While birding on the beach roads before and up to Sheldrake Point, a very angry homeowner came out, stood in the middle of the road to get our attention, and reprimanded us for pulling over on the shoulder. He asked where we were from, then proceeded to lecture us about lawn care and how he considers the shoulder of the road as his lawn and his brother's lawn, who lives next door. He has small cube-shaped granite blocks out to deter pulling over. But apparently, my friend who was driving, was able to drive right over them. So, if you want to make this homeowner not hate "those Ithaca birders," you might want to consider staying in the road with flashers on and be observant of the two houses with granite cubes placed in the shoulders of the road as you approach Sheldrake vineyard from the south. The cubes are on both sides of the road. Sorry, I did not get the house number.
And by the way, sorry to post my Snow Geese post twice. I inadvertently sent it out before it was done. And lastly, there were at least 10 GRACKLE absolutely gorgeous in the full sun and located at the feeder on Deerlick Springs Road on the way down to Sheldrake Point. On the shore of Sheldrake, we saw 10+ RINGED-NECK DUCKS, COMMON GOLDEN EYE, 6 LESSER SCAUP, 1 CANVAS BACK, 2 BLACK DUCKS, 2 EARED GREBES. * * * * * * * * * *"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come ALIVE, for what the world needs is people who have come ALIVE." - Dr. Howard Thurman, American Theologian, Clergyman and Activist (1900-1981) * Sandra (Sandy) Wold NYS Certified Math/Science Teacher and Tutor *www.sites.google.com/site/fallcreektutoringservices/home <http://www.sites.google.com/site/fallcreektutoringservices/home>* Interdisciplinary Visionary Artist https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sandra-sandy-wold/a7/114/877 Cayuga Basin Bioregion Map, Author, Originator, and Publisher www.sites.google.com/site/cayugabioregionmap/ <https://sites.google.com/site/cayugabioregionmap/> -- 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/ --
