An Area Pond Run ~ November 22, 2023

Around noon, I drove over to the Regency Boulevard retention ponds. The north pond continued to hold 7 Buffleheads and a Great Blue Heron. A skein of about 250 Snow Goose flew overhead.

Over at the Silver Crest Road pond, a pair of Hooded Mergansers were present along with 10 Common Mergansers, 8 Ruddy Ducks, and the continuing Lesser Scaup and Belted Kingfisher.

A pair of Hooded Mergansers

Lesser Scaup

Over at the Hollo Road retention pond, 24 Green-winged Teal and 5 American Black Ducks were seen. The brushy area next to the pond held a Ruby-crowned Kinglet among 11 White-throated Sparrows.

Green-winged Teal

American Black Duck

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Two Killdeer were in the field between the hospital and Koch Toyota at the Newburg Road pond area while a Bald Eagle perched on one of the high-tension powerline towers.

Killdeer

Bald Eagle

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