Leaders: Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 17° F
Winds: NW 5-8 mph
Weather Conditions: Sunny
With subfreezing temperatures overnight, the lakes and ponds are mostly ice-covered, so ducks and swans are all huddled together in small areas of still-open water. Sixteen Great Egrets lined a sunny edge at Lily Lake before flying off to the east, no doubt in search of a more hospitable feeding area, leaving a single Great Blue Heron behind. A Belted Kingfisher, a 2nd year Bald Eagle and a small flock of Cedar Waxwings gave us decent looks. A Red-shouldered Hawk showed no interest in leaving the Point Circle, moving from one tree to another to bask in the winter sun.
50 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 75 |
| Mute Swan | 8 |
| Tundra Swan | 6 |
| Northern Shoveler | 24 |
| Gadwall | 32 |
| American Wigeon | 9 |
| Mallard | 35 |
| Green-winged Teal | 1 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 14 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 14 |
| Hooded Merganser | 4 |
| Ruddy Duck | 4 |
| Mourning Dove | 1 |
| Sanderling | 15 |
| Bonaparte’s Gull | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Red-throated Loon | 2 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 16 |
| Black Vulture | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 6 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 6 |
| Carolina Wren | 7 |
| European Starling | 5 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 8 |
| Hermit Thrush | 1 |
| American Robin | 24 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 4 |
| House Sparrow | 8 |
| House Finch | 7 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 20 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 15 |
| Common Grackle | 1 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6 |
| Northern Cardinal | 19 |
Cedar Waxwing photo by Kathy Horn
