Hi All,
Just a quick message to note that Shawn Billerman, Andy Johnson, Matt
Young, and I saw the King Eider from the marina at Myers late on Friday
afternoon (3 Dec 2010). We observed it for about 10 minutes around 3:45
pm, and then watched it fly south in the company of 4-5 female Common
Mergansers until we lost sight of it. We thought that it might have
flown all the way to Stewart Park, but a quick check there around 4:15
did not yield the eider.
Before the eider flew south from Myers, it was essentially by itself out
on the water, although it did cross paths with a Red-necked Grebe
briefly. It was considerably farther from shore than the flock of
waterbirds (Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Bufflehead, American Coots,
etc.) that was just a short distance off-shore on the south side of the
marina.
Good luck for those looking for this handsome bird on Saturday!
Matt Medler
Ithaca
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