American Woodcocks at the Melchor Tract Park ~ March 10, 2025

I did a late morning walk at Housenick Park. Highights seen there included Field Sparrow, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Field Sparrow

Pileated Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Another interesting sighting was two mixed skeins of geese, part Canada and part Snow Geese.

A mixed skein of Canada Geese and Snow Geese.

A Fox Sparrow and a Winter Wren were the other birds of note.
I stopped at Green Pond to see what might be there. Along the treeline by the golf course, I spotted an American Tree Sparrow among 14 Dark-eyed Juncos. It was only the second Tree Sparrow I had ever seen at Green Pond.

American Tree Sparrow

An American Black Duck was with Mallards on the wooded pond next to the house at the intersection.

American Black Duck

Also seen there were 2 Snow Geese, a Great Blue Heron, a Common Raven, 3 Eastern Bluebirds, 6 American Robins, and 4 Red-winged Blackbirds.
I went home, had dinner, and then headed for the Melchor Tract Park to see if there were any American Woodcocks displaying. Before sunset, I saw several skeins of Canada Geese heading north, 46 Red-winged Blackbirds, and 3 Eastern Bluebirds.

Eastern Bluebird

Finally near dark, I saw two silhouetted American Woodcocks flying around and one strutting around in one of the grassy paths. I took this blurry photo of it at 1/5 of a second at ISO-10,000.

American Woodcock

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