Not seeing anything of note from earlier reports for the lake, this early eve, when I sometimes go for my customary walk to the park, I found among 12 --corrected from a previous field post--RING-NECKED DUCKS two different ducks.Among those guys and gals, is a mixed pair of LESSER SCAUP. They almost blended in too well , given the similarity to the Ring-necks but my sharp eye caught the dissimilar ducks..Glad to see the "something new" for the season.
Paul Chung took photos earlier of some of the waterfowl dignitaries on the lake, which you can access thru his gallery link with his note.The first six photos of Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Duck and Red-Necked Grebe
Hi Peter,
Attached are a few pictures taken today at Prospect Lake. The Red Necked grebes were in the middle of the lake so the pictures are not as clear as the others.
Higher resolution pictures at:
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/92050223@N02/
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Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, US-NY
Apr 5, 2014 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
15 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 5 flyover Peninsula from lake
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 1
Ring-necked Duck 12 near West Isl rustic shelter
Lesser Scaup 2, mixed pair, with RNDU
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Red-necked Grebe 3 as usual,center
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Three sisters islands
American Coot 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
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