Ringing in the New Year With a Long-tailed Duck ~ January 1, 2026

A Long-tailed Duck had been reported late last year at the Nazareth Quarry. I decided to stop there to see if it was still around. When I got there, Mike & Corinne Schall were already looking at it. I took some long-distance documentation photos of it.

Long-tailed Duck

After seeing thousands of Snow Geese there in previous weeks, there were only eight Snows there today. Other birds found there included 77 Canada Geese, 39 Ruddy Ducks, 13 Buffleheads, 6 American Black Ducks, 41 Ring-billed Gulls, a Cooper's Hawk, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and 2 Common Ravens. It was a good start to the new year.

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