Whiting WMA 3/5--Wood Ducks

I caught a couple of looks at Wood Ducks on the lake today. They were in an ideal spot for them, a secluded cove protected by overhanging tree limbs and bushes along the banks. They first flew back toward the end of the cove where Michael's Branch comes into the lake; then when I walked toward there, I flushed them back to where they were, but they hid really well, and when Wood Ducks want to hide, they're very good at it. But I saw the unmistakable colorful helmets and heard one of them squeak. I guess whoever put that Wood Duck box on the tree in the middle of the water knew something. Maybe the ducks will take advantage of the prefab home provided for them.

No sign of the geese today; that's why I was checking out that cove.

I killed a little time at the lake on Schoolhouse Road this morning while waiting to pick up Shari from an appointment.  A red-tail flew over and a lone ring-bill sat on the gazebo roof.

My combined list for the day, 21 species

Wood Duck

Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

House Finch

American Goldfinch