Around 9:00 this morning, I saw a Rough-legged Hawk flying near the eastern end
of Mt Pleasant Rd. Finally, the first view of this species up here this winter.
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY 13068 USA
Phone 607-539-6608
e-mail m...@cornell.edu
Just last weekend during the GBBC, a spark dormant for 11 years went off and
my son Tilden's birding interest roared to life - turning him from
nonchalant bystander to new eBird enrollee to faithful checklister to bona
fide fanatic. (He says he likes birding because it's competitive.)
So he
Eight people joined me for a trip up the lake. The weather started out in
the 20's, windy, and sleety (if that is a word). As the day went on, it
either became warmer or we became numb to it. It was a super day despite
the weather, and we had lots of fun and saw lots of cool birds! We stopped
2 or
South winds strong enough to keep Lake Ontario flat led to excellent birding
and many highlights. At Oswego Harbor there was a surprising amount of ice.
The most interesting bird was a Ring-billed Gull (link below to photo) with
almost white mantle/wings. Primary tips, bill, and legs were
