[Birdnet] Farmington Bay

[David Jensen]

Loads of ducks today at Farmington Bay on the monthly last-Wednesday-of-the-month trip. Other birds as well. We looked quite thoroughly for the Eurasian Wigeon but came up wanting on that one. But there are many American Wigeons. Also lots of Canvasbacks. Some Eared Grebes were around as well. Sighting of a very probably partial albino Canada Goose - its entire neck and part of its head were pure white. I'm 90% sure that's what it was, and not a barnyard goose - the rest of it looked exactly like a Canada. Best sighting: just after turning south to take the little road to the nature center buildings we stopped to look at the birds in the pond to the west, just before the center. Paddling around between a couple of "standard" Canada Geese was a minima Cackling Goose. Perfect sighting: tiny bill, steep forehead, very small overall size (nice to have the Canadas right there for comparison), dark breast, AND it had the added bonus of having a very narrow but easily seen white
 neck ring. The cackler flew off with the Canadas and landed in a field east of the pond. Yay.
  The mockingbird I saw for two days in my yard hasn't been since. It could show up in your yard next.
  David Jensen
   
   

       
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