Hi all,
Today afternoon, Ngampit and I went to Stewart park as Ngampit wanted to show me large fruits of Ginko biloba. So I took the opportunity to scope the lake. I did not find any exciting scoters or loons, but we watched about 200 BUFFLEHEADS in two or three different groups. They seemed to be so happy creatures that they kept bobbing up and down (partly because it was very windy) and being playful. They seem to be chickadees of the water world, bold and happy. I also saw a few Ruddy ducks in East Shore region. It was too windy so all the birds were pressed to the edge of the shore along with lots of Canada Geese. As we circled the small pond on the south-east side held a pair of an elegant Wood Ducks and three female Buffleheads! And the usual gulls and large number of cormorants. At home today I had eight Dark-eyed Juncos feeding on the grass seeds and other dropped seeds! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
