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.

Many Canvasbacks spend their days here.

There’s only a few Lesser Scaup hens.

There’s 200 or more Canvasbacks present.

Tundra Swans routinely stretch like this.

Black Duck, bottoms up.

Many Buffleheads remain here all winter.

Only a few Redheads have shown up so far.

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

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