10/26 Carolyn Cimino with Hank Golet: We visited several ponds and
reservoirs in Durham, Wallingford, and Meriden today.
Here is where we went and what we saw or didn't see:
Pistapaug Pond - Durham/Wallingford:
10 ruby-crowned kinglets
200+ ruddy ducks
McKenzie Reservoir - Wallingford, once at 10AM and once again at 1PM when
we were joined by Buzz Devine. Neither time did we see the GWFG.
BARNACLE GOOSE
1 northern shoveler f.
1 hooded merganser f.
5 ruddy duck
50+ green-winged teal
10 killdeer
2 great egret
1 great blue heron
approx. 300 Canada geese
Bishop's Pond - Meriden:
160 Am. wigeon
3 northern shoveler (imm.)
50 green-winged teal
40 Canada geese
Greenbacker's Farm Pond - Durham
1 hooded merganser m.
100 Canada geese (no GWFG)
phoebes and yellow-rumps also in most of these spots
Carolyn Cimino
Waterford
10/26 Carolyn Cimino with Hank Golet: We visited several ponds and
reservoirs in Durham, Wallingford, and Meriden today.
Here is where we went and what we saw or didn't see:
Pistapaug Pond - Durham/Wallingford:
10 ruby-crowned kinglets
200+ ruddy ducks
McKenzie Reservoir - Wallingford, once at 10AM and once again at 1PM when
we were joined by Buzz Devine. Neither time did we see the GWFG.
BARNACLE GOOSE
1 northern shoveler f.
1 hooded merganser f.
5 ruddy duck
50+ green-winged teal
10 killdeer
2 great egret
1 great blue heron
approx. 300 Canada geese
Bishop's Pond - Meriden:
160 Am. wigeon
3 northern shoveler (imm.)
50 green-winged teal
40 Canada geese
Greenbacker's Farm Pond - Durham
1 hooded merganser m.
100 Canada geese (no GWFG)
phoebes and yellow-rumps also in most of these spots
Carolyn Cimino
Waterford