I framed my weekend with visits to Huntley Meadows Park, spending an
hour there Saturday morning and much of three hours late Sunday
afternoon.
Sat, 21 Jan. 0655 to 0805; mostly viewing main pond from Tower and
boardwalk platform; 9 to 10 C, mostly clear to partly cloudy; S 10-15
km/hr; sunrise c 0720;
Sun, 22 Jan. 1510 to 1750 EST; mostly viewing main pond from Tower and
boardwalk platform; 8 to 5 C, complete overcast; NW 20 to 25 km/hr;
sunset 1715; stayed long enough to watch most waterfowl move out of the
vegetation within and East of the boardwalk loop; some took to the air,
some swam out into the main pond
species Sat AM / Sun PM
Canada Goose 550+ / 820
Gadwall 6 / 8
Am Black Duck 2 / 6
Mallard 240 / 360
N Shoveler 11 / 1
N Pintail 34 / 52
Common Teal 1 / 1 [male; photographed 14 Jan]
Green Winged Teal 85 / 135
Hooded Merganser 1 / ---
Great Blue Heron 1 / ---
Red-Shouldered Hawk 1 / 1
Wilson's Snipe --- / 2
Ring Billed Gull 215 / 30
. . .
Sherman Suter
Alexandria VA 22307
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Sherman Suter, Ph.D.
Book Reviews Editor
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