West Pond visit at Jamaica Bay…

Today, the weather was nice with good light, so I decided to take a walk around the West Pond at Jamaica Bay.   It appeared that many people felt the same way; the trail was quite busy with folks out for a casual stroll as well as photographers and birders.   The highlight of my day was the Northern Pintail that was seen on the West Pond around bench number one.   Here is my list of birds from the walk.

1. White-throated Sparrow
2. Flocks of Goldfinches (flying overhead)
3. House Finches
4. Great Egret
5. Snowy Egret
6. Great Blue Heron
7. Mallard
8. American Wigeon
9. Northern Pintail
10. Greater Scaup
11. Lesser Scaup
12. Bufflehead
13. Ruddy Duck
14. American Black Duck
15. Green Winged Teal
16. Horned Grebe
17. American Coot
18. Northern Mockingbird
19. Canadian Goose
20. Snow Goose
21. Double Crested Cormorant
22. Hooded Merganser

Hooded Mergansers with Green Winged Teal in the background.


Northern Pintail.