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I went out for a walk in the park about an hour ago. It rained pretty hard in the morning, and was still gray and overcast, so there were very few humans in the park.
The mallards and Canada geese were mostly on the lawns between the water and Indian Road, some grazing, some just sitting there, some walking around but not grazing. That, more than the temperature (mid-60s F/upper teens C), felt autumnal.
The two egrets sitting on the new kayak/canoe dock aren't particularly seasonal, but it was good to see that the birds like the new metal dock as well as the decrepit concrete it replaced. (The concrete was well past use for ducks, though fine to walk on except at high tide.) I stopped and talked briefly with someone sitting on a bench, who confirmed that yes, there were two—I'd been sure of one on the railing and one on the dock itself, then came closer and the lower one was hard to see, so I asked him. Another few steps toward him, and both were clearly visible again.
The mallards and Canada geese were mostly on the lawns between the water and Indian Road, some grazing, some just sitting there, some walking around but not grazing. That, more than the temperature (mid-60s F/upper teens C), felt autumnal.
The two egrets sitting on the new kayak/canoe dock aren't particularly seasonal, but it was good to see that the birds like the new metal dock as well as the decrepit concrete it replaced. (The concrete was well past use for ducks, though fine to walk on except at high tide.) I stopped and talked briefly with someone sitting on a bench, who confirmed that yes, there were two—I'd been sure of one on the railing and one on the dock itself, then came closer and the lower one was hard to see, so I asked him. Another few steps toward him, and both were clearly visible again.