[bcbirdclub] Re: Claytor Lake Waterfowl & Rusty Blackbirds

Greetings,

                Yesterday at the mouth of peak creek on Claytor lake I saw a raft of about 100 birds which included: American Wigeon - 4               Today at the same location:

              Ring-Necked Duck - 25                                                   Common Merganser - 23

              Ruddy Duck - 4                                                               Horned Grebe - 4

              Bufflehead - 2

              Lesser Scaup - 65

 

Dehaven Park ---    Common Loon - 6

                            Pied-billed Grebe - 7

 

This afternoon Stan Bentley and I checked out the Claytor lake State Park area of the lake and found:

Common Loon - 98

Horned Grebe - 44

Scaup Species - 300+

American Coot - 300 +

Bufflehead - 35

Pied-billed Grebe - 30

Ruddy Duck - 7

Mallard - 6

Double-crested Cormorant - 4

Gadwall - 2

Ring-billed Gull - 5

Unidentified Tern - 1

Unidentified waterfowl - 400-500 due to poor lighting and great distance

Today I also saw 50+ Rusty Blackbirds in my backyard, an unusual sight for me!

 

Good Birding!

 

Mark Mullins

Claytor Lake, Va