{"id":1359841,"date":"2017-02-20T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=3e328c97f0a575053696d24d0c9d80d9"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:15:09","slug":"dont-prejudge-a-cloudy-winter-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/dont-prejudge-a-cloudy-winter-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Prejudge A Cloudy Winter Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I looked out the window early this morning I was discouraged by the sight of piled up snow and grey skies.<\/p>\n

I decided to take a pass on birding for the day and headed to the local diner for breakfast but tossed my birding gear into my trunk just in case I had a change of heart.<\/p>\n

After breakfast I decided to take a ride down to the shore just to have a quick look around. I took my camera out to snap a picture of a Hooded Merganser that had his bill tucked in.<\/p>\n

I was happy to see that there was just enough light to get some bird photos.<\/p>\n

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I found a nice flock of Horned Lark picking through piles of sticks and dirt protruding though the snow. I only spent about an hour at the shore but was able to add Brant, Horned Grebe, and Black Scoter to my year list.<\/p>\n

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Just as I was about to arrive home I noticed a large number of ducks down in the brownstone quarries. Not surprisingly, most of them were mallards. What I didn’t expect was seeing over 20 Wood Ducks swimming near the shoreline. I rarely see them here and certainly wouldn’t expect to find them here in the middle of February!<\/p>\n

I almost didn’t make it out the door this morning but was glad I made the effort. I saw birds that I didn’t expect to see, was able to get a few photos, and the temperature was fairly comfortable for this time of the year.<\/p>\n

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