It’s time for the Common Loons to arrive. They spend September and October here, which is a real treat. I started seeing a couple of Loons in mid September. I saw 4 or 5 in the distance a few days ago and yesterday I saw a group of 9 Loons.
The first ducks to arrive for the fall migration are the Eared Grebes. I began seeing them last week. Very happy to have ducks back. The grebes hang in groups of 4 or 5 and I have several of these groups around all the time now.
Most of the ducks who visit my bay leave for the summer. Only a few are summer residents. Bald Eagles are here all year, but there is an eagle nest nearby and 2 eagles are very busy here in the summer feeding their young. Cormorants are also active here during
My usual ducks all migrate for the summer. I am left with Herons, Canada Geese, Cormorants, Eagles, and lots of Gulls. It is enough to keep me entertained but I am watching closely now for my first fall returning ducks.
This brood of Common Merganser ducklings was photographed by my nephew, Jason, in Taylor creek near South Lake Tahoe recently. I see large numbers of Common Mergansers here in the winter. They are known to congregate in large numbers at prime sites. But they are gone now here. They like