Celery and Onion

It was a nice surprise to find 4 Wood Ducks on the Wallkill River at Celery Ave, 2/23/14. — It was a nice surprise to find 4 Wood Ducks on the Wallkill River in New Hampton NY, 2/23/14.

I spent the bulk of my birding time this Sunday morning in New Hampton, NY. I picked up a few first of the year birds while I was out: Wood Duck (4), Ring-necked Duck (1), and Common Grackle (2). It was quite birdy out and I put together a nice list of 22 species in a relatively short period of time:

Horned Larks in New Hampton NY, 2/23/14.

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk

Blue Jay

American Crow

Horned Lark

Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

European Starling
Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

I sorted through many Canada Geese today without finding anything out of the ordinary. CANG flyover in Orange County NY, 2/23/14. — I sorted through many Canada Geese today without finding anything out of the ordinary. Canada Goose flyover in Orange County NY, 2/23/14.