A rainy, overcast day with dirty snow and mud seems like a good time to reflect on the month of March and illustrate early spring in Central New York. I’ll emphasize wet places and some of the birds that frequent them.

Hooded Merganser

Canada Goose and a pair of ring-necked ducks

Canada geese grazing in a farm field

Killdeer grooming at a spring seep

A pair of mallards under the reflection of deep snow

Great Blue Heron over ice and Canada geese on open water

A solitary Snow Goose in a flock of Canada geese

Migrating snow geese above farm fields, refueling on waste grain
Photos by NB Hunter, March 2017. ©All Rights Reserved.