Bye Bye Birdie

It was slim pickings for bird species at the wetland this afternoon, with only a paltry number of Canada geese, six species of ducks, ring-billed gulls, and an unidentified sparrow. The migrating birds are heading on their respective journeys south for warmer weather. Checked ebird reports on the web to confirm, and two to three weeks ago the top ebirders reported 28 bird species at this location. Yesterday the report was 15.

Sat on the bank partially hidden, hoping that waves of birds would fly in for a photo opp.  Yesterday they flew in by the droves, but today they flew out as this group of mallards did 40 minutes before sunset. There was a third male mallard, but he was a straggler and did not make it in the photo.