I saw on ebird that a Common Merganser was reported at Roslyn Gerry Park. Went to go see if I could spot it before work and I was able to locate the female Common Merganser this morning at around 7:20 in the northern-most pond in the park. I come to this park frequently and this is the first Common Merg that I've seen here. She did not like to stay up for long but I was thankful to get a few good looks.
Other sightings included much of the late winter regulars... a lone Pied-billed Grebe, a well camouflaged Great Blue Heron, a bunch of Mallards with an American Black Duck, several hundred roosting Canada Geese, a calling Carolina Wren, a singing Song Sparrow, a shining male Bufflehead, a couple of Red-breasted Mergansers (male sporting an excellent mohawk haircut, and female), a couple of whistling American Coots, and a handful of gulls floating in the water (Herring and Ring-billed). Good birding to you all. John Field -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
