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It’s April 17th. And here is the view.  High forecast today is 35 F!

It’s April - Spring, but winter is still here!

It continues to be very cold, every day. Highs in the 30s and 40s!  Even the forecasts don’t reach 50.

The mix of birds has not changed much.
Waterfowl:
Canada Geese
Mallards
Buffleheads
Female Mergansers

At 6 PM there are two groups of Red Breasted Mergansers both males and females actively diving.
and the first Pied Billed Grebe.

At the feeders: Lots of:
Grackles
House finches
Goldfinches

Robins

And the occasional:
Chickadee
Titmouse
Slate sided Junco
Cardinals
Red Winged Blackbird
Starling
Morning doves
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Downey Woodpecker

Still Cold

Well it’s been a couple of weeks. Spring has officially arrived but it’s still cold every day. Temp in the 30’s And 40’s!  Now at 10:30 AM it’s 34 F.  And no forecast for warmer the next week.

Pretty much the same birds:

Today the feeders are swarming with goldfinches.  Frequent: grackles, Robins, Goldfinches, Cardinals, Morning Doves,
Have not seen crows since my last report of them

I see the occasional: Downey WP, Red Headed WP, Junco, Chickadee, Redwing Blackbird, Starling,

On the lake many Canada Geese, daily several pairs of Buffelheads, a few Mallards, and occasional
Scalp, Hooded Mergansers, Red Headed Mergansers, but that’s about all.

No snow recently

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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