Highlights from a trip around the lake today...
From East Shore Park, we found 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, RUDDY DUCKS (near
ice edge off Stewart Park), and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, along with lots
of COMMON MERGANSERS and a few HOODED MERGANSERS. We could also see a raft
of ducks along the west shore that was predominantly made up of Redhead.
We found AMERICAN PIPITS at Salt Point. From the Aurora Boathouse, we found
one HORNED GREBE a small group of SNOW GEESE in the middle of the lake,
and a few WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. On the ponds in Union Springs, we found a
variety of ducks including AMERICAN WIGEON, BUFFLEHEAD, GADWALL, AND
GREEN-WINGED TEAL. From the boat launch in Union Springs we could see some
small duck rafts that were too far to make out and a few TUNDRA SWANS.
Harris Park is iced in. From Mudlock, we could see LOTS of TUNDRA SWANS and
geese. We also found a RING-NECKED DUCK and a NORTHERN PINTAIL.
On the other side of the lake the ice extends well past Cayuga state park.
We found a HUGE RAFT OF REDHEAD at the end of Parker Road. We scanned the
flock for Canvasback but found none. There were both SCAUP and some
RING-NECKED DUCKS and COMMON GOLDENEYE around the outsides of the raft. In
Sheldrake, we found a small group of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
Anne Marie and Tim Johnson
P.S. We haven't seen the Pine Siskins at our feeders since the day I posted
about them.
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