For the first time, I decided to check out the Monocacy Creek section of Surrey Glen Park in Lower Nazareth Township, where I found 22 White-throated Sparrows, 13 Dark-eyed Juncos, 9 American Robins, 6 Cedar Waxwings, and a Purple Finch plus a 'fly-by' Cooper's Hawk.
Three Killdeer were the only notable birds at the Regency ponds, but the Silver Crest Road pond held 8 Green-winged Teal, 4 Ruddy Ducks, 3 Common Mergansers, plus an aberrant Canada Goose among the 500 others.
The Newburg Park pond, which had been dry for months, was partially filled by the recent rains and attracted 37 Mallards and a Green-winged Teal.
The final stop was the Trio Farms Boulevard retention ponds that produced 33 Mallards, a Green-winged Teal, a Great Blue Heron, and the continuing Pied-billed Grebe.
