Little Creek WMA
Today (March 10, 2006) I went to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area . The weather was beautiful: partly sunny, 65, west wind at 10 – 20 mph. There were approximately 1,000 Tundra Swans on the reservoir. Amazingly, this was dwarfed by the over 10,000 Snow Geese. There were many other species present, but this was mainly restricted to waterfowl. There were also Painted Turtles, Spring Peepers, and Chorus Frogs about. Here is the day’s species list followed by a few pictures: Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Common Merganser, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Mallard, Black Duck, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Wood Duck, Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead, Ring-billed Gull, Killdeer, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow, Northern Cardinal, Song Sparrow. Hover your pointer for a description of the photo.







































3 Comments:
Are they coming back early this year? (And what is with it with you and birds?)
Are they coming back early this year? (And what is with it with you and birds?)
I don't know for in Pennsylvania. It seems early to me, but they've already started to mow the grass here. And birds because they're the best.
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