[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Surf Scoter, Genung Fox Sparrow, etc.

2012-03-31 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
This morning, SFO Group 2 went first to Dryden Lake, where there was a surf scoter at decent scoping distance. Other highlights were fly-by osprey and great blue herons, many buffleheads, some lesser scaups, a pair of ring-necked ducks, and some ruddy ducks; red-bellied woodpecker and eastern

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Surf Scoter, Genung Fox Sparrow, etc.

2012-03-31 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
Oh, I forgot to mention the horned grebe at Dryden Lake hanging out very close to the platform, showing off its confusing transitional plumage. Suan On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Suan Hsi Yong suan.y...@gmail.com wrote: This morning, SFO Group 2 went first to Dryden Lake, where there was a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden Surf Scoter, Genung Fox Sparrow, etc.

2012-03-31 Thread Laura Stenzler
3pm and Dryden Lake is as calm as glass. The Surf Scoter is still here as are 7 Ruddy Ducks, four of them males in full breeding plumage, and 20+ Bufflehead and one Osprey. Viewing conditions are ideal. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu On Mar 31, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Suan Hsi Yong