Spiffy Surf Scoters
These Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) sure are looking spiffy! Their spring colors of sorts stand out on the gray and still cold water. Waterfowl migration is well underway now as species like the “skunk-headed coot” seen here are on the way out until next fall.
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Spring is finally here and new birds are arriving each day. One species that has already returned from their wintering grounds is the Osprey. They rejoin us each March after a very long journey as their winter quarters can be as far away as southern sections of South America. Audubon volunteers from the Menunkatuck Audubon Society have been hard at work for many years to ensure that their homes are sound and waiting for them when they arrive. The return of the Osprey highlights one of the great conservation success stories of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In the 1940’s there...
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