[cayugabirds-l] Myers Point - Black Scoters, Brant

2011-10-27 Thread Jay McGowan
A flock of 14 BLACK SCOTERS (mostly males with at least one female trailing) just flew south low over the lake past Myers Point. A little earlier I had a group of 23 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 125 BRANT. Jay McGowan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Myers Point - Black Scoters, Brant

2011-10-27 Thread Jay McGowan
I had a great morning at Myers Point, though I was disappointed that no one else showed up to enjoy the spectacle with me. The highlight was an incredible 2865 BRANT moving south in flocks of anywhere from 15 to over 600, starting a few minutes after I got there at 7:50 and continuing (although

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Myers Point - Black Scoters, Brant

2011-10-27 Thread Geo Kloppel
On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Jay McGowan wrote: The highlight was an incredible 2865 BRANT Wow! I wonder if they just kept going? The cloud ceiling in West Danby has hovered just a couple hundred feet obove the valley floor all morning, but there doesn't seem to be any fallout...

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Myers Point - Black Scoters, Brant

2011-10-27 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes
://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -Original Message- From: bounce-38202550-3488...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38202550-3488...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:00 PM To: Cayugabirds-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Myers Point - Black Scoters, Brant