Fourteen birders braved the morning chill to look for waterbirds this
morning at Burke Lake. Temperature at 9:00am was about 23 degrees F. By
mid-morning the viewing conditions were excellent and we had good views of a
number of duck species and other waterfowl. The mostly bare woods were
relatively quiet but a number of wintering species popped up to keep us
diverted as we walked along the edge of the lake. A complete list follows:
Pied-billed grebe 4
Great blue heron ` 3
Canada goose 40
Mallard 20
Ring-necked duck 16
Lesser Scaup 25
Hooded Merganser 10
Common merganser 30
Ruddy duck 30
American coot 7
Ring-billed gull 100
Herring gull 3
Great BB gull 2
Pileated WP 2
Kingfisher 1
Blue jay 6
A Crow H
F Crow H
Chickadee 6
Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch H
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Cardinal 3
