Searching High And Low To finish January

I finished the month of January searching high up in the Connecticut River valley for river ducks and birds of prey.

The Chester area of the Connecticut River was one of my stops along the way. This is Sherlock Holmes old castle home, or I should say  actor William Gillete's castle. He portrayed Sherlock Holmes on stage in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Sure enough, there were Bald Eagles around as well as some winter ducks. I finished off January with 65 species seen in Middlesex County. Not bad, but things will slow down considerably until spring migration.