The morning started out dark and damp, but the temperature was mild, and the sun eventually came out, so it was not a bad start to the weekend.
Best of all, I spotted another new bird for us in a tree with small red berries at the edge of a field. This “rather large, subtly attractive thrush with blue-gray head, dark chestnut-brown back, gray rump, and variable peachy-buff wash on spotted breast” is called a fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), and as you may already be able to tell from its pose, it’s a close cousin of both the European blackbird and the American robin.
The green-winged teals are still around, I counted 8 today, and this handsome little devil was finally in the mood for pictures, at least for a moment.
The white-fronted geese are also still here, and this one posed long enough for the sun to come out from behind a cloud.
Finally, the goldfinches are still raiding the alder trees.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 