It’s been cold for several days, so when I saw temps above freezing today, I decided to give Thomas Point a try. Luckily, I ran into the charming Dotty Doherty, and we spent a couple of hours checking out the bird bonanza.

The creeks have frozen, so many ducks have moved further out into the bay, and we saw well over a thousand ducks of various breeds.

We also stopped at my friend’s house on Thomas Point Road, and found many swans, along with a few Mallards.

I saw more Hooded Mergansers than usual today.

Two Bald Eagles flew over as we were observing the swans.

There were fewer Tundra Swans than usual.

Many Lesser Scaup were foraging at the point.

Some of the thousand or more ducks at the point.

Several Red Breasted Mergansers flew by as we watched.