We were up for a work weekend , but could not help checking
out the birds from time to time.
Saturday was snowy and rainy, so we worked inside all day.
On Sunday morning, we saw some dark ducks near our shore in
the dim light. We rushed out to see
them, but they disappeared behind the trees, then flew off towards the
creek. We did see a Pileated Woodpecker
out front, which is rather unusual, but not uncommon. Later on, we took a break and hiked over to
the creek where we saw a raft of Lesser Scaup rather far out. We concluded that these were the ducks we had
seen.
On another short break, we hiked up the path behind the
cottage to cut a tree that had fallen over the path. We heard birds calling, then saw a flock of
about 10 Golden-crowned Kinglets come in close right at eye level - perfect for
photographs, but of course we had no camera.
Barbara raced back to get hers, but the opportunity had passed. They were still around, but up in the tree tops.
In the late afternoon, we looked out the front window and
saw a male and three female Common Goldeneye rather far out. Barbara went out to photograph them and saw a
female Hooded Merganser that was closer, and a Common Loon that was much more
distant.
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