Larry and I took advantage of the nice day and took a trip around the
lake, going up East side and down West side. By far the most impressive
sight was the tens of thousands of SNOW GEESE plainly visible and near
to shore from the junction of NYS Route 89 and the southern junction of
Lower Lake Road (North end of Cayuga Lake). Briefly the geese were
spooked and some of them left the water heading one direction, and
another group headed the opposite direction before all settled down
again, but it made for a magnificent color of white and black. We
looked for Ross's, but there were just too many geese to scan through to
determine if there were any. Continuing in a southerly direction, we
saw 2 more large flocks of Snow Geese out on the water, but they paled
in comparison to the thousands we were able to view up close--right by
the shoreline. All day long we saw huge flocks of CANADA'S and SNOW
GEESE flying over.
We also spotted huge flocks of RED WING BLACK BIRDS, and COMMON GRACKLES
by E. Tyer Rd. and Lay Rd just south of the NYS Thruway. The usual
ducks were still on the lake at various spots we stopped, and we did not
see any Western Grebe.
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Sara Jane Hymes
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