Purple Finches, the Regency Ponds, and Green Pond ~ April 7, 2023

Just after noon at home, I glanced out at the feeders and saw a pair of Purple Finches, which allowed me to slowly open the window far enough to get some nice photos of each of them.

Male Purple Finch

Female Purple Finch

Over at the Regency Boulevard retention ponds, I found 12 Buffleheads, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, a Ruddy Duck, and a Hooded Merganser in the north pond.

A Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, and a Bufflehead

Ruddy Duck

Hooded Merganser

Along the north shoreline of the north pond were a Greater Yellowlegs, two Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Wilson's Snipe plus one of the nine Killdeer that were present.

Lesser Yellowlegs (left) and Greater Yellowlegs (right)

Wilson's Snipe

The highlight at the south pond came when a Red Fox trotted right past me, grabbed what I think was a rat just inside the fence, and continued on with it towards the north pond.

Red Fox

Red Fox with prey

A Northern Flicker and two Chipping Sparrows were seen along the woods edge.

Northern Flicker

On the way back home, I saw a Pied-billed Grebe and a Green-winged Teal on Green Pond while a Red-shouldered Hawk circled overhead.

Pied-billed Grebe

Red-shouldered Hawk

Two Palm Warblers were at the pond's southeastern corner.

Palm Warbler

The swampy area near the intersection held, what else(?), a Swamp Sparrow.

Swamp Sparrow

Six Hooded Mergansers and a Snow Goose were in the surrounding retention ponds.

Hooded Merganser

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