With the temperature rising close to 70, I took  the morning to check out the 
Delaware Wildlife Area.  The warm weather has opened all the  water in the 
large wetland ponds and the reservoir between the wildlife area and  the 
Delaware State Park. This area is generally a hot spot for waterfowl during  the 
March migration movements and today proved to be timely for visiting,  especially 
at Area A. The water was roiling with waterfowl with numbers likely  over two 
thousand birds. I found a comfortable spot and slowly scanned the water  to 
determine the species there and to estimate counts of each. The low species,  
but the outright winner, was a beautiful male Eurasian Wigeon. With the clear  
skies and sunlight, colors were very discernable which made him stand out with  
his red rather than green head coloration. It also enabled me to positively  
identify a Greater Scaup mixed in with the many Lesser Scaup as the head was  
clearly green rather than purple. 
The waterfowl on the lake and ponds included: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, 
Gadwall, EURASIAN WIGEON, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern 
Shoveler, Northern  Pintail, Canvasback,  Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser 
Scaup, Greater Scaup, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, 
Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe and American  Coot. 
Some of the other species observed  included: Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, 
Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, 
Killdeer, Bonaparte’s Gull, Ring-billed  Gull, , Herring Gull, Horned Lark, Brown 
Creeper, Eastern  Bluebird, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird and Common 
Grackle [these last two are thrown in as a  hopeful reminder that spring is coming 
soon]. 
Then as I drove home I spotted Wild Turkeys off Rome Corners Road. The  Tom’s 
sense spring is in the air. 
Charlie Bombaci
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