This afternoon, I drove down to the Rockford airport quarry on Belt Line Road.  The most southeastern corner of the south quarry pond was open water.  It had a bunch of Mallards, plus a hen Wood Duck, 2 drake N. Shovelers, 4 Am. Wigeon and 14 Gadwall.  3 Bald Eagles were in the dead snag behind the quarry to the SE.  19 Wild Turkeys were in the corn fields to the east, and at least 3 Brewer’s Blackbirds were in a mixed flock of mostly Red-wings with some cowbirds along Belt Line Rd. near the new bridge being constructed over the Kishwaukee River. 

4 Common Goldeneye were in the Rock River at Blackhawk Park in south Rockford.