Still 100+ mixed swans along Armitage road in the flooded fields, nice close looks too. Tip: stay in your car (use your directional signals and pull to the side of the road if you’re going to come to a stop) but they’re sensitive it seems and as soon as a human shows themselves, the swans move back or fly off.
Several hundred (that I could see but likely More) puddle ducks, dominated by mallards. 100+ gulls as well. East of the flooded fields, before the Route 89 intersection, I spotted several clumps of Sandhill cranes on either side of the road. Good birding on my commute! Alyssa Johnson Environmental Educator Montezuma Audubon Center -- 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/ --
