Wow! I can't believe such interest in muskrats -- or that this many posts about a non-bird have come through without some dissent. I thought it would be interesting to check my pictures, as far as where they were taken. Most have been from Jamaica Bay W.R. (Big John's Pond, the East Pond, and one on land somewhere), followed by Alley Pond Environmental Center (Alley Creek and the man-made pond) -- so basically from the brackish areas that I go to most often (and all within the last 5 years). They seem pretty much run of the mill in these areas of Queens. Now if anyone is wondering about whether they stay active in winter, my last pictures were taken on the miserably cold day in January when I went to look for the Tufted Duck in Cold Spring Harbor. At least one was swimming around on the little pond nearby with the Ring-necked Ducks (Suffolk co.).
Steve Walter From: Schnaars Uvino Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 3:24 PM To: pete gustas Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] muskrats Muskrats have been running around Broad Channel-Queens since the 1930's when my neighbor was born. We were just talking about how rare they are lately.... Kit Broad Channel On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:41 AM, pete gustas <[email protected]> wrote: About muskrats in NYC. I have been seeing muskrats in Pelham Bay Pk. for many years...... Peter Gustas City Island, Bx. NY -- No single drop of water feels responsible for the flood. Don't feel sorry for dogs in a shelter .... adopt one. http://www.thepreciouspups.com/photo.html MapQuest Directions: "At the traffic circle, take the third exit towards the Alaska Hwy and continue for 7,365 miles" the RoadLess, Travelled Warning: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the intended recipient you should not retain, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete this email from your system. -- 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/ --
