End of the Long Winter

The official first day of spring has come and gone, but this long winter just won't let go. March 23rd and possible snow on Tuesday night, with temperatures in the high 30's. It's entirely unreasonable for this time of the year.

There's a silver lining to this, though: some of the wintering birds have a reason to hang around a bit longer. In my neighborhood, there has been a white-winged scoter that's lingered quite late in Inwood Hill Park, which obliged me by swimming into the inlet early last Sunday morning:

But the upcoming weekend is supposed to warm right back up again, thank goodness. In the meantime I'm gonna see if I can catch any late winter stragglers before this (hopefully final) cold snap goes away.