Most of the flooded parts of the Mucks were still frozen but I could see dabblers and geese moving around between the other spots. A strip of open water runs from Mud Lock south to the railroad bridge and it is loaded. Many Ring-necked Ducks and Canvasbacks among the other Aythya ducks, Goldeneye, and who-knows-what. Halfway out from Harris Park there were two small open spots that were packed. Light and distance were bad from Harris Park so I went to the other side but the birds were just as far or farther. Hundreds of Canvasbacks. Evening roost flight never happened back at the Mucks (maybe it was on at Mud Lock). Van Dyne Spoor Rd was frozen. Some highlight photos here at my new-and-improved Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- 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/ --
