Gina and I decided to take our dog Sandy out for a couple of walks around town on Saturday to get a bit of fresh air. Our first stop was the Townsend retention pond near our house in the morning. Apparently the hooded mergansers are still taking possession of the pond, as approximately 60 were foraging there, while no other ducks were present. There was a healthy mix of males and females, with the females outnumbering the males. Another highlight was watching an adult wood stork soar overhead then gradually come down to forage in the pond alongside a great blue heron, snowy egret, and white ibis. Other species present included tri-colored heron, great egret, pied-billed grebe, double-breasted cormorant, fish crow, and expected passerines such as palm warbler and yellow-rumped warbler. For the pond it was a fairly birdy morning.
In the afternoon we decided to take Sandy for a stroll around Lake Alice. It was fairly quiet, but there were some species here and there making their presence known. I didn't have the binocs with me, so I couldn't identify a couple ducks out on the lake, but we did get some decent looks at and auditory observations of several species including green heron, great blue heron, anhinga, eastern phoebe, common yellowthroat, and other expected species. One loggerhead shrike was observed on the south side of the lake edge, perched on the powerline along the adjacent road.
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