Spring migration is underway in typical stop-start fashion—60°F one day, snowstorm, melting, snowing . . . En route to the grocery store on one of the nice days, I passed by the Breckenridge Sewage Lagoons. A flock of Snow Geese with a lone Ross's Goose and a few sets of Mallards made up the day's waterfowl. The standout was a bird I have only seen a couple of times in Alaska: a single American Pipit exploring the mud and water on a corner of the water.
On not such a nice morning, today, I went down to the park hoping to see some more waterfowl, but it seems the recent snow has slowed down the local inflow of birds. Still, I did spot my first Gadwall, Wood Ducks, and Belted Kingfisher!
