I didn’t get to see either of our two, that I know about, resident groundhogs this morning in Estabrook Park, but if they did poke their heads out they sure would not have seen their shadows here today, which means spring is on its way, and that sure tracks with the weather we’ve been having lately.
Despite the heavy overcast, I did get to continue our wrap-up of visiting winter waterfowl, and here’s a red-breasted merganser drake by the northern island, …
and here’s a common goldeneye hen who was hanging out with him. There was no sign of the drake from yesterday.
Other than that, my visit to the park was pretty uneventful until my walk home along the Oak Leaf Trail. There, not five feet off the pavement, I spotted this darling hermit thrush foraging in the leaf litter. The last time I was able to show you one of these cuties was back in mid-December.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 