The five hardy (or was it foolhardy?) TLAS members who braved cold and windy conditions got to see both adult Bald Eagles and both hatch yer eagles at the HWY 29 Eagle Nest. At the Inks Lake National FIsh Hatchery we were met by the Project Manager, Mark Jackson, and had a very enjoyable birding experience. We observed 45 species: Gadwall 7
American Wigeon 9
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 3
Cinnamon Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 4
Redhead 2
Lesser Scaup 11
Bufflehead 12
Common Goldeneye 1
Pied-billed Grebe 9
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 23
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 20
Killdeer 7
Least Sandpiper 9
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull 11
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 2
Black-crested Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 11
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 9
meadowlark sp. 3
Common Grackle 7
Great-tailed Grackle 5
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 5