did a quick look-see to check out what might still be around as Llama Lake becomes Llama Puddle... on the main pond, there were a number of Killdeer along the lowering edge and a few female mallards. while watching them, a great blue heron showed up (i was explaining to locals what was here, what wasn't when this started), and a few minutes later, a beautiful light-morph red-tail hawk flew through...

seen before anything else on the northern-most retention pond, there was an american coot and a hint of winter: a female bad-hair-day (common merganser) floating and preening...

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george davis creek, north fork