday - a female which never happens
Ice cleared early this year like everywhere else I'm sure so wasn't expecting a lot of ducks and tho' numbers were down have had some nice variety in the last few days including:
-small groups of Ring-Necks
- 3 Wd Ducks (2 drakes, 1 hen)
- 3 American Wigeons (first time I've more than 1 at a time) (2 drakes, 1 hen)
- lots of Canada Geese, last year was first year that we had any breeding pairs in the 23 yrs I've lived here. Apparently they've discovered us. Interestingly 1 pair had 5 goslings and the other pair had 1. They must have been inexperienced parents because the other pair co-opted their gosling. They hung around on the fringes for a while but the co-opters were adamant and they finally gave up. Kind've glad because all 6 made it safely to adulthood. and I doubt that a lone gosling would have escaped the bass here.
Judy Scher
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