An Odd Duck at Juanita Bay Walk
The monthly Eastside Audubon Juanita Bay Bird Walk witnessed an “odd duck” — though this one had antlers. A buck deer first appeared east of the boardwalk observation deck, then slipped into the water and swam west toward Nelson Point.
To everyone’s surprise, the deer paddled within 25 yards of the deck, unfazed by the 15 or so people watching. Walk leader Chuck Guilford had never seen anything like it during the walks. “We’ve seen deer before, but never one that got in the lake and swam past us,” he said.
The deer lingered to munch on shoreline plants near Nelson Point before disappearing into the wooded area. A reminder that bird walks can bring some very odd surprises.
