[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake and Smith Pond
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 Swans, Mallards, and the expected gulls. There was a young Peregrine on the ice at Hempstead but little else around. Smith Pond has far less ice coverage, hosting Gadwall, Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal, Shoveler, Black Duck, coots, a Pied-billed Grebe, a female Wood Duck, and a pair of Pintail. I heard a kingfisher, as well as a few songbirds like Carolina Wren, White-throated Sparrow, robin, cardinal, and goldfinch. Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake and Smith Pond
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 Swans, Mallards, and the expected gulls. There was a young Peregrine on the ice at Hempstead but little else around. Smith Pond has far less ice coverage, hosting Gadwall, Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal, Shoveler, Black Duck, coots, a Pied-billed Grebe, a female Wood Duck, and a pair of Pintail. I heard a kingfisher, as well as a few songbirds like Carolina Wren, White-throated Sparrow, robin, cardinal, and goldfinch. Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
