Eight JAS members braved the wet morning to visit various Jackson water spots for the annual Early Waterfowl Trip.  We visited Watkins Lake SP, Norvell Lake, Clark Lake, Portage Lake, and Cutler Road.  Of special interest were the five Ross’s geese at Watkins Lake, Common Loon and Red-breasted merganser at Clark Lake, another loon and a Horned grebe at Portage, and a good finish at Cutler Rd. with a pair of Trumpeter swans.

Complete species list below.

Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Goose
Ross's Goose
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breased Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
Blue Jay
American Crow
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle