I recently witnessed two male bufflelheads flying in large circles at Round
Lake at Tiger Mountain and wondered if someone might know why. My husband
and I watched them for about fifteen minutes, but they had begun their
flying before we arrived and continued after we left, so we don't know how
long they flew in what looked to be a race between the two of them. They
did touch down in the water several times, but immediately continued their
flight. They also changed directions a couple of times. There were also a
couple of females on the lake at the time of the males flight. We often see
bufflelhead on many of the lakes and ponds in the Issaquah area, but I have
rarely seen one even fly, let alone behave in this way.

Thanks for any help in understanding this phenomenon,

Jacquelyn Miller
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