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| Red necked Grebe, North Lane Conservation Area, Hadley, MA, Mar 12, 2014 |
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| Red necked Grebe, North Lane Conservation Area, Hadley, MA, Mar 12, 2014 |
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| Red necked Grebe, North Lane Conservation Area, Hadley, MA, Mar 12, 2014 |
It once again appeared to be a good day to check for
waterfowl along the Connecticut River as I had a nice selection of species
during a brief stop at the North Lane Conservation Area in Hadley which
included five Canada Geese, a Wood Duck, eight Mallards, a dozen Ring necked
Ducks, six Greater Scaup, 13 Hooded Mergansers and a Red necked Grebe. I really wish I had more time to check out
more areas as I’m certain the rest of the river was just as active…oh well. I guess I will have to wait a few days. The river continues to be about the only open
water for waterfowl to use at this point so the concentrations of birds is
quite impressive. The rain turning to
snow tonight with cold temperatures the next few days should keep the birds
from moving much further north. Luckily
we will miss out on a massive snow storm that will be occurring in more
northerly locations where two feet or more of snow will fall.
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