Warm and breezy this morning. Calmer and cooler with rain beginning later in the day.
Temperatures remained unseasonably warm overnight, and was still up at 64F this morning.
I helped out with pitching for the fall Raven Radio membership driving this morning.
By the time I left (after visiting with some folks), clouds had dropped down and rain was falling.
I checked out the channel briefly, then went over to Eagle Way.
A good-sized flock of Surf Scoters and probably even more Harlequin Ducks were out off the river mouth. Reviewing my photos, I saw there were also Greater Scaups (first of fall for me) and American Wigeons in the mix.
Before heading home, I went out and watched for a bit at Sawmill Cove.
Other than some gulls (mostly at the mouth of Sawmill Creek) and a cormorant, I didn’t see much activity.
I decided to do a drive by of Swan Lake, and happened to catch sight of an American Coot. It’s the first of the fall and I think a little on the early side compared to when I’ve usually first noticed them.