[cayugabirds-l] Photos of snow geese at Savannah yesterday

[mduttweiler]

Forgetting a good camera yesterday guaranteed that we would find the snow geese 
south of Rt. 31 in the fields near Savannah.  The link below is to some low 
quality phone shots at about 11:00 am.  It was amazing.  Read Meena's post from 
yesterday for "audio." 
https://picasaweb.google.com/mduttweiler/SnowGeese12Mar11?authkey=Gv1sRgCMnvxeyj46n_zwE&feat=email#
While we were at Savannah, there were a couple of dozen tundra swans on the 
north side of the road. 

Looking across from the Montezuma visitor center, there was an eagle on the 
nest, two in the tree, and one soaring overhead.  We also said hello to the 
screech owl on factory pond.  A stop on the way at Myers included a visit by a 
very healthy looking mink on the south side of the point.  

Linda and Michael Duttweiler

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[cayugabirds-l] One more noting of yesterday NOGO

[Meena Haribal]

Hi all,
In Snow Geese frenzy, I forgot to mention hawks. Near north spring pool, I had 
pulled off to look for a bird perched atop a tree, turned out to be Red-winged 
Blackbird (I was hoping for a shrike :-)), but as I was about to return to the 
car an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK flew across the pool towards north west.
I also so many RED-TAILS and many were settled as pairs! An immature BALD EAGLE 
flew over on Carncrass road.

Back to MNWR today again, hope to get some blackbird flocks today!

Cheers
Meena



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Ithaca NY 14850
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[cayugabirds-l] Saturday birds

[Jody W Enck]

Hi all,
My two sons (ages 8 and 11) and I went around Cayuga Lake Saturday, starting 
after a mid morning music lesson.

Highlights were:

Excellent scope views of the Great Horned owls in Renwick Woods (Stewart Park, 
Ithaca), a domestic-Canada goose hybrid and a domestic?-mallard mixed female 
(the really light brown one reported from Stewart previously).

A Merlin flying and perching in the top of a spruce tree just north of Myers 
Point.

"Screechie" at the Factory St. pond in Union Springs.

Snow geese as reported by others in the north parts of the Montezuma complex.  
Throughout the day, my kids were trying to estimate and keep track of the 
number of birds seen by species.  With respect to the Snow Geese, my 8 year-old 
said, "I don't know how many birds there were.  My eyes know, but they can't 
talk so I can't ask them."

On Center Rd. Ovid, among the hundreds of Canada Geese in a field right next to 
the road was one of the coolest birds I have ever seen.  It clearly was a 
Canada-Snow goose hybrid.  Seen from 20 yards with binoculars.  Slightly 
smaller than surrounding Canadas.  Base plumage similar to Canada (i.e., black 
head and neck with white chin strap, body more or less brownish gray [sort 
of]).  Bill shaped like a Snow Goose, complete with a grinning patch.  I have 
never seen one of those on a Canada before.  Black of head and neck was flaked 
with white feathers making it really stand out from the crowd.  Body had 
substantial number of white feathers mixed in with the typical brownish-gray 
Canada-type feathers.  When it flew a short distance with the rest of the flock 
(they all picked up, flew in a really tight circle and landed back in the same 
spot next to the road), its flight feathers looked like a typical Canada Goose. 
 All gray-brown.  No noticeable white feathers or black ends to primaries.  
Some day I'll actually buy a camera.  I could have gotten a decent picture with 
a cell phone.  But I don't have one of those either.  Did I mention that we 
drive a horse and buggy (just kidding on that one).

Last highlight was that my 8 year-old really wanted to see a Loon as he had 
never knowingly seen one.  We got a decent scope view of one just north of 
Sheldrake Point.  Another cool bird in transitional plumage.  Pretty far out, 
but easily seen in the scope.  At that distance, and with the transitional 
plumage, the best thing I had to go on was bill structure to call it a Common 
Loon (I have personally never seen the Pacific Loon in that area -- too 
difficult to get up there often by horse and buggy :))

At the end of the day, both kids said that the day was even more fun than they 
thought it would be.  Not a bad way to spend my birthday.

