Apologies for a late report. I stopped briefly at Stewart Park a couple times during a busy work day yesterday (Wed 16 Dec). In the morning I saw a flock of 18 TUNDRA SWANS on the water near the east end, 1 RUDDY DUCK off the large pavilion, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 1 PAUL ANDERSON (on land), plus the usuals. In the late afternoon there were still swans just offshore, but they were more dispersed and I can't say if the number was larger or smaller. I looked at gulls instead and (re)found a/the juvenile ICELAND GULL and also had my first encounter with a 2nd or 3rd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, not the adult I'd seen recently.
At home today my yard has a SONG SPARROW, 4 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 1 CAROLINA WREN, 1 NORTHERN CARDINAL, 2 DOWNY WOODPECKERS, 1 TUFTED TITMOUSE. Actually it's my next-door neighbor's feeders which bring them in mostly, but it's my weeds where they take shelter. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
