While conducting some field research earlier today I passed by Miller's Pond, situated off of Maple Avenue in Smithtown. The pond contained the largest group of ring-necked ducks I have ever seen together in one place - 406 birds male and female birds in total. As might be expected this time of year, they appeard to be paired up. Also watched two common mergansers regularly diving amidst the flock of ring-necked ducks. Two fish crows were calling back and forth from trees edging the parking lot, one of which was making a hard-to-describe groanlike or moanlike vocalization I have never heard fish crows make before.....
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