Today's big star in Prospect Park was the continuing AMERICAN BITTERN.
First reported to me this morning of this bittern at the phragmite marsh across from the Wellhouse,it supposedly put on a nice display. From ebird reports filed by multiple observers, I gathered it stuck long there at that spot; but at some time it climbed upward into the tree(s). See Charles Tangs photo as well as a video clip I posted earlier today.
At some point late morning the Bittern flew out to reside in the phragmite marsh opposite the Well Drive 3 Shipping containers. More details emerged that it was seen well enough there even observed eating a fish.
Late this afternoon , while the Bittern gets all the attention, a hen COMMON MERGANSER made a landing in the lake as reported by Richard P.
