Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Candace Cornell]

I could not guess the number of geese out today off of Cayuga State Park,
as the gigantic rafts spread as far as I could see up and down the lake.
When I reported "tens of thousands" of geese, I would have said a million,
but for fear of exaggeration. Their collective noise at rest is impressive.

Eyes to the sky-the migration is on! The osprey will arrive starting March
29 +/-.
Candace.

On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 7:07 PM, bob mcguire 
wrote:

> Wasn’t that amazing???  We observed that extended flock - and another one
> farther south, opposite Aurora - this afternoon. We gave up trying to count
> (and looking for Ross’s Goose) and made a “questimate” of at least ONE
> MILLION. I wonder if anyone actually has a count?
>
> Bob
>
> On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>
> I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm
> today off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake.  A dozen or
> so swans (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they
> were herding the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud.
> Candace
>
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott 
> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday and today, moderate-sized rafts on Cayuga Lake off Lansing
>> Station Road, Lansing.
>>
>> Donna Scott
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[bob mcguire]

Wasn’t that amazing???  We observed that extended flock - and another one 
farther south, opposite Aurora - this afternoon. We gave up trying to count 
(and looking for Ross’s Goose) and made a “questimate” of at least ONE MILLION. 
I wonder if anyone actually has a count?

Bob
> On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
> 
> I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm today 
> off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake.  A dozen or so swans 
> (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they were herding 
> the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud.
> Candace
> 
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott  > wrote:
> Yesterday and today, moderate-sized rafts on Cayuga Lake off Lansing Station 
> Road, Lansing. 
> 
> Donna Scott
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Candace Cornell]

I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm today
off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake.  A dozen or so
swans (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they were
herding the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud.
Candace

On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> Yesterday and today, moderate-sized rafts on Cayuga Lake off Lansing
> Station Road, Lansing.
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> Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Eurasian lifers!

[Donna Lee Scott]

This afternoon I birded up the east side of Cayuga Lake to Montezuma NWR 
visitor center.
At Union Springs north of Village Hall I found the Eurasian Widgeon at lake 
edge (thank you Diane Morton!) along with lots of other elegant ducks, 
including American Widgeon Northern Pintail, Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Common 
merganser, Scaup sp. and others.
Eur. Widgeon = life bird!

At MNWR visitors center, I found the Eurasian Teal (lifer #2) feeding with N 
Pintail & Green Wing Teals. It was neat to have the 2 different teals near each 
other for comparison. Enjoyed the Northern Shovelers & saw a mature Bald Eagle 
fly over.

On way home saw 2 Amer. Kestrels on wires a few telephone poles apart, as well 
as an expected big flock of Snow Geese in a corn field.
Also saw a lone Snow Goose, a lone Canada Goose & a lone Amer. Crow all 
together by Mill Pond in U. Springs - an odd trio.

I saw lots of others; Lovely day for birding!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Peregine Falcon - typo

[Marie P. Read]

pake-breasted = pale-breasted!

Marie

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Peregine Falcon

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[cayugabirds-l] Peregine Falcon

[Marie P. Read]

I headed up to Aurora this morning early hoping to find photographable 
Red-breasted Mergansers near the boathouse.
En route, just south of the ex-Triangle Diner (about 7:30 am), I passed a 
pake-breasted raptor in a tree, too big for a kestrel, too small for a buteo, 
so I back up and identified a Peregrine Falcon! (Not relocated when I came back 
a couple of hours later.

At the Aurora Boathouse, the RB Mergs were few and uncooperatively distant, but 
a bunch of Buffleheads kept me entertained with their courtship displays.
Other species seen were Common Mergansers and Snow Geese.

Salt Pt had distant flocks of Common Goldeneye performing displays, driving 
this photographer nuts with frustration! Need a 6000mm lens!!!

Marie


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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike at Landon Rd and 79 - still there 4pm-ish

[Marie P. Read]

Jeff's Northern Shrike was still in at Landon Road around 4:00pm when I watched 
it for 20 minutes or so. Far off the road in a shrubby field just SE of the 
Landon/Slaterville Road junction. Too far for photos, but a cool bird to watch 
nonetheless! And the lone Snow Bunting was foraging along the roadside too.

Thanks to Jeff for sharing with us.

Marie



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Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2018 1:52 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike at Landon Rd and 79

One of the most cooperative Shrikes I've seen in the county.   I initially saw 
it at noon in an unsuccessful pursuit of a single Snow Bunting and both 
remained visible from Landon Rd for most of the 20 minutes I was there.
  Jeff

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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike at Landon Rd and 79

[Jeff Gerbracht]

One of the most cooperative Shrikes I've seen in the county.   I initially
saw it at noon in an unsuccessful pursuit of a single Snow Bunting and both
remained visible from Landon Rd for most of the 20 minutes I was there.
  Jeff

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Donna Lee Scott]

Yesterday and today, moderate-sized rafts on Cayuga Lake off Lansing Station 
Road, Lansing.

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Semi-palmated Plover

[Robin Cisne]

On the move this morning, seen twice in the field at the southwest corner
of Route 79 & Landon Road.



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