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<\/a>Common Redpoll, High School Willows, Sept 21, 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n
This brings our trip list to 56 — above average.<\/p>\n
Today was perched falcon day! The question is — where did they go? They weren’t on Lake Ronnie, Clam Lagoon, or Shotgun Lake. It is a large flock — hard to miss.<\/p>\n Up at the Seawall, a lone scaup was hanging with the Harlequin Ducks.<\/p>\n Greater Scaup, Seawall, Sept 21, 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n And some Red-breasted Mergansers, which are usually really flighty up here, came close enough for a photo.<\/p>\n Red-breasted Mergansers, Seawall, Sept 21, 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n By the way, you can see how calm the water was today.<\/p>\n In clam Lagoon, the peninsula’s flock of Western Sandpipers had dwindled to five. As usual, a Songpiper was in the vicinity.<\/p>\n Song Sparrow “Songpiper”, Western Sandpipers, Rock Sandpiper, Clam Lagoon, Sept 21, 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n Hoping for something new tomorrow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Temp in the 50s, partly sunny, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon, some light rain in the afternoon, light to moderate S to SW wind. The feeders are active with local birds, but still no vagrants. Over at the High … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a>The flock of waterfowl at Lake Shirley got spooked by someone walking around the lake, so we did not see the Tufted Ducks today — or any other ducks there!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>