Turns out I didn't have Brown Creeper so I added 2 today. > On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:00 PM, syschiff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) went looking for early Spring > migrants this morning. First, the snow is still deep and it's very slick in > places making for difficult walking. The macadam paths are a mixed bag, clear > in some parks, partially open in others with black ice on them everywhere. Be > careful out there. Furthermore, there ain't no migrants yet. > > We started at Hempstead Lake SP, quickly noticed a BROWN CREEPER, tested the > terrain and left. The Cardinals and Carolina Wrens were singing. Nice start > for the season. > > At Walker St., Massapequa Park, the parking lot is a mess of ice, mud and > ruts. We walked north to the cattails and found the lingering ORANGE-CROWNED > WARBLER. A COMMON GRACKLE high in a tree may be a migrant. > > At Pittsburg, the pond, mostly free of ice held MALLARD, BLACK DUCK, 2 > NORTHERN SHOVELER, RUDDY DUCK, male RING-NECKED DUCK,1 male and 5 female > COMMON MERGANSER and an AMERICAN COOT. South along the stream mid way to > Clark St. a male WOOD DUCK was feeding with a dozen Mallards. > > Good to be out. Sy > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > --
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