A surprised Pied-billed Grebe at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Podilymbus podiceps

Stretch along! A Double-crested Cormorant seen at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Phalacrocorax auritus

A female Common Goldeneye at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Bucephala clangula

A Wood Duck couple seen at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Aix sponsa

A male Hooded Merganser at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Lophodytes cucullatus

A lost Snow Goose among many CAGO's at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Anser caerulescens

A male Red-breasted Merganser displaying his stuff, at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Mergus serrator

A Great Black-backed Gull at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Larus marinus

An Iceland Gull among adult RBGU's at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN.

Larus glaucoides

A distant male Common Merganser at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Mergus merganser

A female Greater Scaup at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Aythya marila

A male Greater Scaup at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Aythya marila

The stars of the day, a very close encounter with a pair of male Canvasback's at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Aythya valisineria

Take-2 at the male Canvasback seen at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Aythya valisineria

Take-3 (and the last one) at the male Canvasback seen at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Aythya valisineria

Greater Scaups in flight at northside riverside walk, South Bend, IN.

Aythya marila

Band of brothers!

Aythya marila

What good light can do!

Aythya marila

One step for coot is a great step for? Have you noticed those legs?

Fulica americana

An Iceland Gull at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN

Larus glaucoides

Pied-triangle!

Podilymbus podiceps

Spot the difference!

Larus glaucoides

An male Eastern Bluebird at St. Joseph's Lake, Notre Dame, IN

Sialia sialis