
December 31st. Immature Red-shouldered (Buteo lineatus). Thanks Russ for the confirmation.
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A male Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)...
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...followed by a female.
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January 1st, New Year's Day. Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in the channel.
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...and on the north side generally where the ice is gone.
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Among them, the American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) from December 30th. Another photographer saw yesterday's male Bufflehead.
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Note the blurry bird perched at the far right.
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An Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis).
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January 2nd. Out early for a sunrise. Barely got tripod set up before it was time to shoot.
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This is about the only spot open enought for a view these days, Even at that, I had the camera about 7 feet high.
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Fading fast as sun rose behind the clouds.
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January 3rd. The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) pair still around.
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The male diving.
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Lots of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).
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The map board at Route 207 was flipped over this morning.
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I stood it back up, but Hebron Park & Rec needs to pick it up before it gets damaged even more - and eventually decide if it can be repaired or must be replaced.
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January 4th. Sunny, 24 degrees, and breezy. Nice light.
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Much better light for Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) pictures today, compared with yesterday (above).
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Light catching the metallic hues.
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Slightly different angle and the metallics fade away.
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At least 32 Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) at Cranberry Bog. Not much open water for them...
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...but they seem content on land.
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January 5th. Twentyfour degrees. The marsh entirely iced over except for bits of the channel. All waterfowl gone, of course.
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A few ground feeding birds like this White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)...
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...and this Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor).
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January 7th. The pond east of River Road is almost completely iced over...
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...except for a small area...
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...adjacent to the active beaver lodge.
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