I seem to be on a run with WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. Today Betsy and I found my fifth one (four locations) in four days. This one was on Rt 18, just west of Murdock Rd in the Town of Yates, Orleans County. On the day, we also had 41(!) CACKLING GEESE. Thirty of these were in one relatively small flock of Canada Geese on Johnson Creek Rd in the Town of Hartland, Niagara County. Three were along Rt 18, one mile east of Niagara-Orleans Countyline Road, and eight more were on Lake Ontario near the end of Countyline Rd.
Fantastic numbers of Canada Geese in the Countyline Rd area, with many in the fields along Rt 18 and even more on the lake. Skeins were coming in high from the south, perhaps birds from the Iroquois NWR area or even further south. A stiff north wind likely prevented most from crossing to Canada. The hawk migration was lackluster, with numerous TURKEY VULTURES, a handful of RED-TAILED HAWKS, and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. It was very cold near the lake. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year Big Year List: http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
