Carol goes birding. We are up at 6AM then off to the refuge.  Birding is pretty quiet.  Most large flocks have already moved on but there is a smattering of ducks and a few snow geese.  The nature trail winds through a lovely cottonwood grove for a nice walk…no birds.  Our best sightings are a burrowing owl and a great horned owl.  Both pose nicely.  We wander about the refuge several hours guided by a very poorly drawn map and dodging quarry size dump trucks on the refuge roads.  Herons and egrets make a showing.  Overall it a pretty nice day.

We work our way home then close out the day with a couple exciting games of ladder ball.