I headed out this morning in to see what I could find after a little bit of snow yesterday. I mainly concentrated on areas that have had overwintering Yellow rumped Warblers and I once again found a few of them. The morning started off fairly cold with some freezing fog in places. I wanted to check Winsor Dam early but the fog made visibility there nearly nonexistent. Instead my first stop was Arcadia which featured at least three Yellow rumped Warblers plus a large flock of Cedar Waxwings. I then went over to a snowy Mitch's Way where I had another Yellow rumped Warbler plus a decent selection of waterfowl with seven species (there were probably more but the fog made viewing tough). There were also a couple Yellow bellied Sapsuckers around plus a number of other species. I also checked a few fields looking for geese and had my best luck in a field in Hadley that held a Cackling Goose among several hundred Canada Geese. The field also had a couple flyover American Pipits, at least 22 Killdeer (which looked less than thrilled with the snow) and a large flock of Horned Larks that included a Lapland Longspur. Overall a nice morning to be outside and my last chance to find new species around here until I get back home after another trip down to warmer locales.
I checked the duck boxes at the house and at least two appear to have had a visitor recently. The wood chips are matted down a bit which is usually the first step in the nesting process. I suspect the first eggs will be laid in the very near future.
I have got out a bit the last few days and mainly had a variety of waterfowl at various locations. Nothing too unusual but certainly an ongoing influx of multiple species as the winter comes to an end and the beginning of spring migration starts up.
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