Little Gap, Regency Ponds, and Green Pond ~ October 28, 2025

I went up to Little Gap in the late morning and spent most of the afternoon there. Here's the view looking east-northeast up the ridgeline.

The view from the Little Gap Hawkwatch.

I got distant looks at two Golden Eagles, my first of the year. Other raptors seen there included 3 Bald Eagles, 2 Northern Harriers, 13 Red-tailed Hawks, 5 Red-shouldered Hawks, 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and a Cooper's Hawk. Three Common Ravens and a dozen Purple Finches also flew by.

Common Raven

A group of birds behind the lookout were comprised of 21 Dark-eyed Juncos, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

I drove down through Bath and stopped at the Silver Crest Road pond. Three Ruddy Ducks and a Belted Kingfisher were there among the roughly 500 Canada Geese.

I continued on down to the Regency ponds where 18 American Pipits, a Pied-billed Grebe, and 5 Killdeer were the highlights.

I then stopped at the Green Pond area and checked the mostly muddy Farmersville Road pond to see if the 3 Pectoral Sandpipers and the Lesser Yellowlegs were still there. They were, along with 6 Killdeer.

The Lesser Yellowlegs (top) and the 3 Pectoral Sandpipers.

Pectoral Sandpipers

Lesser Yellowlegs

The back middle pond held 3 Green-winged Teal while a Great Blue Heron was in the Green Pond Road pond.

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