That's too bad!! And look how quickly the Guide to Birding can need to be updated, but not in a good way.
Linda On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Gary Kohlenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > My understanding on George Rd. pond is that the beaver dam that created > it was to be removed. The Dryden village is in the process of restoring the > railroad bed to a walking trail. > If someone could verify this please do. I think we may have lost a > terrific birding spot. > Gary > > > > > On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:09 AM, "Jay McGowan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > Livia and I also found many of the birds reported by others along Cayuga > Lake and the Montezuma area. A few additional reports: > A CASPIAN TERN flying north up the lake past Myers Point in the morning. > A late NORTHERN SHRIKE perching in small tress on the north side of > Carncross Road; two CASPIAN TERNS flying along the channel at the end of > Carncross Road. > A MUTE SWAN with three TRUMPETER SWANS at the end of Morgan Road. > The two WESTERN GREBES visible from Cayuga Lake State Park on the west > side of the lake just before dusk. > > This morning, George Road pond was still extremely dry, apparently > drained. I'm still unclear on the ownership of this area, but it is > obviously a huge loss to the area if this draining is permanent. A few > GREEN-WINGED TEAL were still using the small channel of water, and a single > KILLDEER and a COYOTE were walking around on the mudflats. Perhaps most > notable was a singing VESPER SPARROW uphill from the intersection of 38 and > Hart Road. > > Good birding, > -Jay > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > [email protected] > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > !* > -- > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > !* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
