Lesser Scaup – HC = 150 (Dec 14), seen every day. Greater Scaup –HC = 15 (Dec 26), seen on 10 days. Ring-necked Duck – HC = 55 (Dec 24), seen on 14 days. Redhead – HC = 2, seen on 5 days – poor #. Gadwall – HC = 84 (Dec 2), seen on 24 days w/ drop in # Dec 24, a few may be wintering ?Īm Wigeon – HC = 4 on (Dec 2) and 2 (Dec 13) at RoSP.Ĭanvasback – HC = 65 (Dec 26), seen on 17 days. Shoveler – HC = 126 wheel feeding at Marine Pt (Dec 26), seen on 20 days. Pintail – ♂ at Sangchris (Dec 1) and ♂LSpfld (Dec 21). Mallard – HC = 440 (Dec 25) - low #, but seen every day. Black Duck – HC = 8 (Dec 29) – low # seen on 11 days, most seen north of Golf course. Green-winged Teal – HC = 10 south end LSpfld (Dec 2 & 4), departure 2 ♂ at Sangchris (Dec 19). Wood Duck – 2 ♂ at north end LSpfld (Dec 23 – 30), seen on 4 days- none wintering at WP due to people running dogs along the wooded edge where the ducks sit. Snow Goose – HC = 470 (Dec 19), some flying back and forth and birds seen 8 days.Ĭackling Goose – HC = 5 (Dec 31), seen on 14 days.Ĭanada Goose – HC = 610 (Dec 27), and seen every day. Greater White-fronted Goose – HC = 60 (Dec 5), some flying back and forth and seen on 13 days. Tundra Swan – eleven adult birds (yellow lacrimose spot seen) from beach (Dec 29). Areas in which they can forage are limited due to construction, riprapping and other human uses of the lake.īlack-crown Night-Heron – one adult near the Dam/power plant (Dec 29) - distant photo. Great Blue Heron – HC = 69 (Dec 15) w/ some present every day in December. White Pelican – HC =103 (Dec 2), w/ # dropping Dec 5, but made small come back Dec 26 -31.Seen on 17 days.ĭouble-crested Cormorant – HC = 4 (Dec 3), seen on 15 days and last noted 3(Dec 28). Horned Grebe – HC = 8 (Dec 5), w/ last seen at LSpfld (Dec 27), seen on 17 days. Pied-billed Grebe - HC = 17 (Dec 2), w/ # dropping about Dec 14, – present 30 days. Birds in Sangamon County in December 2020Ĭommon Loon – HC = 4 (Dec 13), w/ last seen one at LSpfld (Dec 22), seen on 19 days.
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