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i got a look at the back of what i thought was an osprey, the light bands on it's tail lead me to believe it's a young red tailed hawk. a group of 30 whistlers, or tundra swans are near sans souci in the south channel. lots of divers in the bay. mostly red heads but mergansers, goldeneye, scaup and ringnecks with a few of the local mallards just returned. the ice is leaving the canals and the channels are open but for ice out of lake huron drifting down. the muscrats are out in force, dancing about the open spots. had the biggest mink here that i have ever seen. the flats is alive with wildlife.