A day of 'group' activity.

 Wild turkeys. South of Sandborn WI.  30+ birds in this group.

 Wild turkeys.

 Tundra Swans.

 Tundra Swans.

Tundra Swans. 40+ birds in this group.

Tundra Swan. Adult.

Tundra Swans. Lower left is a juvenile. Upper left lead is a juvenile. The last two photos were enlarged for ID purpose.

A closer look from the west.

This video and the photos below were taken on the point of land video taped in yesterdays post.

West-end beach, east-end break-wall and points in between.

 Mute Swan

 Mute Swan

 Mallard and Mute Swan

 Mallard (male).

 Channel buoy. Red right returning from sea.

 Channel buoy

 Tezners' farm (silos) looking northwest toward Washburn.  See photo from a previous post for the view looking southeast toward Ashland..

Part of a small break-wall behind Angler's All.

Scaup.

Lesser Scaup would be my "slightly" educated guess. Adult breeding male.


Two adult breeding males and a single adult breeding female.


Sleeping position.

Ross's Goose or a hybrid with "Snow Goose influence".

These two photos were taken on the west end lake shore just east of Bodin's on the Lake. This must be the bird located and ID by Ryan Brady and Tim Oksiuta. Ryan raised some question about it's bill shape and markings suggesting some Snow Goose influence.

I hope these photos will help sort out the final ID.

Base on it's relative size and viewed from a distance I must admit that my initial impression was what is that seagull doing in the middle of all those geese.

Here is a Ross's Goose photographed by Ryan Brady.

A few days away. Life along a lake's edge.

Mother Goose

Blue-winged Teal.

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Lesser Scaup. Three suitors.

Relentless pursuit.

Tundra Swans and Black Scoter

Tundra Swans




Black Scoter

The birds are arriving.

American Robin


Tundra Swans


American Kestrel


Rough-legged hawk

These four photos were all taken within 2 hours this morning. The Robin in my backyard. The Kestrel and Hawk along Hwy 63 in Mason (within 100 yards of each other). The Swans near Short Bridge on the west end of Chequamegon Bay.

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

This bird was photographed at short bridge on the west end of Ashland's water front.



Common Goldeneye

The Barrow's Goldeneye are rare in this region. Thanks to Ryan B. Tim O. and Eric B. for keeping the bird watchers in this area alerted to this and other rare sightings.