Journal of a Sabbatical

canvasbacks

February 15, 1998

Previous Entry Journal Index Link du jour: A Virtual Visit to Sachuest Point NWR	x	x	n	At Watchemocket Cove: 58 ring-billed gulls 53 Canada geese 19 mute swans 14 buffleheads 13 canvasbacks 10 mallards 4 hooded mergansers 2 domestic geese 2 starlings 1 American crow 1 house sparrow 1 mockingbird 1 American widgeon 1 black backed gull   At Turner Reservoir, East Providence: 100 mallards 50 Canada geese 20 American coots 10 domestic geese 7 common mergansers 2 mute swans   We were more prepared for the cold today and the sun was so bright we just had to go for a walk along the East Bay Bike Path. We were rewarded with buds on the oak trees and the closest view of canvasbacks I've ever gotten. We could identify them easily with the naked eye and watch them dive and splash. Usually when we see canvasbacks they are huddled on the edge of the cove sleeping. These guys - especially the guys - were very active. The late afternoon sun really lit up their red heads too. They looked gorgeous.
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