Sunday morning was windy and cold. Viewing Boonton Reservoir and Lake Parsippany was a bone-chilling experience. Simon Lane and I attempted to relocate some of the species found on the reservoir yesterday. All of the Common Mergansers, Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup seen Saturday were surprisingly absent from the south end. The female Red-breasted Merganser was cooperative but yesterday’s Long-tailed Duck and Iceland Gull were not found. The five Common Goldeneye relocated to the north end of the reservoir where the Rockaway River feeds in. While viewing the Goldeneye, a flock of 10 chattering Pine Siskins flew overhead.

Lake Parsippany held the same waterfowl and gulls as yesterday with 20 Ring-necked Ducks, 5 Lesser Scaup, 1 American Coot, Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls and approximately 200 Canada Geese who looked like they had no intention of going anywhere in the biting wind and cold.