Jody Enck

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[cayugabirds-l] Goldeneyes, Ring Necked Ducks

[Donna Scott]

2 pair of C. Goldeneyes and 3 Ring-necked Ducks (2 male, 1 female), near shore 
on Lansing Station Rd. off NY Rt. 34 B

Also 8 Wild Turkeys in woods above shore, as well as usual feeder birds, 
Robins, RW Blackbirds, A. Crows, Red Bellied, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers.

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535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saturday birds

[Deborah F. Lynn]

Is the screech owl in the gox in the middle of the pond on Factory St in
Union Springs?  I've gone there several times and not seen the owl.  Maybe I
am looking in the wrong place.  Thanks, Deborah Lynn

On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Jody W Enck  wrote:

>   Hi all,
> My two sons (ages 8 and 11) and I went around Cayuga Lake Saturday,
> starting after a mid morning music lesson.
>
> Highlights were:
>
> Excellent scope views of the Great Horned owls in Renwick Woods (Stewart
> Park, Ithaca), a domestic-Canada goose hybrid and a domestic?-mallard mixed
> female (the really light brown one reported from Stewart previously).
>
> A Merlin flying and perching in the top of a spruce tree just north of
> Myers Point.
>
> "Screechie" at the Factory St. pond in Union Springs.
>
> Snow geese as reported by others in the north parts of the Montezuma
> complex.  Throughout the day, my kids were trying to estimate and keep track
> of the number of birds seen by species.  With respect to the Snow Geese, my
> 8 year-old said, "I don't know how many birds there were.  My eyes know, but
> they can't talk so I can't ask them."
>
> On Center Rd. Ovid, among the hundreds of Canada Geese in a field right
> next to the road was one of the coolest birds I have ever seen.  It clearly
> was a Canada-Snow goose hybrid.  Seen from 20 yards with binoculars.
> Slightly smaller than surrounding Canadas.  Base plumage similar to Canada
> (i.e., black head and neck with white chin strap, body more or less brownish
> gray [sort of]).  Bill shaped like a Snow Goose, complete with a grinning
> patch.  I have never seen one of those on a Canada before.  Black of head
> and neck was flaked with white feathers making it really stand out from the
> crowd.  Body had substantial number of white feathers mixed in with the
> typical brownish-gray Canada-type feathers.  When it flew a short distance
> with the rest of the flock (they all picked up, flew in a really tight
> circle and landed back in the same spot next to the road), its flight
> feathers looked like a typical Canada Goose.  All gray-brown.  No noticeable
> white feathers or black ends to primaries.  Some day I'll actually buy a
> camera.  I could have gotten a decent picture with a cell phone.  But I
> don't have one of those either.  Did I mention that we drive a horse and
> buggy (just kidding on that one).
>
> Last highlight was that my 8 year-old really wanted to see a Loon as he had
> never knowingly seen one.  We got a decent scope view of one just north of
> Sheldrake Point.  Another cool bird in transitional plumage.  Pretty far
> out, but easily seen in the scope.  At that distance, and with the
> transitional plumage, the best thing I had to go on was bill structure to
> call it a Common Loon (I have personally never seen the Pacific Loon in that
> area -- too difficult to get up there often by horse and buggy :))
>
> At the end of the day, both kids said that the day was even more fun than
> they thought it would be.  Not a bad way to spend my birthday.
>
> Jody Enck
>

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[cayugabirds-l] Ross's Geese, Game Farm

[Jay McGowan]

First found by Tim Lenz an hour ago, there are bow two ROSS'S GEESE in with
a couple hundred Snow Geese and Canadas in the field on Game Farm Road just
before the intersection with 366.

