Field journal, v4159
Page 757
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407 or more ducks - mallards, goldeneyes, scampes, eoste, ruddlys, and a few Canada geese identified. One Sora Rail seen and one Wilson Snipe. The snipe identification is quite certain, and is the first definite seen in the park. White Lake also Term (swan) very low this year. July 2 marsh grass very plentiful but the future swank (white) growth at the south end of the lake (where swans nested last year) was out of the lake water and now constitutes a mud flat. It seems to me that the lack of water may possibly have interfered with the swan's nesting this summer. At any rate, no cygnets were seen on Term or White this season, and all swans had left these lakes by the time of our visit today. Since 10 swans were reported from here this summer, and 2 from Mary's Bay lagoon. It is possible that the 12 seen on Mary's Bay this morning accounts for this lot. As we returned down Pelican Valley about sunset, hundreds