Today (Wednesday), after spending the morning on our south facing deck watching loads of Canada and snow geese fly over, Ton and I drove around Cayuga lake. On the northwest side, at the south end of the ice (which is south of Cayuga Lake State Park, where Lake Rd. rejoins 89) we found two huge flocks of snow geese in the water and on the ice, as well as a really big mixed raft of ducks. Mostly redheads, but also lots of scaup and smaller numbers of black ducks, ring-necked ducks, wigeon, gadwall, pintails, canvasbacks, hooded mergansers, red-breasted mergansers, bufflehead, mallards, swans, black-backed gulls, a bald eagle (which got the snow geese up into the air)......it was really amazing! We could pull off on Lake Road just before it rejoins 89 and had great views - with and without a scope. They will probably be there tomorrow as well. Highly recommended! Laura
Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu ________________________________________ From: Sandy Podulka <s...@cornell.edu> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:08 PM To: Laura Stenzler Subject: Re: Spring Ornithology starting Soon.... Mostly it's Pete Saracino. He's been posting to all sorts of listservs! At 11:01 AM 3/10/2021, you wrote: Now up to 5 Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu On Mar 10, 2021, at 11:00 AM, Sandy Podulka <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: Great!! On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Laura Stenzler <l...@cornell.edu<mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote: 3 people signed up this morning so your push is working! And it’s not even 9 am yet!!! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu> On Mar 10, 2021, at 6:11 AM, Sandy Podulka <s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:  Folks, Now that you know spring actually is coming, remember, Spring Ornithology starts March 30! Still lots of space. Here's my blurb (please share with friends or family ANYWHERE). --Sandy Podulka \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Would you like to learn more about birds and their lives? Consider taking the Cayuga Bird Club?s Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress, held Tuesday evenings March 30 to May 18 via Zoom. Even if you are a seasoned birder, your future birding experiences will be enriched by this course, by exploring beyond finding and identifying birds. Have a Tuesday night conflict? Classes are recorded for viewing or reviewing at your convenience. This course is perfectly timed to help people identify spring migrants and better understand bird behavior. Each meeting features a group of migratory birds that are at the peak of their spring migration, with discussions about bird song, migration, courtship, family life, conservation, and how to create a bird-friendly habitat on your own property. Dr. Kress, well known for his entertaining and engaging teaching style, illustrates each presentation with stunning photos and bird song recordings. Although the course focuses on birds of the northeastern U.S, most of the identification, behavior, and conservation tips are relevant to people everywhere. Dr. Kress served for many years as Director of the Audubon Seabird Restoration Program and Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine, and has written numerous books, articles, and online courses about birds and wildlife conservation. The course fee is $125 per household. Details and registration at: www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology<http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology> -- 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/ --
