a) 12 nesting boxes are being monitored. 5 are in use. 2 nesting boxes had Hooded Mergansers in them. 1 nesting box had a Wood Duck. 2 had eggs but no duck.
b) Ducklings on pond as of May 13:Hooded Merganser with 4 ducklings. Mallard with 5. Hooded Merganser with 10 or 11. Mallard with 5.
c) Birds seen when visited for Whidbey Audubon Bird-a-thon on May 3: Dark-eyed Junco; American Robin; Great Blue Heron; Hooded Merganser; Green-winged Teal; Yellow-Rump Warbler; Wood Duck; Tree Swallows; Mallard; Violet green Swallows; Osprey; Steller’s Jay; Song Sparrow. Additional species seen or heard today: Common Yellowthroat; Wilson Warbler; Kingfisher; Ringed Necked Duck. Possibly heard a Virginia Rail.