The best way to see the birds in the Main Pool is from the Seneca Trail Tower. They are hanging out towards Maple Island where the water is less deep.   There were no birds using Seneca Flats and few in Eaton and Benning Marshes.  However, there was a juvenile great blue heron (notice the vertical striping on the neck and breast) that was on the east edge of Benning.  There was only one adult bald eagle high up in the spillway tree.  Conditions were somewhat breezy and its feathers were a little wind-blown.

  Knox-Marsellus Marsh had thousands of ducks.  Some were out in the open water areas and some were in the vegetation.  There were a few swans, both trumpeter and tundra, but no sandhill cranes. Folks have been seeing some cranes in the fields along the section of Armitage Road east of East Road.

  Alyssa from the MAC, reported that Armitage Road west of Olmstead Road has reopened.  She saw 100+ swans in the flooded field on the south side of the road with a few hundred puddle ducks in the mix.

  It is predicted to be quite cool the next few days so, bundle up and check out our current birds from the comfort of your car or from the sunroom at the Visitors’ Center!

ENJOY, be respectful and safe.