Hello all
Today I checked out a few area ponds to see what the last storm put down .
All of the other birds that I found today are still hanging around but the
catch of the day is a Female White - winged Scoter at the Quarry Pond in
Fishersville . Yes this is the pond where we could not go but a couple of
our club members knew the owner & we as a club have permission to go & check
it out . If anyone goes go into the subdivision & park your car along the
road where the gravel road goes up to the Quarry . It has been fenced off &
there is a gravel trail around it . DO NOT GET OFF OF THE GRAVEL TRAIL . The
Quarry is half frozen so this bird may stay there for a few days . Birds
seen today are
Greater - white Fronted Goose -- 2 -- same birds from Dec. At small pond
at intersection of Rt. 608 N Longmeadow Rd. & Rt 796 Kiddsville Rd.
Canada Goose -- 1100+
Trumpeter Swan -- 3
Gadwall -- 45
Am. Wigeon -- 4
Mallard -- 10
Canvasback -- 7
Redhead -- 74
Ring - necked Duck -- 35
Greater Scaup -- 4
White - winged Scoter -- 1 Fourth winter record since 1985
Bufflehead -- 4
Ruddy Duck -- 3
Am Coot -- 17
Tree Sparrow -- 1 Bells Lane top of hill where Short - eared Owl are viewed
from .
Allen Larner
Staunton
