Hi all, I've posted a photo of the Black Scoter in Canoga here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/5544385845/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/5544385845/>Was certainly surprised to see it; but now I'm disappointed that I didn't see the Surf Scoter, which has been a tougher bird for me in recent years. Other highlights from yesterday were the adult NORTHERN SHRIKE at the Railroad Rd. Marsh, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at both Tschache Pool and Dean's Cove (the latter vocalizing!), and a PEREGRINE FALCON in the snag overlooking Fall Creek at Stewart Park. On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Dave Nutter <[email protected]> wrote: > When Tim Lenz sent out an RBA about a Black Scoter seen from Lower Lake > Road in Bridgeport, Ann Mitchell & I decided to detour that direction. We > found lots of waterfowl and excellent viewing conditions. There was flat > water, no shimmer, and the birds were not blocking the view of each other. > However they were swimming back and forth, and some were sleeping, and some > were diving, and lots were flying in and out of the area near Lower Lake Rd > and NYS-89, which was all a bit distracting. We did not find Tim's first > year male Black Scoter, but we did find a female SURF SCOTER among the > Aythya (all 5 species), American Wigeon, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Snow > Geese, etc. > > Tim also mentioned a Eurasian Wigeon he'd seen distantly from the Cayuga > Lake State Park boat ramp, and we missed that, too, but we did meet a fellow > who said he'd seen one at Stewart Park around 11:30 this morning, so keep an > eye out for that. > > On our way home along NYS-89 just south of the Fayette-Varick town line we > saw at least 5 TREE SWALLOWS flying around the barns of a farm. > > --Dave Nutter > -- Tim Lenz [email protected] Web Applications Developer Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- 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/ --
