An impressive group of large gulls were packed tightly together on Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls:
~750 HERRING GULL ~25 GREAT BLACK-BACKED 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED (adult) 1 ICELAND (adult) 1 GLAUCOUS (1st cycle) no Ring-bills Great birding conditions on the Geneva waterfront but nothing very unusual was found. Counts approximate. ~2000 CANADA GOOSE 1 CACKLING GOOSE 8 PINTAIL 75 REDHEAD 1 RING-NECKED DUCK 5 GREATER SCAUP 75 LESSER SCAUP 6 BUFFLEHEAD 75 COMMON GOLDENEYE 8 HOODED MERGANSER many COMMON MERGANSER 2 RUDDY DUCK 1 COOPER'S HAWK (a huge imm. female in a tree in Seneca Lake State Park) 1 GLAUCOUS GULL (1st cycle, marina end of Seneca Lake SP) 100 HERRING GULL 10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL I don't recall seeing any Ring-bills, loons, grebes, scoters, and I couldn't find any unusual geese aside from a Cackling that flew inland with Canadas. Most of the ducks were close to the pier near the west end of the waterfront and gave awesome views. There was also a (seemingly) 1st-cycle Herring Gull with a glaring adult-like yellow eye. David Wheeler -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
