Conditions weren't great for some birding today, my eagerness to get out and not be snowbound or should I say bad weather called me out to check the park for a potential good bird. Not so with all the dismal look of drizzle and a still totally frozen lake diminishes any good birding.Nevertheless, it was good to be out.
There was a winter sports festival called "Winter jam" taking place on the nethermead where folks tried out snowboarding on a makeshift ramp, snowshoeing and XC skiing. The good part was the snow was groomed flat by a ski grooming truck which makes its ideal for me to XC ski and practice for the coming week. I need to work on freestyle and braking ....
Warmer weather the next two days in the low 40's; hope for some snow melt and watch your step.
List
Location: Prospect Park--Feeders
Observation date: 2/5/11
Number of species: 6
Downy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 2
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 2/5/11
Number of species: 14
Lake
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Black Duck 5
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ruddy Duck 1
American Coot 9
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Rock Pigeon X
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 edge
Song Sparrow 1 edge
White-throated Sparrow 4 edge
Northern Cardinal 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