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Dryden, NY

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[cayugabirds-l] ROSS'S GOOSE in field at corner of Game Farm Rd. and Rt. 366

[Tim Lenz]

Hi,

As I was driving up Game Farm Rd towards Rt. 366 this afternoon (~12:10PM) I
noticed about 125 Snow Geese in the field north of the pheasant pens on the
right side of the road.  It didn't take much scoping through the flock
before I came across an adult ROSS'S GOOSE.  It's pretty rare to see them on
the ground in Tompkins County (this is my first time) so I'd go for it if
you get a chance.

Game Farm and Compost Pile, Tompkins, US-NY
Mar 13, 2011 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
 5 species

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)  125
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)  1 **Rare; adult.  Very small white goose
with black wingtips, thick neck, and tiny dark-based pyramid-shaped bill.
 Seemed more active and alert than many of the other Snow Geese.  It was
walking around a lot and once even leapt into the air and flapped its wings.
 I took some photos but the bird was a bit too far to capture well with my
lens.
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  300
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  12
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  8

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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[cayugabirds-l] GBH's

[Susan Fast]

We just passed the FLLT heron rookery on Irish Settlement Rd. and noted a
single GREAT BLUE HERON standing in each of three of the nests there.  Do
the same herons use the same nests year after year, or is it
first-come-first-served?  Nests were unoccupied yesterday.

 

S. & S. Fast

Brooktondale

 

P.s.  Contact the Finger Lakes Land Trust if you know not where this is.


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[cayugabirds-l] Ross's Geese

[Jay McGowan]

I eventually picked out at least 3 different ROSS'S GEESE with just over 600
Snow Geese in the Game Farm field, but a few minutes ago most of them took
off towards the lake and I don't see any Ross's amongst the 150 remaining
Snows.

Jay McGowan

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[cayugabirds-l] More Ross's Geese, Dryden

[Jay McGowan]

Kevin and I just found at least two ROSS'S GEESE (certainly different birds
than the ones at Game Farm) in a large flock of Snow Geese on the north side
of Ferguson Road between Irish Settlement and Rt. 38. When I saw the flock
this morning there were about 1500 birds, but there aren't quite that many
now.

George Road is a little more open now, and I saw 8 Northern Pintail, 8
Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, and a female
REDHEAD there just now.

Jay McGowan

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[cayugabirds-l] 34 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS @ Newman

[6072292158]

 34 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS @ Newman Golf course 3pm
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] More Ross's Geese, Dryden

[J. Gary Kohlenberg]

Would this be a Tompkins County record number of Ross's Geese ?
Gary


On Mar 13, 2011, at 3:02 PM, Jay McGowan wrote:


Kevin and I just found at least two ROSS'S GEESE (certainly different birds 
than the ones at Game Farm) in a large flock of Snow Geese on the north side of 
Ferguson Road between Irish Settlement and Rt. 38. When I saw the flock this 
morning there were about 1500 birds, but there aren't quite that many now.

George Road is a little more open now, and I saw 8 Northern Pintail, 8 
Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, and a female REDHEAD 
there just now.

Jay McGowan


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ross's Geese

[Kenneth Victor Rosenberg]

Well, sure enough, I heard SNOW GEESE over my house around 3:15, and went out 
to see several hundred passing low overhead from the southeast (roughly Game 
Farm area) -- one line of geese had two very small ROSS'S GOOSE-looking 
individuals. Very cool! Several "v"s of CANADA GEESE coming over as well, but 
not much else.

KEN


Ken Rosenberg
Director of Conservation Science
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
607-254-2412
607-342-4594 (cell)
k...@cornell.edu

On Mar 13, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Jay McGowan wrote:


I eventually picked out at least 3 different ROSS'S GEESE with just over 600 
Snow Geese in the Game Farm field, but a few minutes ago most of them took off 
towards the lake and I don't see any Ross's amongst the 150 remaining Snows.

