Sandy Tkach and I conducted the February census today in very cold conditions. Starting temperature was 17° and ending was 27° with 10-20 mph NW winds over an island that was snow covered and surrounded on 3 sides by ice. Only the eastern side of the island had any open water and visibility there was hampered by bright sunlight and distance. The scaup appeared to be at a 60-40 ratio of Greater to Lesser. Most of the unidentified ducks were probably mostly Goldeneye, mergansers and scaup. The highlight of the day came shortly before noon as we spotted a soaring immature Golden Eagle off Woodford Road. The bird came from the north and moved off the south side of the island towards the Marblehead Peninsula. This is Sandy's and my first Golden Eagle for the island. ~~Tom Bartlett