Heading North unmolested

[Dean Romig]

Nothing like you have Jack. Here on the Shawsheen Flats we have had Canadas serenading us to sleep and waking us in the morning (somewhat earlier than we would like) ever since ice-out and many of them are resident birds. Several species of ducks stop by for a few brief days but never in great numbers. For the last six or seven years two or three pairs of Mute Swans stay for a few weeks but eventually move on. It's nice to watch but not awe-inspiring like you all have in the plains.