I headed for the Dryden Lake area this afternoon in hopes of finding my first grackle of the year. The Lake has open water at both ends, plus the long pond. Waterfowl found: Canada goose 34 Mallard 5 Redhead 3 males Canvasback 1 female Common merganser 2 pair Hooded merganser 2 pair
The Trail is walkable, but with many icy spots. I did 3 miles on it, but no grackle. I stopped along Purvis Rd. on the way home and hit the jackpot. Along with many ROBINS, and hundreds of STARLINGS, there were 75+ GRACKLES, and an equal number of male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. To top the day off, there was a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK at the top of Grove School Rd., perched 10' from the roadedge. May be one of the residents. Steve Fast Brooktondale -- 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/ --
