March doubles down!

As nice as yesterday was, today is on track to be even nicer. Temps started out about the same, but the wind was lighter, and highway noise is usually noticeably quieter early on weekend mornings. Thus, it was a fabulous morning for a walk in Estabrook Park.

I thought I’d change things up a bit and visit the pond before the north end, in case I’ve been missing something by waiting until a bit later. So, as I approached the pond, I could hear a bird calling loudly, but I didn’t recognize it right away, and it took me a moment to spot the source, this Cooper’s hawk, who seemed to be searching for something or someone.

Here it is making the call and letting me sneak an unobstructed view through the branches.

I eventually did move on to the north end, where I didn’t see more than mallards and geese, as has been the norm lately, so I stopped back by the pond. As I sat on the bench searching in vain for the wood duck or the red-breasted merganser we saw yesterday, the merganser suddenly flew in for a landing.