Slavin Pond Loop — Friday, Feb. 28, 2020

We made a loop on the east side of the pond, heading down along the pond and back up along the ridge. The trail was muddy in places, but passable. 

Birds we saw included:

Buffleheads

Common Goldeneyes 

Trumpeter Swans 

Common Mergansers 

Redheads

Wigeons 

Ring-necked Ducks

Bald Eagle 

Northern Harrier (doing an aerial display)

There were Sagebrush Buttercups on the sunny ridges. We also saw a bee and two butterflies (and found a tick when we got home).