Now we are finally caught up to this year! On Sunday the 4th of January (there was hunting on the 3rd) we had our second installment of the Winter Waterfowl Tour series at OBCWE. This time we travelled down to Lae Mattamuskeet NWR to catch a glimpse at all it has to offer there. Fortunately enough, we were joined by Bruce Freske who is the Refuge Manager and we were given the rare opportunity to head down to Lake Landing (a closed area) during the peak of winter staging.
What we got to see was incredible. 10,000+ Snow Geese, Northern Pintails, Bufflehead, Wigeon, Canvasbacks, Tundra Swans, Hooded Merrgansers and Bald Eagles galore... just to name a few. It also seems that interest in the trips has also turned way up. We were at peak capacity at twenty participants, a far cry from the eleven of the first trip. I anticipate that the Mackay trip in February will be even more full.
All told, I tacked 49 species on the day. Not too bad considering that everyone got to see all 49. The best by far on the day had to be the Snow Geese, just so many in one place.
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