Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Mega Brooklyn find 7 Harlequin Ducks Red Hook

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) (7)
- Reported Dec 28, 2021 10:54 by Peter Paul
- Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6727793,-74.0177375&ll=40.6727793,-74.0177375
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99574824
- Comments: "Rare!!  Complete surprise!  Flew in from Governor's Island area maybe? An expletive was yelled out, before Mike Y said "A flock of Harlequin Ducks!!" Very pretty dark ducks, mix of adult males and female/young types - males with harlequin patterning and white crescent on face, females/young birds with white ear patches. Photos"