Well, yesterday was a rainy day and today is a busy one, so no organized birding today. But I did took a quick ride up to the Lake Quassapaug Sportsmen Club area to see if I can find any kind of duck there. In December, during the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, I did see a ringed-neck duck and I was hoping for something like that today. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Woodbury does not have a lot of large open fresh water areas and the Sportsmen Club, although fresh, is not big. So it was a chance to begin with.
I got to the LQSC at 11:03 am with clear skies and a temperature of 39F, and as luck would have it, the water was frozen over. Oh well, maybe it will thaw in a few weeks and I can still get some waterfowl there.
Then on the way home, I decided to drive down Trolley Bed Road and all I saw was the mockingbird that was there a few days ago.
Can't win them all....
Good luck with your Big Year. I'm sure it will be lots of fun. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you - so far it has been.
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