Birding Right After the Rain ~ March 23, 2024

As soon as the rain wound down, I drove up to the Nazareth Quarry. There, I found 52 Ruddy Ducks, 11 Buffleheads, 22 American Coots, 2 Pied-billed Grebes, an Osprey, and a Double-crested Cormorant.

Osprey

Double-crested Cormorant

I headed towards Bath, stopped at the Silver Crest Road pond, and saw 7 Ruddy Ducks and 5 Ring-necked Ducks.

Ruddy Duck

Nearby at the Regency Boulevard ponds, there were 22 Buffleheads, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Killdeer, and 4 Eastern Bluebirds at the north pond.

Male and female Ring-necked Ducks

Eastern Bluebird

I didn't get to Green Pond until around sunset. There were 5 Snow Geese at the flooded field area, a Common Merganser on Green Pond, and a Blue-winged Teal in the little pond next to the house on the corner. I took photos of the teal, but it was near dusk, so all of the photos came out blurry. This was the best one of the bunch.

Blue-winged Teal

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