One of four Common Mergansers on the pond at the hawk count today. I just love the look of these elegant-looking ducks. The wind was absolutely brutal with frequent gusts of 35+ mph. I sure am whipped after standing out of the car for most of the day! Our 5-hour count (10a-3p) totals below.

11 - Canada Goose
2 - Mallard
1 - Bufflehead
4 - Common Merganser
5 - duck sp.
4 - Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2 - Mourning Dove
1 - Killdeer
30 - Ring-billed Gull
1 - Common Loon
22 - Double-crested Cormorant
189 - Turkey Vulture
2 - Sharp-shinned Hawk
9 - Cooper's Hawk
1 - Northern Harrier
1 - Bald Eagle
32 - Broad-winged Hawk
4 - Red-tailed Hawk
1 - Belted Kingfisher
4 - American Crow
4 - Tree Swallow
50 - European Starling
15 - American Robin
3 - Red-winged Blackbird
11 - Canada Goose
2 - Mallard
1 - Bufflehead
4 - Common Merganser
5 - duck sp.
4 - Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2 - Mourning Dove
1 - Killdeer
30 - Ring-billed Gull
1 - Common Loon
22 - Double-crested Cormorant
189 - Turkey Vulture
2 - Sharp-shinned Hawk
9 - Cooper's Hawk
1 - Northern Harrier
1 - Bald Eagle
32 - Broad-winged Hawk
4 - Red-tailed Hawk
1 - Belted Kingfisher
4 - American Crow
4 - Tree Swallow
50 - European Starling
15 - American Robin
3 - Red-winged Blackbird




Yesterday's photo: