Black Duck at Thomas Point.

I picked a Black Duck for the title because I may have overlooked them in the past. They’re actually somewhat threatened and I’m lucky to see the ones I do, mostly at Thomas Point or Bombay Hook.

Nothing new this week, but the numbers of Canvasbacks and Tundra Swans is up. Only a few ducks at the point, which is probably because of the warm weather. It’s just started to cool a bit, so we’ll see what happens.

Tundra Swan 2021-57

Many Canvasbacks spend their days here.

 

Lesser Scaup 2021-18

There’s only a few Lesser Scaup hens.

Canvasback 2021-38 Canvasback 2021-45 Canvasback 2021-47 Canvasback 2021-43

Canvasback 2021-48

There’s 200 or more Canvasbacks present.

Tundra Swan 2021-52 Tundra Swan 2021-51

Tundra Swan 2021-56

Tundra Swans routinely stretch like this.

Black Duck 2021-4 Black Duck 2021-3 Black Duck 2021-2

 

Black Duck 2021-5

Black Duck, bottoms up.

Bufflehead 2021-37 Bufflehead 2021-36

Bufflehead 2021-40

Bufflehead 2021-39

Many Buffleheads remain here all winter.

 

Redhead 2021-16

Only a few Redheads have shown up so far.

Mallard 2021-17

There’s always a flock of Mallards in the area.

Long Tailed Duck 2021-28

There’s a few Long Tailed Ducks out at the point.

Canada Goose 2021-27