2025 Underway

With 2025 well underway and more free time at hand, I got out for my first real birding venture of the year. En route to the cities to watch some of the state hockey tournament, I made a stop at Pelican Lake.

I was hoping to list a variety of waterfowl (merganser species in particular), but the only birds on the water were Trumpeter Swans and Canadas. Redpolls and common year-round inhabitants bolstered a modest list. It was nice just getting out and breaking up the drive.

Between all of the weird and wild hockey games, I walked through the Kane Meadows Open Space area where Mallards were foraging through a thawed section of water and small birds were flittering about the bare bushes and trees.

On Saturday, I drove home and watched the Spuds finally get the job done and am now looking forward to the weekend for Project FeederWatch (and video games).