Some New "First-of-the-Year" Birds ~ April 3, 2025

Adam Miller saw 4 Bonaparte's Gulls on the Nazareth Quarry this morning. I was planning on going there anyway, but when I got there, they had moved on. Birds that were still there included 47 Ruddy Ducks, 12 Buffleheads, 2 American Black Ducks, 14 American Coots, 5 Horned Grebes, and Tree and Northern Rough-winged Swallows.

Next, I checked the Regency ponds. The north pond held my "first-of-the-year" Greater Yellowlegs, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and 3 Pectoral Sandpipers.

Greater Yellowlegs

Pectoral Sandpipers

A pair of Gadwall were new to the scene.

A male Gadwall.

Twelve Green-winged Teal and 3 Northern Shovelers were also seen in the north pond. Three Blue-winged Teal were present in the south pond.

The nearby Silver Crest Road pond held 3 Snow Geese among 51 Canada Geese, 12 Ruddy Ducks, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, and a Bufflehead.

My next stop was Louise Moore Park. There, I found 11 Northern Flickers, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, and my first 2 Chipping Sparrows of 2025.

Northern Flicker

Chipping Sparrow

My last stop was Green Pond. An American Kestrel was on the shed by the retention ponds. Along the fence surrounding the back middle pond were 4 Palm Warblers, another first for me for 2025.

Palm Warbler

A Wilson's Snipe was in the small pond next to the house at the intersection. Two more Palm Warblers and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet were seen by Green Pond itself.

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