Fourteen, Three, and Two Postscript

As expected, an early-morning visit to Caledonia Pond revealed it to be completely frozen solid. The only birds present were a pair of Canada Geese huddled together in the snow and ice on the edge of what yesterday afternoon had been the last vestige of open water. The Ring-necked Ducks and Ruddy Ducks apparantly were able to make a last-minute escape from certain death.