Pinewood
New York correspondent
Hello,
Juncoes, white breasted nuthatches, black capped chickadees and fox sparrows are turning up with more frequency, even when the day starts with a temperature of -7ºC. On Sunday, I saw wood ducks on the Reservoir but not today. With ice forming on the Lake and on Turtle ponds, there is far less waterfowl on those bodies of water. There were hooded mergansers on the Reservoir along with ruddy duck, buffleheads, a ringed neck duck, shovel[l]lers, mallards and a black duck hybrid.
There was a Christmas bird count on the 17th, which, according to my sources, did not reveal one brown creeper. Two days later, I saw one, but none since.
Yesterday, on the Great Lawn, I spotted a few common ravens or are they northern ravens? The last time I saw a raven, I was at the Tower of London.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
Juncoes, white breasted nuthatches, black capped chickadees and fox sparrows are turning up with more frequency, even when the day starts with a temperature of -7ºC. On Sunday, I saw wood ducks on the Reservoir but not today. With ice forming on the Lake and on Turtle ponds, there is far less waterfowl on those bodies of water. There were hooded mergansers on the Reservoir along with ruddy duck, buffleheads, a ringed neck duck, shovel[l]lers, mallards and a black duck hybrid.
There was a Christmas bird count on the 17th, which, according to my sources, did not reveal one brown creeper. Two days later, I saw one, but none since.
Yesterday, on the Great Lawn, I spotted a few common ravens or are they northern ravens? The last time I saw a raven, I was at the Tower of London.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi: