Not much to look at

Yesterday, I couldn't help but look around the reservoir and tannery dam between classes. With the weather that we are having, clear and sunny, the migrant waterfowl are coming early. But, with the weather that we are having, clear and sunny, the migrant waterfowl are not getting pushed down onto the local water bodies. This is making it difficult for me to get ticks for my year list in the waterfowl and waterbird area.

Mallards at the Tannery Dam

When I arrived at the DuBois Reservoir, there really wasn't much going on. Though I did see a Double Crested Cormorant take off of the water, but when I snapped a photo, I caught a bit of an electric pole and wires...

Double Crested Cormorant at the DuBois Reservoir

There weren't many songbirds either, other than a few black-capped chickadees. Which I can never seem to get a good photo of..

Black-capped chickadee

There were spring peepers making lots of noise at the reservoir too.

Spring Peeper

Spring Peeper

When I got home I thought that I would go behind my house in Brockport where there are fields that raptors hunt frequently. The first thing I saw was this American Kestrel attacking a Red-Tailed Hawk. It was a pretty good fight, but the red-tail eventually flew off.

American Kestrel attacking a Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk