Arbor Hills - Nice Day in the Cold

[Perry]

Arbor Hills was really nice today to my surprise. I went looking for the Winter Wren to add to my year list, which I did find. I was the only car in the parking lot. Also, the pond in the middle of the preserve is at its highest level I can remember in recent years. The Willow tree is now back in the water. I hope its not too late for it. All of the ducks are from the golfcourse on the south side. Interesting, there was a Swan in the pond. That's a first. Here are today's highlights from 33 species:

Pied-billed Grebe - 1 (golf)
Gadwall - 3 (golf)
Mallard - 35 (golf)
Ring-necked Duck - 6 (golf)
Lesser Scaup - 5 (golf)
RT Hawk - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1 (year bird)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 (No Ruby-crowned???)
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Hermit Thrush - 1 (year bird)
Cedar Waxwing - 60
Orange-crowned Warbler -1 (year bird)
Spotted Towhee - 3
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 20
Harris's Sparrow - 2