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Nosy Neighbor: Where are the ducks?
M. wrote: “Where are all the ducks at the lily pond in Rockefeller Park? My toddler has been very upset that they aren’t there. There appears to be one male and one female there occasionally but no babies this year.”
The answer: Who knows? The ducks are free to come and go as they please, said Nick Sbordone, BPCA’s communications officer. “We usually observe them in the pond as well as atop the Irish Hunger Memorial. We expect they’ll be making more public appearances in the coming weeks. And when they do we encourage members of the public — and BPCA does the same — to Keep It Wild.”
In other words: don’t feed the animals.
“Our green spaces provide the food and habitat these animals need,” the video will tell you. “Observe from a distance, both for your safety and the animal’s. Wildlife does not benefit from human interaction.”
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BPCA put little wire fencing around all the areas in the pond where the ducks would build their nests. These areas are also where the little duckling learn to eat bugs. The wire fencing catches them and drowns them.
I think it’s the weather! Found those ducks in Teardrop Park during the crazy rains of last week and I bet that pond is too hot right now vs the Hudson with the crazy heat of this week. Hope the koi are ok.
There’s been a stunning black-crowned night heron hanging around the last few weeks. The ducks don’t like him.
That Heron comes and goes. I’ve seen it a bunch over the past 3 years.
There was also a night heron hanging around a few years ago. The ducks are not happy because herons are hunters, and baby ducks are prime game. We‘ve seen ducks fighting off a heron.