Today, I was sitting in the main Hillsboro Library (the one on Brookwood) reading. Out the window to my left is a pond that was full of ducks and geese. (Rats! I didn’t have my camera with me. The picture is from last spring.)
After I finished the part of the book I had committed myself to read, I watched out the window for about ten minutes. There were a lot of kids running about the walkways adjacent to the pond, but the noise that was no doubt there didn’t seem to bother the birds.
There are some domestic and hybrid geese that live in this area year round. Today there were also Common Canada Geese, Cackling Canada Geese (the smaller variety of Canada Geese), a pair of American Widgeons, 2 pairs of Buffleheads, lots of Mallards, and some others I was not able to identify. All were delighting in the water.
If you happen to be driving along Brookwood Parkway, pull into the library parking lot and head to the other side of the building to the pond. You will no doubt see some wildlife.
Just north of the building in the Douglas-fir trees are some Great Blue Heron nests. They aren’t occupied this time of year, but you should be able to still see the nests at the tops of the trees. The picture above shows the Douglas-fir trees and the north end of the library. You can sit on the other side of the glass in the library and relax from your reading and do some bird watching.
