Today’s light snowfall (2-4 inches in the mocosocoBirds area) occurred during a time frame causing school closures as well as other public facilities. Feeder watching was the birding activity of the day for many. Steve Byland was fortunate to get a Baltimore Oriole at his feeder in Warren Twp. as well as two male eastern Towhees.

Baltimore Oriole, Warren Twp., Dec. 10, 2013 (photo by Steve Byland).

Alan Boyd eBirded waterfowl from Budd Lake today: 5 Northern Shovelers and 8 Common Mergansers along with a handful of Mallards, hundreds of Canada Geese as well as Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.

Birders should check the lakes and waterways before they freeze. The upcoming frigid weather forecast looks to put a lid on waterfowl activity for a while.