Highlights of todays Prospect observances are ring-neckeds and Mergs.
Running into a friend on Well Drive on my way back to my office, I heard a report of 6 Ring-necked Ducks at Ducks Island. Then afterwards I ran into two more friends who mentioned they had 6 more in the Upper Pool. A dozen Ringnecks is a pretty cool number.
Of course as it has been the past 2 weeks, Common Mergansers dominate the news at Prospect Lake. 4 are still being reported .
Its that time of year.
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (4)
- Reported Feb 26, 2025 11:52 by Ant Tab
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S215562689
- Comments: "Four drakes continuing at center of lake."
-- - Reported Feb 26, 2025 11:52 by Ant Tab
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S215562689
- Comments: "Four drakes continuing at center of lake."
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