Last week, I went to Westminster Ponds to check things out. It was a sunny day but strong cold north winds. There was not much in the water, found about 20 Buffleheads, a Pied-billed Grebe and Canada Geese. Walking a trail, I saw Dark-eyed Juncos, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, American Tree Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Northern Cardinal and one Red-winged Blackbird.
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| Bufflehead |
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| Bufflehead |
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| Pied-billed Grebe |
November 13, I went to Fanshawe Lake and Fanshawe CA. Again, very cold strong winds coming from the East.
At Fanshawe Lake, there were about 250 Ring-billed Gulls. I could not find a different gull in there.
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| Ring-billed Gulls |
At Fanshawe CA, found one American Coot and about 8 Pied-billed Grebes.
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| American Coot |
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| Pied-billed Grebe |
At Fanshawe Dam, there were Common Mergansers, lots of Mallards, Canada Geese, couple of American Black Ducks and Green-winged Teals. .JPG) |
| Common Merganser |
We had overcast skies at the end of the week. In Hyde Park, a lot of Canada Geese. I counted about 270 Geese in one pond and about 80 Mallards. Could not find any different ducks in the group.
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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