Regency Ponds, Green Pond, and Newburg Road Ponds ~ July 11, 2023

I decided to do a check of the area ponds in the afternoon. The first stop was at the Regency Boulevard retention ponds. Because of the heavy rains on Sunday, the water level in the ponds was high enough that no muddy shoreline existed, thereby ruling out the chance to find any shorebirds. In the north pond, a Great Blue Heron flew by.

Great Blue Heron

A female Wood Duck was guarding seven young in the south pond.

A female Wood Duck with seven young.

The Killdeer continued to sit on her nest with two eggs underneath her.

A Killdeer on her nest.

I headed for Green Pond. As I was driving along Steuben Road, three Osprey were circling over the field.

Osprey

The retention ponds in the area of Green Pond produced seven Great Blue Herons, a Green Heron, and the continuing Snow Goose.

Great Blue Herons

Green Heron

Snow Goose

My next stop was the Newburg Road retention ponds. As I parked next to the east retention pond behind the hospital, the Great Egret that was occasionally visiting there flew out and headed for the west pond.

Great Egret

The west retention pond by Koch Toyota is usually a dry, grassy bowl, but half of it was full of water from the heavy rains. The egret was in there feeding on worms.

Great Egret with a worm in its beak.

Great Egret

While watching the egret, I noticed another bird near it that turned out to be a Solitary Sandpiper.

Solitary Sandpiper

Then, I was surprised to hear a Savannah Sparrow singing from one of the nearby trees.

Savannah Sparrow

Four young Eastern Bluebirds were also perched near the base of one of the high-tension towers.

Young Eastern Bluebirds

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