RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Tufted Duck, Hog Hole, ITHACA

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Rich, thanks for posting to NYS-Birds. This is certainly a bird of state-wide 
interest.

An adult male TUFTED DUCK was seen in Ithaca today (found by Dave Nutter), 
mixed in with the enormous numbers of Redhead ducks now at the very south end 
of Cayuga Lake in Tompkins Co.  The bird was seen off and on in late afternoon 
from the northwest-most point of the trails at Alan Tremain State Marine Park, 
as well as the limited overlook of the lake on Rt 89 that goes up the west side 
of Cayuga Lake.

I personally did not see the tuft, but the position of black and white was 
diagnostic: pure white sides outlined with a black rear, a black back, and 
black head-and-neck. It spent some time sleeping, some time diving, and all the 
time bouncing up and down, in and out of the waves, and always peeking in and 
out behind Redheads.

The Redhead numbers off Ithaca today were impressive. I estimated 25,000 at one 
point. They were broken into a dozen or so tightly-packed groups, with 
individuals constantly flying and moving. Mixed in with the Redheads were much 
smaller numbers of Canvasback, Greater and Lesser scaup, Common Mergansers 
(more than I’ve seen before, at about 450 or more), and a few individuals of 
Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, and Ruddy Duck. I’m sure there were more individuals 
of other species that I failed to find amongst the impressive swarm of Redheads.

Finding the Tufted Duck tomorrow is going to be a challenge, as it was 
difficult to keep track of it in the Redhead flock when we knew more or less 
where it was.  But, the flocks have been here a week or so, and I see no reason 
that this bird shouldn’t stay around.

Kevin

Kevin McGowan
Ithaca
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Forward from Ithaca:

(I don't know where the "Hell Hole " is)

Rich Guthrie

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Dave Nutter just called to say he has a male TUFTED DUCK in the duck flock off 
Hog Hole.

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Tufted Duck, Hog Hole, ITHACA

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Rich, thanks for posting to NYS-Birds. This is certainly a bird of state-wide 
interest.

An adult male TUFTED DUCK was seen in Ithaca today (found by Dave Nutter), 
mixed in with the enormous numbers of Redhead ducks now at the very south end 
of Cayuga Lake in Tompkins Co.  The bird was seen off and on in late afternoon 
from the northwest-most point of the trails at Alan Tremain State Marine Park, 
as well as the limited overlook of the lake on Rt 89 that goes up the west side 
of Cayuga Lake.

I personally did not see the tuft, but the position of black and white was 
diagnostic: pure white sides outlined with a black rear, a black back, and 
black head-and-neck. It spent some time sleeping, some time diving, and all the 
time bouncing up and down, in and out of the waves, and always peeking in and 
out behind Redheads.

The Redhead numbers off Ithaca today were impressive. I estimated 25,000 at one 
point. They were broken into a dozen or so tightly-packed groups, with 
individuals constantly flying and moving. Mixed in with the Redheads were much 
smaller numbers of Canvasback, Greater and Lesser scaup, Common Mergansers 
(more than I’ve seen before, at about 450 or more), and a few individuals of 
Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, and Ruddy Duck. I’m sure there were more individuals 
of other species that I failed to find amongst the impressive swarm of Redheads.

Finding the Tufted Duck tomorrow is going to be a challenge, as it was 
difficult to keep track of it in the Redhead flock when we knew more or less 
where it was.  But, the flocks have been here a week or so, and I see no reason 
that this bird shouldn’t stay around.

Kevin

Kevin McGowan
Ithaca
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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Tufted Duck, Hog Hole

Forward from Ithaca:

(I don't know where the Hell Hole  is)

Rich Guthrie

Sent from my iPhone

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Dave Nutter just called to say he has a male TUFTED DUCK in the duck flock off 
Hog Hole.

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Macaulay Library
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