A Visit to the 'Local Ponds' ~ September 29, 2022

The only notable birds found at the woods edge at the Regency Boulevard retention ponds were a Northern Parula and four Eastern Phoebes. The field edge once again produced a Lincoln's Sparrow and a few Savannah Sparrows plus the usual Song Sparrows.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Here's a photo showing a comparison between a Savannah Sparrow and a Song Sparrow.

Savannah Sparrow (left) and a Song Sparrow (right)

Over at the north pond, two Blue-winged Teal continued along with the Pied-billed Grebe and the Hooded Merganser.

Blue-winged Teal

Pied-billed Grebe

Hooded Merganser

Among the roughly one hundred Tree Swallows were a very late Bank Swallow, two pretty late Barn Swallows, and around five Northern Rough-winged Swallows.

Tree Swallows

Barn Swallow

A Lesser Yellowlegs was preening itself on the floating berm in the south pond.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Over at the West Gremar Road retention pond, a Pectoral Sandpiper was flying around and feeding with four Lesser Yellowlegs.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs (left) and Pectoral Sandpiper (right)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Four Lesser Yellowlegs

The area at the Newburg Road retention pond held a Great Blue Heron, an Eastern Phoebe, and eleven Savannah Sparrows.

Savannah Sparrow

In the early afternoon, I checked the area by the intersection at Green Pond and found a brightly-colored Tennessee Warbler and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Tennessee Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

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