A pair of Canvasbacks were found by Linda Pistolesi on Thursday at the north end of West Harlem Piers Park. The continued to be seen on Friday, so I went up to see them. They’re a short walk from the last westbound stop of the M125, so it was an easy transfer from the subway.

I missed them at first and I then went for a walk up in to 150s along the Hudson River. When I came back the Canvasbacks were out of view but quickly came back into view. I learned that they can easily hide among the pilings that protect the west side of the natural gas pipeline building and that I should have been more patient when I first arrived.

The pair spent about 45 minutes diving, then copulated and then rested.