Jay McGowan


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[cayugabirds-l] about "Screechie"

[Dave Nutter]

Deb & all,The Eastern Screech-Owl(s) dubbed "Screechie" by Fritzie Blizzard of Union Springs is frequently seen in the Wood Duck box on the northeast side of the pond on Factory Street, close to the low branches of what I think is a willow and just north of the cattails.  Earlier this year I saw the immobile gray screech-owl face plugging the hole in that reddish box so regularly that I began to wonder if it was real and alive. Then more recently I saw the entrance empty, but I think someone reported it showing since then.  I think the owl is most likely to be showing on sunny days to gather heat, and on cold days to insulate the box from cold drafts.  If there's only one owl and it's incubating, it can't very well do that and cling to the entrance, but I think we may still be early for that.  --Dave NutterOn Mar 13, 2011, at 10:22 AM, "Deborah F. Lynn"  wrote:Is the screech owl in the gox in the middle of the pond on Factory St in Union Springs?  I've gone there several times and not seen the owl.  Maybe I am looking in the wrong place.  Thanks, Deborah Lynn

[cayugabirds-l] binocs found

[Elaina McCartney]

Did anyone leave some binocs on my property on the way down the stairs to the 
dock?  If so, contact me off-line.  I noticed them this morning (spotted them 
through my binoculars) and brought them up to the house.  They could have been 
left recently,  or emerged out of the snow.

This morning before dawn I was awakened by a traffic pattern of what must have 
been thousands of geese flying south to north (sounded like mostly Canadas) and 
thousands of crows flying east to west.  They obeyed the air traffic convention 
of maintaining separate altitudes (the crows lower).  Pretty quiet on the 
surface of the lake north of Hog Hole today--a little while ago 5 active 
Buffleheads (2 males), one Common Loon, and a Redhead that looks like it got 
left behind.  Three Turkey Vultures circled overhead earlier today.  There seem 
to be more Blue Jays than usual judging from their voices.

Elaina

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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike

[joe & Diana]

Hi All, 
 I missed all the fun yesterday because of work so I thought I might find some 
Snow Geese today. I saw mostly Canada Geese, Swans, and a lot of Pintails in 
the mucklands. There was also Mallards and Widgeons. The light was pretty bad 
and it was also raining.  I did not see the Eagles at the lock. I really gave a 
little time to try and see her head at the nest but did not. On Van Dyne Spoor 
after a slippery ride in the mud and potholes, I was rewarded with a Northern 
Shrike.  I watched it hunt small rodents more or less dropping down on them. I 
have a very blown up photo of it with its prey and one displaying its wing 
patterns. No Snow Geese no matter how much I looked!
 Diana Whiting
http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/Galleries/Birds/Birds-of-Prey/13273665_xTBkm#1215057543_5RiDr
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[cayugabirds-l] E Ithaca Rec Way Screech Owl

[bob mcguire]

Some of you may remember back a few years to when an Eastern Screech  
owl inhabited a natural cavity along the East Ithaca Recreation Way,  
not too far in from Game Farm Road. It seems to have been absent for  
the past several years but tonight, as I was walking past the McDowell  
Nut Grove, a gray morph EASCOW hung its head out of a nest box just  
above the path and gave its tremolo call. I watched from about 30 feet  
away for ten minutes. It never blinked, or called again. Hopefully it  
is there for the season.


Bob McGuire



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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese Woes from others and other fun observations (long)

[Meena Haribal]

Hi All,

I went again to MWC as yesterday I was thinking my XLR cables as they were in 
my backpack, but they weren't and I needed to record some calls. But what a 
difference an 18 hours makes! It was windy and rainy, yesterday also it was 
windy at least temps were better and birds were close by.
Today when I first passed Mucklands, no Snow Geese. Obviously which sane Snow 
Goose wants be there when there are 6 hunters. I remember a few years ago, when 
I went to Salton sea, there was field where some fake geese were in the field 
and next it was SSNWR property and there hundreds of geese, mostly Ross's with 
some Snow Geese.  Snow geese knew which side of the line grass is green! So 
probably today also they knew where to hang around.  Therefore, I headed to 
Carncrass Road. No Tundras there. I decided to go north a bit on Savannah 
Spring Lake Road. On Howell Road I found a good sized flock of Snow Geese, may 
be about 2-3000 just resting and milling around.

