Temp in the 50s, partly sunny, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon, some light rain in the afternoon, light to moderate S to SW wind.

The feeders are active with local birds, but still no vagrants. Over at the High School Willows, three Common Redpolls popped out and quickly flew away.

Common Redpoll, High School Willows, Sept 21, 2014.

This brings our trip list to 56 — above average.

Today was perched falcon day! The flock of waterfowl at Lake Shirley got spooked by someone walking around the lake, so we did not see the Tufted Ducks today — or any other ducks there!

The question is — where did they go? They weren’t on Lake Ronnie, Clam Lagoon, or Shotgun Lake. It is a large flock — hard to miss.

Up at the Seawall, a lone scaup was hanging with the Harlequin Ducks.

Greater Scaup, Seawall, Sept 21, 2014.

And some Red-breasted Mergansers, which are usually really flighty up here, came close enough for a photo.

Red-breasted Mergansers, Seawall, Sept 21, 2014.

By the way, you can see how calm the water was today.

In clam Lagoon, the peninsula’s flock of Western Sandpipers had dwindled to five. As usual, a Songpiper was in the vicinity.

Song Sparrow “Songpiper”, Western Sandpipers, Rock Sandpiper, Clam Lagoon, Sept 21, 2014.

Hoping for something new tomorrow…