Buffleheads are here on their way through. Small flock feeding just beyond the sandbar.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bufflehead/id
Pretty bird.
We saw the first willow buds in the last few days... still could be a lot of winter to go though.
>pretty
When they're coming through here, the males are high-contrast white & black --very penguin-y looking. Buffleheads are dive-dippers and very animated feeders. Fun to watch.