It's Cold

It's been a few days and the weather has been quite cold. Today Forecast is 38/19.  There  is a very light skim of ice on some of the lake.  The highest temperature forecast for the next week is 41F.

Today saw Morning Doves and Juncos for the first time.  Also seeing Robins and Goldfinches and Grackles.
And a Chickadee is exploring a birdhouse.

Daily there are 4 Pairs of Buffleheads, some Mallards and varying quantities of Canada geese.

On several days there have been 4 female Common Mergansers.  And occasionally one or two pairs of Hooded Mergansers.

And that's it.

More of the same

Last several days few changes. Temp in 30s & 40s.     Today 42/28. And sunny.

Same birds:
2 Canada geese
2-4 Buffleheads
2 Mallards

A few:
Goldfinches
Crows
House finches

Cloudy day

Forecast 54/34 Mostly cloudy

• Canada geese (2)
• Buffleheads 
• Hooded Mergansers 
• Scaup (2)
• Mallards
• Grackles
• Redwing Blackbird at feeder
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Beautiful Clear Day

Clear, Sunny and Cool. Forecast 54/39.

It’s 7:30 AM. So far:

• 2 Canada Geese
• Crows have returned 
• First sighting of one of our resident Minks.  (I used to think these were Muskrats but now I think they are minks.  We only see them swimming asa a rule.)
• A pair of unidentified ducks flying rapidly past.
• Goldfinches at the feeders

Later in the day:

• First Robin
• 100’s of Black Birds (un identified ) on trees and flocks in the air.
• First pair of Mallards
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Bright and Sunny Morning. Forecast 28/48    A link to our town

The two Male Buffleheads are still chasing each other. And I saw a female for the first time this year

Geese grazing on the far shore.  Flocks of geese flying way overhead honking noisily.

The sound of songbirds in the air.

Saw a squirrel. Saw a grackle.

Put out bird feeders.

A couple of Geese. No Ducks.

The two Buffleheads still here courting or squabbling all over the lake, air and water.

Today 5 Hooded Mergansers 3M 2F.

2 Canada Geese