Time: 2307-2325
Date: 31 October 2008
Climate: low 50’s, does not feel very cold, rather warm for a late night
Location: The Mill Stream again in front of the University Center
As I am walking towards the University Center from Doney Hall, I walk over the bridge next to Goudy Commons and I notice a large number of ducks to my left. They look almost like rocks, which is what I thought they were before noticing they were in fact ducks. I counted over 20 and then could not keep track anymore. They were just sitting there, most likely sleeping. They were all together in a big clump except for a few by themselves off to the sides. There looked to be about an equal amount of males and females. I was surprised earlier to see no ducks but now I am seeing how many are there and it makes sense because I usually see ducks sleeping in lower level water. It is surprising to me how many there are though. Usually at night there are about 5 or 10 but tonight there are so many. I do believe that it is in part due to the water level. A friend and I decided to walk in the low water and the gravel on the bottom sunk very quickly. My feet and legs were covered in muddy, mucky, water.
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