Cold Weather Coming! - 12 Feb 2015

Forecasts call for subzero temps this weekend, and right now the windchill are in single digits after work this afternoon. I took a swing by the Wyandotte Boat Launch at the foot of St. John's and found a small flock of Canvasback and Mallard milling around the dock. The Canvasbacks were already feeling the effects of the wind and were hunkering down in the late afternoon sun.

A pair of Mute Swans ignored the cold and continued to forage just  few feet away.

A flock of Redhead flew in but stayed far enough away to avoid sharp photos. But a Common Goldeneye swam by on a mission and provided a pic or two.

Bundle up! Its going to be a cold weekend.

Wyandotte Boat Launch, Wayne, Michigan, US
Feb 12, 2015 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Subzero temps this week
5 species

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  6
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)  6
Redhead (Aythya americana)  8
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S162257231

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