Hi all, I took a photo/birding trip to the north end of the lake this morning. The lake was frozen north of Union Springs, but there was open water at Mud Lock where around 7:45 am I found numerous Tundra Swans sleeping along the ice edge but uncooperative for my camera. Also several Bald Eagles, including one adult, cruised by. After an hour or so I decided to head back south, and just outside Aurora (ie north of) I screeched to a halt at the sight of a large raft of Redheads (with a few Ring-necks and at least 1 Canvasback) close to shore. Spent an hour or so capturing stills and video as they all slowly swirled around feeding, and at one point yet another enormous raft swam in to join them. A couple of thousand birds I'd guess in total. (If you go, be aware that the road is very narrow there...be careful of traffic)
750 images later, and no longer able to feel my fingers, I headed into Aurora and pulled in to the Village Park parking lot to try to rescue one of my thumbs from possible frostbite (!). That was quickly forgotten at the sight of several hundred Red-breasted and Common Mergansers spread out in long strings on the lake! Several other large flocks of ducks (possible Gadwall) flew past too. Finally at Salt Point there were quite a few Common Goldeneye, another goal bird for me. (The thumb is still alive, BTW!) Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu Website: http://www.marieread.com ***NEW BOOK by Marie Read!*** Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/ -- 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/ --
