The midwest's brutal cold -- and the subsequent freezing over of most of the Great Lakes -- has driven lots of waterfowl to the coasts this year, and we in Cape May County have definitely benefitted from it. Many species which are typically quite rare here have been seen in good numbers this year: Red-necked Grebes, Redheads, Canvasback and more are gratifyingly common in back bays, marinas and along the surging tidelines, joining our regular winter visitors in vast floating flocks. It has given us great opportunities to study duck plumages up close.
A windblown little group of Hooded Mergansers at Cox Hall Creek WMA.
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