Monthly Archives: April 2020

Busy, busy morning on the pond, despite the frost on the grass! Maybe everyone’s trying to fill up and find a good place to wait out the snow forecast for tomorrow. First up, the new guests. I had heard reports that blue-winged teals had been spotted, but I haven’t had the pleasure myself until this morning. Also,Continue reading “Estabrook Park, calm before the storm”

Despite the cold, it was like “old home week” at the pond this morning with the pair of canada geese, the bachelor mallards, the wood ducks, and the pied-billed grebe. Plus the male red-breasted merganser was back along with one female mallard. A male belted kingfisher stopped by, but went away hungry. Further into theContinue reading “Estabrook Park”

It was a cold and blustery morning at the park, and the canada geese, mallards, wood ducks, and grebe were all going about their usual routine. With nothing new on the water, and upon the suggestion of new reader Donna Miller, I focused on the bushes and finally managed to catch a couple of stillContinue reading “Thirsty Thursday at Estabrook Park”

Big day at the park this morning, but nothing too exciting at the pond: It was very foggy and very still. The mergansers appear to have all moved on. The pair of canada geese might still have eggs in the nest after all. The 3 pairs of wood ducks and 3 mallard bachelors are stillContinue reading “Hump Day at Estabrook Park”

It started out slow, with just a couple of mallards and the pair of geese, and I was just about to move on, when a couple with an energetic dog off its leash came by. The dog may a beeline for the shore and immediately attracted the attention of the goose. Soon after, though, itContinue reading “The Estabrook Park Report, Tuesday Edition”

It as a slow Monday morning at the pond. Just the pair of canada geese, 3 male mallards, and a pair of wood ducks on the water. The red-winged blackbird continued to evade a good photo op, but I did catch a female downy woodpecker. The better show was yesterday afternoon when the sun cameContinue reading “Monday, Monday in Estabrook Park”

There was a lot of action this morning, but I don’t have much to show for it. Both Canada geese were off the pond honking at some other geese when I arrived. The exposed nest looked empty, but I can’t say for sure. The nesting pair did return, and one of them did climb back upContinue reading “If it’s Sunday, it’s The Estabrook Park Report”

There were new birds on the pond this morning! Woo hoo. Besides the usual cast of characters, the nesting pair of Canada geese, the fraternity of bachelor mallards, the pairs of wood ducks, the solo male red-breasted merganser, and the solo pied-billed grebe (who caught a fish again this morning, I honestly don’t know whereContinue reading “The Estabrook Park Report, Saturday Edition”

Grey skies, so the pictures aren’t as pretty as yesterday’s. The pair of Canada Geese are still watching over the pond and incubating their eggs. The male honked at multiple fly-bys, and finally scrambled to chase off another couple that wouldn’t take no for an answer. The Mallard Fraternity is up to 5 members thisContinue reading “The Estabrook Park Report”

There was frost on the grass, but the sky was clear, and the breeze was just about nonexistent. The surface of the pond was a mirror. The pair of Canada geese are still there, and I even got a not great shot when the one on the nest stood up, and you can see theContinue reading “The Estabrook Park Report”