_____ From: Michael and Joann Tetlow [mailto:mjtet...@frontiernet.net] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 7:53 PM
Subject: Sodus Bay,Montezuma and the north end of Cayuga Lake early spring waterfowl Highlights that Joann and I found covering those areas today are as follows: -Tundra Swans: 8 Sodus Bay, 34 Savannah Spring Lake Rd at Van Dyne Spoor Rd., 108 Knox-Marcellus Marsh and at least 2000 at the north end of Cayuga lake Mostly on the ice north of the railroad. (counted to 200 in one binocular view and moved 21 views wide.). We would have loved to have the time to do a scope count! -Trumpeter Swan: 2 Savannah Spring Lake Road on the ice at the usual spot east of Van Dyne Spoor and west of Morgan Road. -No. Pintail: 3 Sodus Bay - Am. Widgeon: 22 Sodus Bay, 40 North end Cayuga Lake -Gadwall: 6 Sodus Bay -Lesser Scaup: 16 Sodus Bay -Canvasback: 60 Sodus Bay, 150+ North end of Cayuga Lake -all above were mixed in with several hundred Greater Scaup and Redheads at both locations.Bald Eagles: 2 No. Montezuma complex, 9 on ice at Tsache pool, 3 adults - -Bald Eagles: 2 No. Montezuma complex, 9 on ice at Tsache pool, 3 adults from refuge visitor center, 1 on nest at mud lock, 1adult over NYS Thruway just W of Geneva exit. -Rough-legged hawk: 1 Van Dyne Spoor Road. 2 from refuge visitor center. -new nest on the very low utility pole at the very end of Van Dyne Spoor appears to be constructed by the nearby Red-tailed Hawk(unless we just didn't notice it in the fall Mike and Joann Tetlow -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --