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I decided to take advantage of the mild weather yesterday and do
some birding at the northern end of the lake. The highlight was a huge
numbers of Aythya ducks and swans at the north end of the
lake from Harris Park north, with lots of Common Mergansers mixed
in. The flock also contained a few Red-breasted Mergansers,
American Wigeon, Gadwall, Black Ducks, Mallards, geese,
gulls, and probably more things I have forgotten. Viewing was
best from Towpath Road and the marina north of there. Other
highlights included an adult Bald Eagle at eye level along
the bluffs in Aurora, a huge flock of Snow Geese in the air
over the middle of the lake near Long Point, and a Lesser
Black-backed Gull at Dean's Cove. Other observations: There were a few Goldeneye off Long Point and one Red-breasted Merganser. The water was too rough to find grebes in Aurora, but there was another group of Goldeneye there. There was a nice collection of ducks near the town offices in Union Springs--Redhead, Greater and Lesser scaup, Ringed-neck, Gadwall, Bufflehead, and Wigeon. Factory Pond had a Carolina Wren, and there were mostly Redhead on the Mill Pond. No owls in the boxes. Mostly geese in Sheldrake but also one Common Loon, a couple of Red-breasted Mergansers, and some Bufflehead and Ring-necked Ducks. --
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