[EBB Sightings] Garretson Point at MLK Arrowhead...Widgeons in flight pic

As the rains have flooded the Garretson Point mitigation area at MLK, the birds have actually diminished dramatically in number.  They are all still there...Widgeons, Pin-tailed, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Shovelers, Avocets, Mallards, Canadas, but far fewer.  To the human it seems more inviting...but not to them.

Here are two male Widgeons flying in...a common, and very shy, winter bird.

http://www.pbase.com/vnelson/image/109294364

Have you ever noticed how they spy your approach and swim away to more open water?