I was enjoying a morning walk around Capitol Lake this morning in Olympia when I came upon what felt like an unusual sight-- 80-90 Canada Geese were on the lake-- 30+ hanging out in the middle and 50+ hanging out near the fenced in shoreline. ?At this time of year I usually only see a few resident nesting pairs of Canadas-- isn't it a little late for migrants to be passing through? ?Also, they were accompanied by an immature male Common Goldeneye-- his head was a dark brown, but he had the white spot at the base of his bill and a golden eye. ?I had a good look at him (without binocs) as he was close to shore. ?Again, seems like an odd time to be seeing goldeneyes around here.
Thoughts?
--Jen