A cloudy and sometimes drizzly day. This morning, as usual, there were quite a number of ducks (and one cormorant) resting on the island where the Canada geese nested in the spring. Among several sleeping Black Ducks were two ducks with white bellies, which I believe are American Wigeons. Wigeons have been present on the marsh in previous years, but this is the first time I have noticed them this year.
You can see white feathers on the ground under the ducks; the ducks have begun their late summer molt, and these feathers are present everywhere.
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