It was partly cloudy, cold, and a little windy on the bird survey today. 49 species were found. A small flock of White Ibis continue at Red Slough in spite of the cold. They are mainly hanging out in units 30E and 27B and sometimes unit 15. Must be good crawfish fishing to keep them around this long. The same thing happened with them last winter also. The basic plumaged male Cinnamon Teal that I reported a few weeks ago was seen again today for the 3rd time and he is now starting to turn quite red. He is hanging out with a small flock of Blue-winged Teal on Pintail Lake. And finally the biggest surprise of the day was an adult Tree Swallow flying low over unit 27B headed west toward the big reservoirs. This is the 4th record I have of this species for the month of January of which they are always one day wonders at this early date. Normally they return in mid February and set up territories and claim nest boxes. Last year they returned in early February and stayed. Here is my list for today:
