A while ago I saw a book in a bookstore about the 50 best places to go birdwatching. I only flipped through it, but I noticed it said Jamaica Bay, New York. So since we are in New York City, it is the perfect time to go birdwatcing in Jamaica. They have a very nice wildlife preserve, with lakes and trails. We saw several Canadian geese, snow geese, and brants. We also saw a green-winged teal, and possibly a hooded merganser. We stopped at a blind and saw a little gray bird that may have been an eastern phoebe. It was great fun. Hopefully we'll come back one day in a different season to see more birds.