Thanks to the keen eye of Pete Shen, I was able to see the Barrow's Goldeneye in the West Pond at dusk today (Sunday). There was enough light to get scoped side-by-side views of the Barrow's next to a Common. Then, Pete spotted the Eurasian Green-winged Teal with several Green-winged Teal at the north edge of the pond.
But, perhaps the best bird of the evening was a Woodcock, heard peenting as we walked back to the parking lot. We initially heard the bird on the path behind the VC, and spotted it outlined on the side and then in the middle of the path as it flew west. I saw there was a Ranger's walk earlier in the day called "Searching for Signs of Spring". Well, there it was! ----------------------- *Donna L. Schulman Forest Hills, NY queensgir...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl>* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
