After seeing the report from this morning of Common Redpolls at Croton Point Park, I headed over this afternoon to check it out myself. While I didn't have a flock of around 20, I did get good looks at a lone Redpoll along the paved road that runs past the RV campground. Also in the area were several GC Kinglets, a Fox Sparrow by the cabins, Hermit Thrush and a couple Sapsuckers.
At Croton Harmon Train Station enough water was open at the end of the boat launch to draw in a nice little congregation of waterfowl, highlighted by 7 REDHEADS (6 drake, 1 hen). A HORNED GREBE was also somewhat of a surprise, closely associating with several Bufflehead and diving repeatedly. Having heard that Long Island Sound is freezing over in certain areas it doesn't quite surprise me that this one worked its way inland. Earlier at nearby Black Rock Park a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 2 female LESSER SCAUP and 4 female Common Goldeneye were present. -- 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/ --
