I felt like I was on an extended jail break this morning as we walked around the West Pond. Nothing was very different from last week--if anything it was windier but this time I was able to find a protect spot and examine the scaup in enough detail to decide that they were mostly of the greater persuasion. The number of Snow Geese was tremendous--someone counted 3500 a couple of weeks ago and I'm certain that there were at least 2500 today, in the pond and in the marshes, even if eBird questions the count.
Some goldfinches, blackbirds, and sparrows were about. And the first Tree Swallow of the year. A decent day, but I'm looking forward to spring, warblers, and warmth.
Number of species: 25
Snow Goose 2500
Brant 125
Canada Goose 100
Mute Swan 1
American Black Duck 12
Northern Shoveler 75
Green-winged Teal 1
Greater Scaup 1000
Bufflehead 15
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Ruddy Duck 100
Horned Grebe 1 Bench 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1 Feeders
European Starling 2
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 4 Blind
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 16
American Goldfinch 10 Feeders
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