The last 5 pairs of Buffleheads left 4 wks. ago from Mill pond, leaving behind 2 females. Saw two on 7 May. Only one remained on the 11th. On the 13th, none.
I wondered about their separate disappearance. Did one just get the urge to head north & then later the second OR did the big snapping turtle get them, one by one??? Thus far I have seen no gulls or terns on the breakwall at the former Castelli's marina. Due to high wave action, the breakwalls were put out later than usual. This past Mon. (14th) I discovered a new Osprey nest so obvious it would have bitten me had it been a snake. It is almost directly over the 55 MPH sign at the south end of the village of Cayuga along Rte. 90S & it is occupied! Also, the nest by Beacon Mills is on the old wooden utility pole as you look towards the RR bridge, not out on the big metal tower in the water. A wk. ago the 2 Bald Eagle juveniles at Mud Lock appeared to be almost as large as the parents. Today on Truesdale Rd. just east of Union Springs, I saw 2 Cedar Waxwings flying down to a roadside ditch, perhaps to get water. I do have a question ... I have observed our Tree Swallows continuing to copulate even tho' they are sitting on eggs. Is this normal?? I don't recall ever seeing this occur before. Fritzie -- 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/ --
