I did some birding around the lake today, mostly at the north end. The
theme for the day was TUNDRA SWANS, with lots of them in most of the places
I stopped. COMMON MERGANSERS were also well represented in many places, as
were COMMON GOLDENEYE.
Highlights included a GREEN-WINGED TEAL just south of the Cayuga Lake State
park, viewed between houses along the road between the boat launch and Rt.
89. That stretch of the lake hosted a nice mix of ducks including GADWALL,
AMERICAN WIGEON (just a few), CANVASBACKS, and RING-NECKED DUCKS mixed in
with lots of geese and swans. There was also a nice group of Canvasbacks
between Harris Park and Mudlock on the east side of the lake. And lots of
Ring-necked Ducks were south of the point in Sheldrake, as well as two
pairs of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
I found no owl in the boxes in Union Springs and no Lesser Black-backed
Gull in Dean's Cove. At the Wells College boat house, I found three Horned
Grebes, a few goldeneye, and little else. Quick scans through geese found
no Cackling.
From Twin Oaks Campground, the mostly Redhead raft was too distant for me
to make out what other species were there. Fortunately, the celebrity
grebes were closer to the campground and mostly stayed on the campground
side of the swans and geese.
Anne Marie Johnson
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