Just back from a quick walk around Salt Point with Lynn Leopold. An Osprey was present on the nest platform- the female on the nest perked up a bit when her mate flew over and also when a grackle tried to take a stick from just underneath her beak. Also present was a Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Kingbirds, Gnatcatchers and singing Yellow Warblers.
On the lake off the N end of Salt Point were several loons and one distant Red-necked Grebe. A bit to the south was a single male scoter. It had noticeable orange on the bill, and we did not see any white on it. This probable Black Scoter is likely also visible from Myers Point. -- Benjamin Freeman Ph.D. candidate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA benjamingfreeman.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/ --
