Perri and I birded in the cedars along Lake Road near Long Point S.P. for a little while this morning. We found a decent number of half-hearties along the road and along the trail, including four RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, two Northern Flickers, four Eastern Bluebirds, 30 American Robins, and eight White-throated Sparrows. On the way back south we stopped at the cedar patch on Nut Ridge Road, where I found about 200 American Robins, 20 Dark-eyed Juncos, a Northern Flicker, and a dozen cardinals.
The lake was pretty quiet. Two horned grebes and a flock of a dozen or so Long-tailed Ducks were about all I could find on Aurora Bay. The marina area at Myers Point was more active, with a large flock of Redheads close to shore with two Canvasback, several of each scaup, and nearly 100 Ring-necked Ducks. At Stewart Park, we did not see the eider or any other birds of note, although the goldeneye flock seems to be growing. Also of note, the raptor spectacle in the area between King Ferry and Lake Road and Rafferty Road was quite dramatic today at late morning. We didn't see any Short-eared Owls, but at least seven Northern Harriers were cruising over the various fields, a couple of Rough-legged Hawks joined them near Rafferty Road, and Red-tailed Hawks and kestrels were also in evidence. More harriers seem to be around, in that area at least, than I have seen lately. Good birding, Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- 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/ --
