Along with 5 other adults & one juvenile is a neck-banded Tundra Swan on Mill Pond. The band is turned in such a way that I couldn't see the number. Perhaps someone with a good scope can see it & post their findings. The swans have been on the pond for a couple wks..
Gadwall continue on both ponds along with mallards, wigeon & buffles. Haven't taken time to look for the g-w teal. About three +- wks. ago I saw traps along the east shore of Cayuga Lake, north of Aurora with good nos. of black ducks inside & out, awaiting banding. This was the most blacks I've seen there for probably 8 yrs.. Factory St. pond water level, thanks to a busy beaver, is higher than I have ever seen it, with geese & ducks actually able to swim above the grassy area that is lawn in summer. I hope the rocks at the overflow are well anchored, otherwise, when that water gets high enough & washes away the dirt fill along the rocks, the pond will be pretty well drained. Gas at Byrne in Auburn was $2.13.9 yesterday. The former Union Springs Cayuga Nation _Lakeside Trading_ gas station is now called Union Springs Mart. Gas is priced 5 cents higher than in Auburn. It's getting _very_ _little_ business. Fritzie B. -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