I somehow ended on Rt 38. I kind of remembered its existence but had forgotten 
where it was coming from and where it was going. But I continued and found a 
field or a kind of low level ground, could have been a frozen lake too, where I 
found at least 6000-8000 Snow Geese. I spent an hour or more in the freezing 
rain often I could hear myself cursing or trying to warm up while recording. A 
Killdeer persistently flew over me several times calling loudly.

 From here I took a left turn hoping to reach 89, so kept turning on variety of 
roads and found some lovely habitats and roads, which I would love to explore 
in summer and mostly it was around Duck Lake area. Finally, I ended back on the 
same spot where I came across Snow Geese. Then I decided it was safer to take 
Rt 38, which by now I had learnt goes to Port Byron. But on the way again I 
came across Spring Lake road, I took that as I wanted to go back to Muckland. 
But just made sure that I am heading in right direction by looking into my 
tattered Delorme map.
 On Rt 89, I ran into Lois Chaplin and her friend,  she told me she had no luck 
with Snow Geese. I reached Muckland, there were a few thousand Snow Geese on 
far east side of the marsh.

So I spent some time watching Tundras on the west side of the road hoping by 
then Snow Geese would return. One of the Tundra Swans slipped and fell three 
times, I think it was walking on a thin ice! Others also occasionally fell, but 
acted as if this was the spot they were going to try eat something. I think 
their ego hurt in front of other Tundras. Also I found whenever a Tundra walked 
to other groups of ducks or even Canada Geese, they simply moved away giving 
wide birth to Snow Goose. I don't know if the Tundra asked others to move away 
from them, I was little too far to hear. But enjoyed watching them and got some 
of these behaviors on the video.

It was getting colder and freezing rain had started again, I decided I need to 
go home eat something hot!.
But once I was on Rt 89, I decided to drive along the lake. Thousands of Athya 
were in the open waters, especially the Canvasbacks and Widgeons. I spent 
another 35-40 minutes at on spot, from a private parking lot that had no cars, 
I watched and videoed some behaviors.

Canvasback males were courting females. Initially, I was wondering why there is 
crowd in one location and other locations are equally spread out.  Then I 
learnt that single females were the attractions! I got series of footage of one 
female being courted by 11 to 13 males. Two of them just came for fun for a few 
minutes and left soon. But rest hung around her for long time. Often they would 
flutter their wings and show off to females. Or would put back their head and 
call. Often males chased neighboring males, sometimes chase was long enough to 
make the male being chased duck into water. Sometimes the female seemed to be 
annoyed by some of the males and she tried to chase them away by going after 
them. But they persisted. Often one male was in the lead and female in second 
lead and the whole caravan of 9 to 11 males followed her around. It was such 
fun watching them and seeing on the video at home again! All the males looked 
bright and good to me. I wonder how she is going to choose. I felt she was also 
enjoying all the attention she was getting.

Further down along the lake, I came across 3 girls and 4 boys of Buffleheads. 
They were also displaying. One pair seemed to be already kind of a pair. But 
two girls and three boys were yet deciding I think. Males kept putting their 
head back and fluttering their wings.  One of them spotted me on the shore, 
soon they took a flight!
I too thought I had enough of fun for today and headed home!

Meena











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RE: [cayugabirds-l] about "Screechie"

[Meena Haribal]

As far as I know Screechies have been in Union Spring ponds for long time. One 
on the main pond used to be in the box which was right in the middle of the 
water, this was some 18 years ago but in one winter storm the box fell and 
either some one put new boxes or there were already boxes along the road, so 
one moved over to that spot.

I dont know about the Factory Pond woodduck box. But the screech owl has been 
there for may be now more than 10 years.

