Not in the same league as the Snowy Owls popping up  everywhere, but still
good enough to make us smile. Linda and I checked the  activity at Oxbow
Road this afternoon. The hit was a raft of Ruddy Ducks we  estimated to be 300
strong. Most of the birds were to the north side of the  causeway and the
best viewing was from the north end of the island.

Species seen included:


Common  Loon
Pied-billed  Grebe
Horned  Grebe
Double-crested  Cormorant
Great  Blue Heron
Turkey  Vulture
Canada  Goose
American  Black Duck
Mallard
Redhead
Ring-necked  Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded  Merganser
Ruddy  Duck
Cooper's  Hawk
Red-tailed  Hawk
American  Coot
Bonaparte's  Gull
Ring-billed  Gull
Mourning  Dove
Red-bellied  Woodpecker
Downy  Woodpecker
Blue  Jay
American  Crow
Horned  Lark
Carolina  Chickadee
Tufted  Titmouse
White-breasted  Nuthatch
Carolina  Wren
Eastern  Bluebird
American  Robin
Northern  Mockingbird
European  Starling
Yellow-rumped  Warbler
American  Tree Sparrow
Fox  Sparrow
Song  Sparrow
White-throated  Sparrow
Dark-eyed  Junco
Northern  Cardinal
American  Goldfinch
Charlie  Bombaci

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