Monday, March 10, 2014

Massapequa Preserve

At the pond by Pittsburgh Avenue, Redwinged Blackbirds were out in full force singing, as were Cardinals and Song Sparrows. I saw some Skunk Cabbage along the stream so the first flowers are starting to "bloom". On the pond were mostly Mallards, some Black Ducks, Canada Geese, Mute Swans, one female Common Merganser and a drake flew overhead. Also saw a single Wood Duck and Green Winged Teal.
At the pond by Sunrise Highway again were mostly Mallards with a few domestic types mixed in. Some Hooded Mergansers were also present. One thing that seemed odd was that I found at least 2 dead Mute Swans (possibly 3) a little south of Clark St. I just hope that they weren't killed by someone.

Redwinged Blackbird

Redwinged Blackbird

Green Winged Teal and Wood Duck

No comments:

Post a Comment