Fwd: BBC first Sunday recap

1st Sunday Walk led by Ryan

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Subject: BBC first Sunday recap
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

I led the club's first Sunday walk from the Boathouse today and we had a great turnout of 30 people (including some Manhattanites!) who braved mid-20s temperatures after it dropped 40 degrees overnight. Among the many highlights, we had nine duck species, including nine Ring-neckeds, four Common Mergansers, and a single Lesser Scaup. Another surprise was an Osprey flying over the Picnic House around 11, clearly getting a jump on spring, as well as four Merlins, two apiece in trees by the Sparrow Bowl and Quaker Ridge on the Nethermead side. Despite the cold, it was a really fun day.

Here is our eBird list from the day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216301591. 

One programming note: Today's walk started at 10 AM but next month we'll be back to 8 AM.

Ryan

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