Journal R.E.Johnson 1969 March 30 Bay Farm Island The goose returned for a second look & several love Ruddy Ducks came closer now. Never have I seen the metallic light blue bills of the males more clearly. A Pintail (D) appeared beyond them. Suddenly the goose took flight with a light squack which ended as soon as it began. Twice I imagined I saw a small grebe disappearing below the surface but if so it must have been trying to escape the sunshine for constant watching never found it in full view. Across the road on the golf course Robins stood poised, ready to pounce & then suddenly ran while in short bursts. Brewers Blackbirds walked more deliberately & slowly. House Finches were common in the trees and a single Mockingbird was seen. It twice pursued & displaced a male Robin from its feeding place but proved no match for the robins speed of flight. A single Water Pipit fed on the lawn. Several Mourning Doves flew over & landed on a phone wire. The golfer streamed by, mostly making drives that covered no more distance than a put. This hole must be averaging 12 strokes! With any luck at all, it looks like 3 strokes would handle it nicely. At 5pm I stopped near the draw bridge at Maitland St. where there was an exposed mud flat. A Willet fed in the shallow water & a Black-bellied Plover (in molt to black belly) fed slowly on the exposed mud. A Pied-billed Grebe floated a short distance off shore. Two Coots swished