A wintery mix kept me in the car this morning, but I got my best species
Mehrhof count this winter at the ice-free pond in Little Ferry. I was
“camped out” in the car where I could view and scope the pond from the
road. 1500+ Ruddy Ducks were very active in the falling snow, skittering
across the water every couple minutes. Also had Great Egret, 9 Lesser
Scaup, 8 Common Mergs and 10 Hoodies
Location: Mehrhof Pond
Observation date: 12/21/08
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose 14
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 3
Northern Shoveler 6
Green-winged Teal 4
Lesser Scaup 9
Hooded Merganser 10
Common Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 1500
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
American Robin 1
European Starling 5
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
American Goldfinch 8
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