Warm/Cold Evening at the Mou - 09 Mar 2026
Temperatures hit 70ºF today so I grabbed the bike and headed to Pt. Mouillee this afternoon. Arriving just after 5 pm skies were sunny and there was a light breeze. I decided not to wear my folding hat but decided to go hatless. Just in case I packed the jacket/hat/gloves in the bike's rear trunk. I"m glad i did. Heading out along the Middle Causeway I immediately noticed that winds were strong enough that my hat would've blown off my head. Riding along the west side of the Walpatich Unit Red-winged Blackbirds were the only singing birds. A single pair of Canada Geese were the only birds on the water (now ice-free). In the Nelson Unit (south) I spotted the first of several Killdeer in the flooded cornfield. Distant flocks of Ring-necked Ducks and scaup were flushing from inside the Nelson Unit, but lighting and distance was poor for photos. I reached the North Causeway and headed east toward the Banana Unit. The Long Pond and Vermet Unit along the North Causeway were re...
