Day: October 23, 2007

Daily Observations: Swan Lake and Sage Beach

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This entry is part 188 of 221 in the series 2007 Photojournal

I went to Swan Lake this morning, then took a quick walk around Totem Park before picking Rowan up from preschool. Weather: Mostly cloudy with a little bit of sun this morning. Winds were calm. Birds: At Swan Lake I saw two American Coots, a Cackling Goose, several scaups, probably some Ring-necked Ducks, and (the … Read more

Pied-billed Grebe Report

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When I first arrived on the peninsula at Swan Lake this morning, it seemed pretty quiet. The usual crowd of domestic Mallards and followers were down near the outlet stream, and there were just a few Mallards on the peninsula. These seemed unusually flighty, or perhaps my mood was such that I seemed more threatening … Read more