March 29, 2012

Simon Dodsworth, Cathy Darevic and I just refound Scott’s Barrow’s Goldeneye at the same place he had it earlier. Definitely a Barrow’s! Location: Rice Lake Observer: Mike Burrell

I had the good fortune of checking a few spots this morning near Rice Lake and managed some good finds including 5 Canvasbacks off Herkimer Point; 2 Sandhill Cranes feeding in field off Birdsall Line; 1 Common Loon off Birdsall Wharf; 3 Trumpeter swans off Duncan’s Line (initially observed by Read more…

For the last 3 days a Trumpeter Swan has resided in the creek (once called Noyes’s Creek) between the Tollington Bridge at Beavermead Park and Armour Road. It is probably quite young because its neck still has a grey shade. The yellow spot on the face is not visible. It Read more…