While conducting the annual waterfowl count, stopped and scanned pond and grass. The Eurasian Widgeon was there from 12:10 to 2:15 and still there when I left. The widgeon for no discernible reason to me would fly from pond to grassy knoll, feeding fast and furious, sometimes lying on their bellies, and then fly off to the pond. Sometimes they would land out of sight or mix in with the geese also feeding on the knoll. Overall maybe about 25 widgeon. The wind was bitter cold and sharp enough seeming to cut through my winter gear. How to the ducks tolerate such cold????
Diana Teta Long island. Ny P.S. Suffolk Police did ask me what was I doing there, and readily accept answer of counting du;cks. -- 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/ --
