I saw a field full of Snow Geese, thousands, this morning about 9:15 on Rt 34 just south of Aurora near Fleming.
Elaina > On Mar 3, 2023, at 13:53, Suan Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
