Today's bird report

One of the three swans still has a lure attached, although it doesn't seem to be as disruptive to its swimming as it was yesterday. We heard that Martin of the Prospect Alliance was out in a boat yesterday trying to rescue Ziggy from the fishing line, but was unable to catch it. All three were swimming nicely in the lake today. We shall see what happens next.

Swan family looking good.

A small group of geese is now located on the Southern part of the lake - near to one of the meeting circles. This was where one of the huge flocks had based themselves. I am wondering if there are so many geese back that there are now two flocks? Before the massacre, it looked like five flocks. I am wondering ho big a flock needs to be before it splits into two.

By meeting circle, I mean the place south of the lake, with benches around a circle, where there's a large painted rock in the center. When we first moved to Brooklyn and came to the park, there was a tree trunk in that spot. An artist had carved the trunk into a lion's head. it was magnificent, a genuine work of art. Alas, as with so many things in Prospect, it got destroyed - first burnt a little, then a lot. For many years, it just looked like a pile of crap. I'm glad the rock is there. Not nearly so wonderful as the lion's head, but nice nevertheless.