Echoing John's experience, shoveling out this morning offered a rare
opportunity for extended winter yard birding. We had Canada Geese flying
over calling, in small flocks from NE to SW, and though we had nothing
unusual among them, we did have two separate Common Ravens flying over
calling
Though the extensive snow kept me busy shoveling and prevented me from
traveling too far, I did swing by Hempstead Lake and Smith Pond to see what was
around. Both locations featured good numbers of Common Mergansers in the
patches of open water, as well as Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese, Mute
While shoveling out late this morning I heard the honking of Canada Geese.
I looked up to see a westward flock of ~30 birds, within which was -
appropriately enough - one snow white individual. Of course I wasn't wearing my
eyeglasses (just non-prescription shades) and had no bins close at
Echoing John's experience, shoveling out this morning offered a rare
opportunity for extended winter yard birding. We had Canada Geese flying
over calling, in small flocks from NE to SW, and though we had nothing
unusual among them, we did have two separate Common Ravens flying over
calling
Though the extensive snow kept me busy shoveling and prevented me from
traveling too far, I did swing by Hempstead Lake and Smith Pond to see what was
around. Both locations featured good numbers of Common Mergansers in the
patches of open water, as well as Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese, Mute
While shoveling out late this morning I heard the honking of Canada Geese.
I looked up to see a westward flock of ~30 birds, within which was -
appropriately enough - one snow white individual. Of course I wasn't wearing my
eyeglasses (just non-prescription shades) and had no bins close at
