Date: May 25
Time: 2:12 pm
Temperature: 53°
Weather: Cloudy, a little sunny
Soil: Damp
The refuge is getting greener and greener. There are no elk visible, and I haven't spotted any new mammals. I went out to the river by the highway to see if there were any new birds that I could look at, and there were about 10-15 ducks in the water. The ducks I observed would dive under the water to get food like fish, grasses, insects, and worms. There were a variety of male and female that didn't act any different to each other. I think that the male ducks are the ones with dark green heads, and the female are a light brown/orange color. They weren't doing anything out of the ordinary. I have seen bald eagles on the refuge before, and I read somewhere that eagles eat ducks, so the ducks are threatened by that predator, and probably some others. I was talking to my dad and he said that this is about the time of year that sandhill cranes start showing up by the water in the refuge. Hopefully I will be able to see some in later observations.
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