I birded Blydenburg County Park off Vet's Highway in Smithtown during occasional snow squalls today. Most of the main pond was frozen, yet I was impressed by the diversity and quantity of waterfowl present at the park. Totals are below:
157 Canada Geese 8 Mute Swan 234 Mallard 26 American Black Duck 143 Gadwall 6 Northern Shoveler *27* Northern Pintail *6 Canvasback* *153* Ring-necked Duck 8 Hooded Merganser 3 Ruddy Duck *37* American Coot I also located 2 Fox Sparrows and a Brown Creeper. On nearby Miller's Pond along Maple Avenue I found another 2 Northern Pintail. Tung Ting Pond and the Centerport Mill Pond have filled in nicely with ducks. Most interesting were the *63 Canvasback* and* 6 Redhead* present on both ponds. Strangely enough, despite thorough searching, I only managed to locate 2 American Wigeon the whole day and missed Green-winged Teal and Great Blue Heron altogether. Perhaps something to do with the recent cold weather? Happy Holidays, Brent Bomkamp Northport, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
