The river has some waterfowl accumulating. From the Mariandale - Dominican Sisters property visible were large rafts of bufflehead, ruddy duck, coot and some black duck. Charlie Roberto and a few observers (not me unfortunately -- too late-- had single first year black and surf scoters; excellent sightings for the "river" side of the county; there were also on the property phoebe, several Palm warbler, lots of sparrows juncos and flickers, my best bird was an oriole likely a first year Baltimore as despite Tom Fiore's reminder of November rarities I cannot confidently say otherwise; and for mycologists several stinkhorn mushrooms; there was a horned grebe at croton boat ramp; several bald eagles, and great black backed gulls trying there best to kill coot. Reports from Croton point park had kestrel, harriers, peregrine, pipits, and savannah sparrows
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