Hi all,
The large Snow Goose flocks have been frustrating this winter, either
in the middle of the lake, flying over at dusk or in the corn stubble north of
the lake. The best place I found today for scanning Snow Geese was the area
between Beacon Feed Marina and Mud Lock at the north end of Cayuga Lake. From
Towpath Machine, now closed, about 50,000 Snow Geese, many Canadas and Tundra /
Trumpeter Swans spread out all along the ice free water. I was able to ID one
Ross’s Goose and I think there were possibly more. The difficulty was the
occasional Bald Eagle that caused everyone to pick up and circle around before
settling back down in a bunch. After a little time to rest the Snow Goose flock
would start to spread out and swim around greatly improving the viewing. Some
of the Trumpeter Swans were actively courting making their presence known by
trumpeting incessantly and generally showing off.
Happy birding,
Gary
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