Housenick Park and the Silver Crest Pond ~ January 5, 2024

I went to Housenick Park this afternoon to see if the Western Kingbird and Eastern Phoebe were still there. I found the phoebe but never saw the kingbird.

Eastern Phoebe

A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was tapping on a tree near where the phoebe was.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

I was just about to get into the car when I noticed a Merlin perched atop a tree in the fencerow.

Merlin

Over at the Silver Crest Road retention pond, I found 6 Ruddy Ducks, a Great Blue Heron, and one Snow x Canada Goose hybrid among 500 Canada Geese.

A Snow x Canada Goose hybrid.

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