{"id":13342,"date":"2014-01-31T20:44:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T01:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=13342"},"modified":"2014-02-01T07:17:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T12:17:59","slug":"common-goldeneye-at-thomas-point-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=13342","title":{"rendered":"Common Goldeneye at Thomas Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D13342&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>It might as well have been yesterday. More calm seas and bright light, with much more tolerable temps. I made the same circuit;Jonas Green and Thomas Point.<br \/>\nSome people have seen less common ducks at Jonas Green, but my only coup was a Hooded Merganser, which I haven&#8217;t seen there before.<br \/>\nThomas Point was similar, but I did find a couple of ducks I don&#8217;t always see there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13361\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13361\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-91.png?fit=1024%2C699&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,699\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-91.png?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-91.png?resize=439%2C300&amp;ssl=1 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13371\" style=\"width: 822px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13371\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13371\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13371\" data-attachment-id=\"13371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13371\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-94.png?fit=812%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"812,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hooded Merganser\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hooded Merganser at rest.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-94.png?fit=584%2C734&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-94.png?resize=584%2C734&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hooded Merganser\" width=\"584\" height=\"734\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-94.png?w=812&amp;ssl=1 812w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-94.png?resize=119%2C150&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hooded-Merganser-94.png?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hooded Merganser at rest.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13374\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13374\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13374\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Canvasback-62.png?fit=981%2C855&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"981,855\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bufflehead-105.png?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bufflehead-105.png?resize=500%2C292&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m getting to like Buffleheads.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13353\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-501.png?fit=1024%2C861&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,861\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruddy Duck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-501.png?fit=584%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-501.png?resize=584%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck\" width=\"584\" height=\"491\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-501.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-501.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-501.png?resize=356%2C300&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13354\" style=\"width: 894px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13354\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13354\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13354\" data-attachment-id=\"13354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13354\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-491.png?fit=884%2C1096&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"884,1096\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruddy Duck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruddy Ducks are growing on me as well.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-491.png?fit=584%2C724&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-491.png?resize=584%2C724&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ruddy Duck\" width=\"584\" height=\"724\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-491.png?w=884&amp;ssl=1 884w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-491.png?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Ruddy-Duck-491.png?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruddy Ducks are growing on me as well.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13355\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13355\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13355\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13355\" data-attachment-id=\"13355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13355\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mallard-71.png?fit=1024%2C926&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,926\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mallard \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mallards look good in flight. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mallard-71.png?fit=584%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mallard-71.png?resize=584%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mallard \" width=\"584\" height=\"528\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mallard-71.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mallard-71.png?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mallard-71.png?resize=331%2C300&amp;ssl=1 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallards look good in flight.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13357\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13357\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13357\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-124.png?fit=1024%2C818&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,818\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lesser  Scaup \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-124.png?fit=584%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-124.png?resize=584%2C467&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lesser  Scaup \" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-124.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-124.png?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-124.png?resize=375%2C300&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13356\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13356\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13356\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-125.png?fit=1024%2C963&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,963\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lesser  Scaup \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-125.png?fit=584%2C549&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-125.png?resize=584%2C549&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lesser  Scaup \" width=\"584\" height=\"549\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-125.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-125.png?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-125.png?resize=319%2C300&amp;ssl=1 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13358\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13358\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13358\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13358\" data-attachment-id=\"13358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=13358\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-123.png?fit=1024%2C1159&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1159\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lesser  Scaup \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lesser  Scaup are still in smaller numbers than last week.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-123.png?fit=584%2C661&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-123.png?resize=584%2C661&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lesser  Scaup \" width=\"584\" height=\"661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-123.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-123.png?resize=132%2C150&amp;ssl=1 132w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lesser-Scaup-123.png?resize=265%2C300&amp;ssl=1 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lesser  Scaup are still in smaller numbers than last week.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D13342&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; 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More calm seas and bright light, with much more tolerable temps. I made the same circuit;Jonas Green and Thomas Point. 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