I covered a lot of ground today in search of waterfowl in Orange County. I started early and headed north and worked my way south as the morning progressed.
Chadwick Lake Park:
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 5
Lesser Scaup 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
**I received a phone call from Bruce Nott in the afternoon – 4 Common Goldeneye continue at Chadwick Lake Park (I failed to locate them while I was there).**
Lake Washington and Masterson Memorial Park:
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 32
Mallard 2
Hooded Merganser 28
Bald Eagle 1
Ring-billed Gull 75
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Brown’s Pond:
Canada Goose 145
Mute Swan 5
American Wigeon 4
Ring-necked Duck 18
Hooded Merganser 15
Common Merganser 36
Ruddy Duck 48
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
Orange-Rockland Lake:
Canada Goose 18
Ring-necked Duck 24
Ruddy Duck 7
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Glenmere Lake:
Mute Swan 1
Ruddy Duck 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Dark-eyed Junco 2
In the evening I decided to try for the Short-eared Owls again. It was sunny and beautiful when I left the house. By the time the owls got up, which was early at 3:30, it was very gray and dark out. Here’s my best effort:
