Monday, January 20, 2014

Massapequa Preserve

On Sunday, I decided to check out Massapequa Preserve to try to find the 3 drake Eurasian Wigeons that visited last winter - I found one Hybrid which may have been the same from last year.  I did find one Eurasian in the company of American Wigeon, but I believe it's a new arrival.

American Wigeons and Eurasian Wigeon

Hybrid Wigeon

Mallard pair

After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some American
Wigeons. I had a perfect photo ready but someone "walking" (no leash)
their dogs came by and flushed the wigeons. Best place to check at the
smaller "New Hampshire pond" isn't the pond itself which freezes, but
rather the stream that flows around it. (usually on the west side by the
woods) Last winter, there were 3 beautiful drakes and a hybrid through
March but the preserve is still a reliable place if you're looking for
Eurasian Wigeons. - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=607470&MLID=NY01&MLNM=New%20York#sthash.eB1o6uCx.dpuf
After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some American
Wigeons. I had a perfect photo ready but someone "walking" (no leash)
their dogs came by and flushed the wigeons. Best place to check at the
smaller "New Hampshire pond" isn't the pond itself which freezes, but
rather the stream that flows around it. (usually on the west side by the
woods) Last winter, there were 3 beautiful drakes and a hybrid through
March but the preserve is still a reliable place if you're looking for
Eurasian Wigeons. - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=607470&MLID=NY01&MLNM=New%20York#sthash.eB1o6uCx.dpuf
After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some American
Wigeons. I had a perfect photo ready but someone "walking" (no leash)
their dogs came by and flushed the wigeons. Best place to check at the
smaller "New Hampshire pond" isn't the pond itself which freezes, but
rather the stream that flows around it. (usually on the west side by the
woods) Last winter, there were 3 beautiful drakes and a hybrid through
March but the preserve is still a reliable place if you're looking for
Eurasian Wigeons. - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=607470&MLID=NY01&MLNM=New%20York#sthash.eB1o6uCx.dpuf
After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some American
Wigeons. I had a perfect photo ready but someone "walking" (no leash)
their dogs came by and flushed the wigeons. Best place to check at the
smaller "New Hampshire pond" isn't the pond itself which freezes, but
rather the stream that flows around it. (usually on the west side by the
woods) Last winter, there were 3 beautiful drakes and a hybrid through
March but the preserve is still a reliable place if you're looking for
Eurasian Wigeons. - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=607470&MLID=NY01&MLNM=New%20York#sthash.eB1o6uCx.dpu
After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some American
Wigeons. I had a perfect photo ready but someone "walking" (no leash)
their dogs came by and flushed the wigeons. Best place to check at the
smaller "New Hampshire pond" isn't the pond itself which freezes, but
rather the stream that flows around it. (usually on the west side by the
woods) Last winter, there were 3 beautiful drakes and a hybrid through
March but the preserve is still a reliable place if you're looking for
Eurasian Wigeons. - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=607470&MLID=NY01&MLNM=New%20York#sthash.eB1o6uCx.dpuf

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