Thanks to Celeste Morien for getting the word out while we were in the field but especially for refinding the bird after I lost it. After initially finding it and trying to get Sue Barth and Celeste on it, I lost sight of it, whereupon many of the assembled ducks took flight. We looked hard for the next 20 minutes or so and I was feeling like it was probably gone and that I would have to walk home. That's when Celeste saved the day and she quickly got Sue on the bird. This was from the end of Vine Valley Road. We tried to digiscope this distant bird but the chop made it impossible. So, we drove up the dead-end road, South Lake Road, to try to get closer. And we were successful, spotting the bird between houses! Photos of this beautiful male can be seen here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28098320
Another nice sighting was a tight group of AMERICAN COOTS just north of the Woodville Boat Launch on the southwest corner of the lake. This was a very tight group that moved around a lot. My count in the field was a "slightly" conservative 60 birds, at least that's what I thought at the time. It was humbling to count the birds in my photos on the computer when I got home. I counted 122! http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28099835 Good birding! Willie -----Original Message----- From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 2:01 PM To: Genesee Birds Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Tufted Duck Canandaigua Lake Hello all, Brooke Morse's Tufted Duck was found again today by Willie D'Anna at An eBird hotspot called find Canandaigua Lake-Vine Valley in the Town of Middlesex. We viewed the duck on South Lake Road from 1:15-1:45 where the flock of Redheads, Lesser Scaup, a Canvasback and a few Common Goldeneye was fairly close to the east shore. The Tufted Duck was staying close to the Lesser Scaup. Good luck if you go! Celeste Medina NY celeste.mor...@gmail.com nyspurplemart...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l -- 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/ --
