The bird survey started off overcast, cool, and with some wind. A couple hours or so into the survey, dense fog rolled in and the wind stopped for a couple hours or so. Couldn't hardly see anything. Then suddenly the fog lifted, the sun came out and the wind came back. It was partly cloudy and warm the rest of the day. 63 species were found. Still have good numbers of whistling ducks and White Ibis hanging around. The big surprise was finding another Purple Gallinule for a new late date. This bird was on a different lake than last weeks bird. Here is my list for today:
Black-bellied Whistling Duck - 45
Greater White-fronted Goose - 1
Canada Goose - 10
Wood Duck - 42
Gadwall - 575
American Wigeon - 6
Mallard - 28
Blue-winged Teal - 1
Northern Shoveler - 59
Northern Pintail - 2
Green-winged Teal - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 1,260
Hooded Merganser - 1
Ruddy Duck - 2
Pied-billed Grebe – 19
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great-blue Heron - 5
Great Egret - 4
small egret/heron species (Snowy Egret or imm. Little-blue Heron) - 2 (seen at a great distance in poor light.)
