Waterfowl

Today we saw a ring-necked duck male and female in a little pond which is down the road from us about 4 miles, one of the little areas that holds meltwater in spring and early summer and later dries up. This spring the ditches and swampy areas are very full of water, great for migration. The Kenai River flats yielded a couple of teal today, also American widgeons. The larger flocks of sandhill cranes seemed to have moved on. We are anxiously awaiting the black-bellied plovers. White-crowned sparrows, kinglets and other songbirds as well - every evening and morning we listen for them.