The KING EIDER was still there when I left at 12:45pm.
Great close views of a spectacular bird. No scope needed.
The feather shapes on the back and wings are incredible,
as are the complex patterns on the head. I hope it stays
long enough for everyone to have a look. It was close to
the Cascadilla Boathouse in Fall Creek diving for crayfish,
preening, and swimming mostly by itself but sometimes
with Mallards or a Common Merganser.
Also BUFFLEHEADS, COMMON GOLDENEYES, and
GADWALL on the lake and COMMON and HOODED
MERGANSERS on Cayuga Inlet.
--Dave Nutter
Great close views of a spectacular bird. No scope needed.
The feather shapes on the back and wings are incredible,
as are the complex patterns on the head. I hope it stays
long enough for everyone to have a look. It was close to
the Cascadilla Boathouse in Fall Creek diving for crayfish,
preening, and swimming mostly by itself but sometimes
with Mallards or a Common Merganser.
Also BUFFLEHEADS, COMMON GOLDENEYES, and
GADWALL on the lake and COMMON and HOODED
MERGANSERS on Cayuga Inlet.
--Dave Nutter
On Dec 05, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Tim Lenz <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,I've posted some pictures of the King Eider on my flickr page at:It was truly odd to see this bird of cold arctic oceans with our familiar Mallards and Domestic Ducks at Stewart Park.On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Dave Nutter <[email protected]> wrote:
Tim Lenz just reported the KING EIDER at the mouth of Fall Creek
near the Swan Pond at Stewart Park, 10am Sunday 5 December.
--Dave Nutter
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Tim Lenz
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Web Applications Developer
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
