Photo: Hooded Merganser, Matt Felperin
Now that the ducks and geese are flooding into our area for winter, make sure your identification skills are at their peak. If you want to brush up for joining the Winter Waterfowl Count, or if you just want a refresher before testing your skills at Huntley Meadows, Occoquan, Mason Neck, or other northern Virginia hotspots, make sure to register for Ducks and Waterfowl Identification with Greg Butcher, a virtual tutorial on February 2, and the February 4 Field Trip with Greg Butcher and Phil Silas.
It may be cold out there, but winter provides some of the best opportunities to see waterfowl in our area.
Bufflehead, Christopher Baker/Audubon Photography Awards