Sun. 10/17/10 Seen from Aurora boathouse: Many RB Gulls, 1 GBB Gull, 1 C Loon, many C. Geese. Lake was very rough. Worse yesterday.
Myers Cove (North of the creek outlet, Salt Point maybe?? I don't know what it's called) 10 or 12 Mallards, 3 WW Scoters, 2 C Loons, 2 juv. B. Eagles, many RB Gulls. Cargill: 1 juv. Bluebird. Posted on E-Bird for Wed.: 2 adult B. Eagles & 1 Golden flying South, directly overhead, not high. Sunlight shining through the white feathers of the Baldie made them like a glistening work of art. Daughter just moved back to NY after 32 yrs. in CO so the Golden was like an old friend. She & CO husband are kicking themselves for not moving back to NY many yrs. ago. They love it here. About an hr. later we (daughter & I) again saw 2 B. Eagles, .... flying North over our house, followed shortly by a RT Hawk. We also have up to 17 TVs nearly every day. They roost down in the swamp area along the lake but I haven't found the exact spot. I see them go down there at dusk & then rise to find high trees to sit in in which to absorb warmth of the sun in the morning. Crows mob them on occasion. Union Springs Factory & Mill Ponds cater mostly to Mallards, thus far. More & more flocks of Canadas seem to arrive daily to rest on the lake or partake of the spillage in the fields. Have a good week, all. Fritzie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
