Some incidental birding today produced some excellent birds. At 12:30, in between errands, I decided to to a quick check from the first pullout on Rt. 89 (#829) above Hogs Hole. I could see only 4 birds in the SW sector of the lake -- 3 LESSER SCAUP and a WESTERN GREBE. The grebe was fairly close and gave excellent scope views in the emerging sunlight, and some fair digiscoping chances. A little later, I drove behind the Ithaca airport hoping for a shrike, and found crisp adult NORTHERN SHRIKE on Neimi Rd -- just at the west edge of the ponds. Two TURKEY VULTURES flew over, one of them the striking partially white-winged individual that has been around this winter -- actually the first time I've seen it.
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