I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?) island of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect this is one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is located in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty much as far away from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot to raft in past years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the backdrop of Aurora's pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the east shore when in fact they probably aren't.
Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups. Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese, pintails, and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by three others for a bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all negotiate the ice, with some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll see if any of my videos turn out watchable. Suan > On Mar 3, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Sandy, > > There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay, SE of Dean’s Cove. > Can’t see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my dog… > > -Geo > > >> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> >> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the last >> couple of days? Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese? Looking >> back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for them here, >> but with the odd weather, who knows? >> >> Sandy >> >> >> -- >> >> 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/ >> >> -- > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
