Backyard birds

I put out the bird feeder this week and already have an assortment of birds.

Blue jay.
Blue jay.

Black capped chickadee
Black capped chickadee
Tufted titmouse
Tufted titmouse

Fog

The fog was thick this morning at Kilowatt Park.

Old Wilder dam
Old Wilder dam
Sparrow
Sparrow
Kilowatt in the fog
Kilowatt in the fog

Wood ducks +

We took our last paddle of the season up the Connecticut and into Mink Brook.

Connecticut River
Connecticut River

We found almost as many wood ducks as mallards, along with a cormorant, mergansers, and a chipmunk.

Cormorant and at least 7 wood ducks
Cormorant and at least 7 wood ducks
Mrs and Mr Wood Duck
Mrs and Mr Wood Duck
Mr Wood Duck
Mr Wood Duck
Male flying
Male flying
Mr Wood Duck flying
Mr Wood Duck flying
Wood duck pair
Wood duck pair
Mergansers
Mergansers
Chipmunk
Chipmunk

Connecticut River and Mink Brook

We paddled on the Connecticut and up Mink Brook with Jane’s son and sister this afternoon.

Jane and Suzy on Mink Brook
Jane and Suzy on Mink Brook
Cormorants
Cormorants
Mallards on a log
Mallards on a log
Mallards preening
Mallards preening
Wood ducks
Wood ducks

It was quite chilly (in the lower 50’s). Unless we have some nice weather next weekend, this was the last one of the season.