Pinewood
New York correspondent
A little cold
Hello,
It is before dawn, and the temperature is -16ºC, with windspeed of 26 kph, so it feels like -24ºC. I doubt that I will do much bird watching in this weather, even if my binocular is supposed to be functional at -30ºC, I doubt that I am particularly functional, at the current temperature.
On Thursday, I was surprised to see a gray catbird in Central Park. Another observer confirmed that this warm weather bird was around. As I have written the weather has been remarkably changeable which is making for all sorts of surprises.
On Thursday, I spotted two female hooded mergansers on the Lake. As the Lake is rather shallow, diving ducks are not frequent visitors. By this morning, there should be enough ice on the Lake to keep most waterfowl away. I walked to the Reservoir to see the usual wintry bird: ruddy ducks, buffleheads, and shove[l]lers, but I got to see the pie billed grebe, and my first sighting of the common mergansers, which have been there for a while.
Red bellied woodpeckers are as common as downy woodpeckers. My great disappointment is that the great horned owl has moved on.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
P.S. As the sun rises, the temperature has dropped to -17.8ºC, or 0ºF: Brrrrr.
Hello,
It is before dawn, and the temperature is -16ºC, with windspeed of 26 kph, so it feels like -24ºC. I doubt that I will do much bird watching in this weather, even if my binocular is supposed to be functional at -30ºC, I doubt that I am particularly functional, at the current temperature.
On Thursday, I was surprised to see a gray catbird in Central Park. Another observer confirmed that this warm weather bird was around. As I have written the weather has been remarkably changeable which is making for all sorts of surprises.
On Thursday, I spotted two female hooded mergansers on the Lake. As the Lake is rather shallow, diving ducks are not frequent visitors. By this morning, there should be enough ice on the Lake to keep most waterfowl away. I walked to the Reservoir to see the usual wintry bird: ruddy ducks, buffleheads, and shove[l]lers, but I got to see the pie billed grebe, and my first sighting of the common mergansers, which have been there for a while.
Red bellied woodpeckers are as common as downy woodpeckers. My great disappointment is that the great horned owl has moved on.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
P.S. As the sun rises, the temperature has dropped to -17.8ºC, or 0ºF: Brrrrr.
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