There is a lot of open water now, and ducks have joined the geese: Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers and Green-winged Teals, along with the usual Mallards and Black Ducks. Raptor activity has picked up as well. No sign of the Tree Sparrows that have been present up to now -- a hint of approaching spring? Complete eBird list is below. John Weeks Chris Chinni North Granby Simsbury Meadows, Hartford, Connecticut, US Feb 24, 2018 9:43 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 20 species Canada Goose 100 Estimated count. Wood Duck 6, four drakes and 2 ducks Mallard 23 American Black Duck 10 Green-winged Teal 3, all drakes Hooded Merganser 2, drake and duck Bald Eagle 2, one juvenile and one adult Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Three adults, two circling together and a third soaring off to one side. Ring-billed Gull 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 1 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 House Finch 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43149603 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)