The East Ithaca recreation way Screechie was also first noted some 15 years 
ago. Mundy Wildflower Screechies have been there for more than 18 years too. 
But seem to have moved locations to different trees. I don't know if it is the 
same individuals in these boxes for last 18 years or same boxes are occupied by 
new Screechies. I think for some the former may be the case.

Happy Screechie watching!

Meena


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From: bounce-9247112-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-9247112-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Nutter 
[nutter.d...@me.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 5:25 PM
To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] about "Screechie"

Deb & all,
The Eastern Screech-Owl(s) dubbed "Screechie" by Fritzie Blizzard of Union 
Springs is frequently seen in the Wood Duck box on the northeast side of the 
pond on Factory Street, close to the low branches of what I think is a willow 
and just north of the cattails.  Earlier this year I saw the immobile gray 
screech-owl face plugging the hole in that reddish box so regularly that I 
began to wonder if it was real and alive. Then more recently I saw the entrance 
empty, but I think someone reported it showing since then.  I think the owl is 
most likely to be showing on sunny days to gather heat, and on cold days to 
insulate the box from cold drafts.  If there's only one owl and it's 
incubating, it can't very well do that and cling to the entrance, but I think 
we may still be early for that.
--Dave Nutter

On Mar 13, 2011, at 10:22 AM, "Deborah F. Lynn"  wrote:

Is the screech owl in the gox in the middle of the pond on Factory St in Union 
Springs?  I've gone there several times and not seen the owl.  Maybe I am 
looking in the wrong place.  Thanks, Deborah Lynn

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[cayugabirds-l] Mud Lock Bald Eagles ? Old Montezuma. Canandaigua Barrow's Goldeney

[Michael and Joann Tetlow]

On Friday we stopped by the Mud Lock Eagles nest and could not see any
head on the nest or an Eagle in any nearby trees.  Hopefully it was just
sitting very low in the nest. Has anyone had better luck or have they
failed?  We also have not seen any adults near the nest north of the Rtes 89
and 31 junctions.  Our Montezuma observations Friday were about the same as
everyone has reported except for a total of 7 Rough-legged Hawks (4 over
Main Pool and May's Point and 3 in the Morgan/Carncross Road area).  There
were a total of 15 Bald Eagles on the ice at Tschache Pool alone.

 While I'm typing I might as well mention that there has been a male
Barrow's Goldeneye( previously reported by others on Genesee Birds) at Deep
Run Park on the east side of Canandaigua Lake which was still there today.
It was not easy to see as it was diving regularly and among a large raft of
commoner ducks but once located it gave great views.  A lifer for 3 other
birders there with us.  Mike and Joann Tetlow


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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mud Lock Bald Eagles ? Old Montezuma. Canandaigua Barrow's Goldeney

[Marie P Read]

I saw them a little over a week ago - 1 in nest, 1 in tree.

Marie (currently in south TX where it's hot and humid)


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From: bounce-9247335-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-9247335-5851...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael and Joann Tetlow 
[mjtet...@frontiernet.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:02 PM
To: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mud Lock Bald Eagles ? Old Montezuma. Canandaigua 
Barrow's Goldeney

On Friday we stopped by the Mud Lock Eagles nest and could not see any head 
on the nest or an Eagle in any nearby trees.  Hopefully it was just sitting 
very low in the nest. Has anyone had better luck or have they failed?  We also 
have not seen any adults near the nest north of the Rtes 89 and 31 junctions.  
Our Montezuma observations Friday were about the same as everyone has reported 
except for a total of 7 Rough-legged Hawks (4 over Main Pool and May’s Point 
and 3 in the Morgan/Carncross Road area).  There were a total of 15 Bald Eagles 
on the ice at Tschache Pool alone.
 While I’m typing I might as well mention that there has been a male 
Barrow’s Goldeneye( previously reported by others on Genesee Birds) at Deep Run 
Park on the east side of Canandaigua Lake which was still there today.  It was 
not easy to see as it was diving regularly and among a large raft of commoner 
ducks but once located it gave great views.  A lifer for 3 other birders there 
with us.  Mike and Joann Tetlow

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