October 8, 2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!
𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…
Two visits to the Warden's Watch (one with spotting scope) netted me 10 duck species in one day at the Celery Farm. (I did not see the Hoodies that were hanging out last week, or it would have been 11).
Does anyone know what the record is?
Here are the 10: Ruddy, Redhead, Am. Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Black Duck, Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, and another one.
I just remembered — Wood Duck!
Joe Koscielny visited the Celery Farm recently and shared the pix accompanying this post. (Thanks, Joe! What, no Ralph pic this time? An earlier Joe K. pic of Ralph is here, for the record.)