On bouy 49 in channel East of Cayuga Lake State Park
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Just flushed from buoy 49 Looked to be flying south along west side of the lake
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Adult with only very small amount of head flecking (i.e. close to breeding
plumage).
Today, 18 Sept, around 1030 am, on the mounds amidst a plethora of Ring-billed
Gulls and maybe 7-8 Greater Black-backed Gulls, ca 120 crows (about 1/3 Fish
Crows), plus pigeons, starlings and Turkey
Hi all!!
Any updates on the Brown Booby?
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When we got to the lake this AM the Cayuga Lake SP boat launch had 40 empty
boat trailers (fishing derby) in the parking lot. Thought the boat traffic may
have moved the Booby.
Scanned the buoys and lake without luck on until stopping at the South end of
Lower Lake Rd. Found the Booby inflight
Around 11 this morning I arrived at Harris Park in Cayuga to find Chris T-H and
company with scopes aimed at buoy 49 about two miles away showing two bumps
perched at its base: the bigger a Great Black-Backed Gull, the smaller the
Brown Booby, I was told. Cool, I shrugged with a mix of awe and
A few of us were on shore at Harris Park watching Suan’s journey on the kayak -
a fisherman at Harris Park told us about the birder who had hastily inflated
and departed in that kayak, camera in tow, so we knew when the camera came out
that we’d be able tp pinpoint the bird. We then headed
