Nothing of great shakes at Marston, at least when I stopped by today. Saw those lovely Common Grackles. 100's & 100's of American Coot were there yesterday and today. This arrival seems to have recently happened. On 4/17, there was one pair of Lesser Scaup & one pair of Greater Scaup, along with 4 Redheads. I saw none of these latter birds today at the lake. The usual puddle ducks were present. Coming home late last night I saw a silhouette of a large raptor across from my house at the water board. I couldn't tell at first what the bird was because the bird was trying like crazy to flick water off of it's wings and tail. I saw nonstop shaking for about 5 minutes, as the bird tried to get water off of it's feathers. I thought it was an Owl by the large broad appearance. Yes, finally the bird lifted it's head up, and I could tell it was a Great-horned Owl. At that moment I was wondering and struck by, how many birds were possibly dying from the snow and immense amount of wetness? American Robins which I saw today could barely get airborne because they were so wet. Certain major climatic conditions I believe have been the # one reason for bird decline. But maybe Habitat loss has now moved up to the # one reason for bird decline?
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