A drake American Wigeon was dabbling with the the usual ducks and geese in the little impoundment by the piers this morning. This makes species # 53 for the park. I'm not counting the dubious records from eBird, i.e. I know there wasn't a Western Reef-Heron there in July of 2007. That listing is off by about 15 miles, since there was one in Drier-Offerman Park around that time--Shari & I walked through a homeless encampment to see it.
Not many passerines yet--3 Song Sparrows and my first robin of the year at the park. It's a big myth that robins herald spring. When the Red-winged Blackbirds start singing "Conka-ree," then spring is nigh.
List:
Number of species: 11
Brant 5
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 9
American Wigeon 1 Impoundment
American Black Duck 13
Mallard 3 Impoundment
Bufflehead 1 Closer to Pier Two
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 1
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 3
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