king eider continues in oswego harbor. just off port authority pier near old buoys on pier. Beautiful mAle. Thank for reporting t his life bird.
On Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 12:56 PM Susan Gateley <su...@silverwaters.com wrote: > If it's on the way to Oswego you can also check out the channel at Fair > Haven via the West Bay road park at end. Often lots of long tails, diver > ducks etc there. Wave action usually keeps channel and north end of bay > semi open to open > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 12:49 PM John and Fritzie Blizzard < > job121...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> To all ... Sorry I didn't better indicate the locations. >> >> Head towards the Lake on *W.* *1st St.* off Rte. 104 & eventually dead >> end at the Marine Museum. For those who haven't been there, you can park & >> walk around behind the museum to view the river & harbor as well as the >> marina. I suggest you Google Oswego Marine Museum, enlarge the area & that >> will show you the river, harbor & marina waters to the west. I think when >> most of us say "Oswego River" we mean that particular spot. Off W. 1st St. >> are one block long side streets to get you closer to the river. >> >> *Lake St.* that goes west off W. 1st St. (where you enter the driveway >> to the museum by the large fuel storage tanks) goes up the hill to an >> overlook with good parking/viewing of the lake & marinas. Follow Lake St. >> on down the other side to *Breitbeck Park* to walk to the lake shore. >> >> I *don't* bird above the lock & up-river south towards Fulton but a >> walkway exists all along behind the businesses. On rare occasions I may go >> to the Fort Ontario overlook on the east side of the river accessed by E. >> 7th St. off E. Bridge St./Rte. 104. >> >> The grebe & large nos. of long-tails were on the river downstream from >> the little riverside park & the lock below the Rte. 104/W. Bridge St. >> bridge & to the harbor. The L-Ts move up & down the river, into the marina, >> all along the breakwalls. They tend to fly out onto Lake Ontario in mid-day >> but that may not always be. Other birds ... mallards, mergansers, etc. >> usually are on the east side of the river on the rocks & waters under the >> bridge below the lock. >> >> Kathy & I went to what is known as Wright's Landing to where we saw the >> many w-w scoters & the King Eider. Be aware that the birds are often >> changing locations throughout the day so you may have to scan various >> areas & even return to places you've already looked. A birder there had >> missed the black scoter, I think she said, that flew in to where she had >> left just moments before. >> >> The conclusion ... birds don't stay in one spot to be seen where others >> saw them so, good luck! If you like fish, Skip's Fish Fry is at the corner >> of W. 2nd & Schuyler Sts.. >> >> Fritzie >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- >> > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
