For close to a month now we have had a small, lone diving duck 
(merganser?) living on our small pond. Seems to be getting a bit bigger 
but not as fast as I would expect. Not sure what it is living on. The 
pond is small with minimal vegetation and thousands of tadpoles, some 
newts and leeches. I guess the tadpole population must be diminishing. I 
do wonder what this little duck's future life will be. It is truly alone 
on the small pond 24/7. Spends the night on a rock in the pond. Jumps in 
and dives if we approach. Never yet seen it fly and have never seen it 
on land.
Still have a flock of evening grosbeaks and siskins. And after a dearth 
of red squirrels we have an explosion of them.
mary in bethel vt


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