Previous BBAs confirmed breeding at several locations along the south shore of
Long Island, so in the simple latitudinal sense, Cayuga Lake is not too far
south. But...
-Geo
> On Apr 29, 2020, at 3:21 PM, Tom wrote:
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> Will Red-breasted Mergansers breed/nest as far south as Cayuga Lake? I
Will Red-breasted Mergansers breed/nest as far south as Cayuga Lake? I find
the females hard to differentiate from Common Mergansers.
Tom V
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Talk about confused Mergs...I found one in N. Syracuse walking down the middle
of South Bay Rd near Taft Rd. in the snow Sunday afternoon. John Moore lived
on the side street the Merganser ran to trying to escape my rescue effort, and
we were able to get him to rehabilitator Jean Soprano for ch
There were several male Common Mergansers looking very confused while swimming
just above the falls at the dam on Fall Creek by the Forest Home bridge this
morning. One looked like he was about to go over the edge! Are these guys
migrating in, or just natively confused?
-Pete
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