Hey all, Just a quick note to mention my best bird from an otherwise quiet lakewatch at Myers Point this morning was a months-early COMMON GOLDENEYE which flew by distantly heading north up the west side of the lake, then back south again a little closer (presumably the same bird) half an hour later. I saw a medium-sized, compact dark duck with large white wing patches in the secondaries (and beyond), too compact for a merganser or White-winged Scoter. On its way south I got a better look at the face and it did indeed appear to be a goldeneye. Very strange.
Also, on Monday I had an early PALM WARBLER along the new Lansing Center Trail on Rt. 34 between Triphammer and East Shore Drive. This is kind of a cool place, pretty open and agricultural feeling, but with enough goldenrod and hedgerows to be interesting. Feels like a Connecticut Warbler or Dickcissel could show up, and it's a great place for fall Palm Warblers for sure. Good birding, Jay -- 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/ --
