I joined Joe Giunta’s Brooklyn Botanical Garden birding group this
morning. We birded the gardens, the West Pond to the breech and the Big Johns
Pond trail. The weather was cloudy and overcast, but we avoided the rain. There
was a smattering of Yellow-rumped Warblers throughout. The only additions were
a Black-throated Green and 2 Pine Warblers. Both Kinglets, a Blue-headed Vireo
and an Eastern Phoebe were of note. Sparrows consisted of Song, Savannah and
White-throated.
Both Egrets and a Great Blue Heron were in the marsh. A sharp-shinned
Hawk and a Peregrine Falcon were hunting. Shorebirds seen on the West pond were
Oystercatcher, Greater Yellowlegs and Black-bellied Plover. None seen from Big
Johns Pond. There, we saw a large number of ducks, many of the usual spies
including a single Blue-winged Teal.
While there were ducks on the West Pond (and the Brant are in), the
puddle ducks have relocated to the East Pond. It’s a change from the past.
Sy Schiff for the group
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