Re: [cayugabirds-l] Many Horned Grebes on the south end of Cayuga

[Dave Nutter]

Friday afternoon I biked to Stewart Park in an unsuccessful quest for Eastern 
Phoebe. I scoped the lake, which was calm and well lit and lacking heat 
shimmer, and I must agree with Joe: there were hordes of Horned Grebes. My 
eBird report had so many that it broke eBird, and is awaiting a reviewer to 
decide whether my sighting of 104 of them will ever see the light of day. They 
were mostly in several flocks far NW & N of the red lighthouse, although a few 
were closer to Stewart Park, and those in flocks were dozing, preening, 
bathing, and interacting more than diving, so I’m fairly confident of the 
number, although many were quite distant. Saturday morning I went to the white 
lighthouse for another look at the lake, hoping to take photos, but I saw zero 
Horned Grebes. Either they all migrated, or the gathering was an afternoon 
phenomenon. 

EBird has also quarantined my report of 136 Buffleheads from Friday afternoon, 
a species which is more common here, and also more visually distinctive. 
Saturday I saw at least 41 of them, but there may have been more, because they 
were diving and harder to count. 

Also on Saturday in Jetty Woods and on the jetty itself I found at least 2 
Phoebes, and possibly 4 depending on how bad I am at seeing the ones I already 
counted sneak ahead of me to be counted again.

- - Dave Nutter

> On Mar 27, 2020, at 1:54 PM, Joe Welklin  wrote:
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> There are lots of Horned Grebes on the south end of Cayuga right now. Some in 
> breeding plumage but many in non-breeding. Also a couple Goldeneye and plenty 
> of Bufflehead. 
> 
> Joe
> 
> -- 
> Joseph F. Welklin
> PhD Candidate
> Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior
> Cornell University
> www.josephwelklin.com
> --
> 

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[cayugabirds-l] Phoebe

[Whitings]

I heard the FOY Eastern Phoebe today in the yard. Staying home does have some 
perks.

Diana Whiting

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[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs, NY screaming female osprey

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

Daughter, Becky Sewell, saw/heard her FOY osprey on the platform nest at 
the water works across from USHS about 1:30 p.m. today. She was heading 
to other known sites on her list that she shares with Candace Cornell so 
maybe she'll have more to add to the list.
I've had a flicker coming to eat seed from my bedroom windowsill since 
the 14th. The Oregon still does the same. Also had a Cooper's hawk fly 
over 3 crows that were eating food scraps in the back yard. Crows flew 
as the Coop landed in a nearby tree before going to the spruces where 
the crows had a nest last yr.. Becky saw FOY chipping sparrow here 
yesterday but has had them at her house at least a wk..


My, how the grass has "greened" since the rain yesterday & last night. A 
welcome sight although it means daily mower noise & work.


The new docks are open at Frontenac Park & should afford some good, 
steady scope viewing across Cayuga's waters.


Fritzie



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