Between errands this morning I briefly stopped at Hempstead Lake to search for some year birds I missed on yesterday's CBC. There's at least one Rusty Blackbird in the area between around the trails by the southernmost lake: I might've heard some calls in response to her vocalizations. Also saw four pairs of Wigeons (south lake), five Shovelers (north lake), a female Wood Duck (north lake, with Canadas), many Ruddy Ducks (south lake), and a few Black Ducks among the many Mallards. Large flocks of both Fish and American crowd are moving through the area as well. Plenty of other typical woodland birds around as well.
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