March-April Sightings
	APRIL 25 - MAY 1 (zones located in brackets)
	Abundant	Numerous	Present	Rarer Sightings
	American coot (1,2,3)	red-winged blackbirds	greater scaup (2,3)	cinnamon teal *
	lesser scaup (1,2,3)	Canada geese (1,2,3)	northern shoveler (1,2)	widgeon
		tundra swans (3) **	crows (1,2,3)	northern harrier (2)
		ruddy duck (2)	canvasback
		common goldeneye (2,3)	bufflehead
		redhead duck (2)	song sparrow
	Beaver observed close to the platform (1)
	Coots continue to be noisiest waterfowl but the addition of redwings has changed the tune.
	There were an estimated 1,000+ unidentified waterfowl in zone 3.
	* Reported sighting by D. Nadeau in marsh area south of lagoon.
	** 12 spotted Monday morning by D. Stoker
	APRIL 18-24 (zones in which seen in brackets)
	Abundant	Numerous	Present	Rarer Sightings
	common goldeneye (2,3)	mallard (1,2)	ring-billed gull (2,3)	bald eagle (3)
	lesser scaup (1,2,3)	Canada geese (1,2,3)	crows (1,2,3)	northern harrier (2)
	American coot (1,2,3)			song sparrow (1)
				canvasback (2)
				gadwall (1)
	Coots can be heard from the platform fairly constantly (1).
	Muskrats and a beaver have been spotted from the platform (1).
	Frogs are croaking occasionally (1).
	APRIL 11-17
	Abundant	Numerous	Present	Rarer Sightings
	ring-billed gulls	redhead duck	American coot	northern flicker
		mallard	song sparrow	red-tailed hawk
		canvasback	blue-winged teal
		crows
		tundra swans
		common goldeneye
	Beaver seen close to the platform (1).
	APRIL 4-10
	Abundant	Numerous	Present	Rarer Sightings
	common goldeneye	widgeon	Canada geese	bald eagle
	crows	bufflehead	canvasback	northern harrier
	ring-billed gulls	mallard		merlin
		lesser scaup		red-tailed hawk
	* Ice off the river, lake water at the reeds is open.
	MARCH 28 - APRIL 3
	Abundant	Numerous	Present	Rarer Sightings
		bohemian waxwings	crows	northern shrike
		ring-billed gulls	tree sparrow	northern harrier
		Canada geese
	* thanks to M. Constable for these early sightings for this week period when the water was just
	starting to open up around the viewing platform as the ice melted.