Waterfront Activities Center

May 13, 2012

(see page 37 of field notebook for sketches and context)
Weather: ~80 degrees, no cloud cover, little wind, calm waters

I spent a quick afternoon out canoeing around the Union Bay Natural Area to find many, many waterfowls and birds out. There were definitely areas of water where species of birds were absent; there was a baseball game that day with lots of noise. Some of the most common ones I saw on water are the Great Blue Herons. I passed a family of Canadian Geese with six goslings. My canoe got too close to the nest and I believe the male goose got very angry. One of my favorite birds, the red-winged blackbirds, were plentiful out with their mates and snacking on cattails. There are a couple mallards out farther into the lake, but I believe most were shovelers I couldn't identify. While canoeing back, i looked overhead to find what I believe was an eagle because the head/neck was white.

Species Account:
Mallard ducks
Great blue herons
Eagle
Canadian geese
Red-winged blackbirds

Posted on June 5, 2012 04:45 PM by lhuynh10 lhuynh10

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