[cayugabirds-l] Ross's Goose, Stewart Park

[Jay McGowan]

The white adult ROSS'S GOOSE present yesterday morning returned in the
evening and this morning was sleeping on the ice near the dock towards the
east end of Stewart Park. Dave Nutter just reported that the bird is now
swimming west along the ice edge.

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[cayugabirds-l] Eastern screech owl

[David Nicosia]

Roosting in hole in maple behind dandy mart slaterville, NY.

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Preliminary bird count results

[jodyenck]

Thanks to Paul Anderson for this summary of the compilation.
Also a shout out of thanks to all of the count area coordinators:
I Colleen Richards
II Bob McGuire
III  Marie Reed
IV  Laura Stenzler
V  Sandy (and Lisa) Podulka
VI Asher Snodgrass
VII Josh Snodgrass
VII  Ken Rosenberg
IX  Mark Chao
Feeders  Donna Scott

Thanks to Kevin McGowan for the incredible slides of the birds seen (or missed) 
on the count.

And thanks to the more than 140 participants who helped make all this happen.  
What a fun way to start off 2017.

Jody

Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist
and President of the Cayuga Bird Club
Ithaca, NY

From: Paul Anderson
Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 10:31 PM
To: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Preliminary bird count results


We just did the bird count compilation. Below are some preliminary highlights 
based on today's numbers and comparison with data from all previous 54 years.
90 species were seen today. This was the same as last year. 
We observed 41875 individuals, up from our 10-year average of 37638.
We have 1 count week species confirmed (Glaucous gull). Last year we had 10 
count week species.
We had these high counts:
• Bufflehead: 27; previous high was 21
• Hooded Merganser: 67; previous high was 52
• Ruddy Duck: 30; previous was 23
• Double-crested Cormorant: 7; previous was 6
The only bird never seen before on the count day was the Ross's Goose. This was 
a count week species in 2012.
A House Wren was reported in area 7, only the second time one has been reported 
on the day (1994).

A few notable misses:
• Canvasback (also missed last year, but was previously 48/54)
• Northern Harrier; first miss since 1988, previously 43/54.
And finally a few that we got by the skin of our teeth (1 individual, but where 
we were expecting more):
• Purple Finch
• Swamp Sparrow
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
I'll post more details as these numbers get double-checked and confirmed.
-Paul


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RE: [cayugabirds-l] 1 Jan 2017 Ithaca "Christmas" Bird Count preliminaryresults

[jodyenck]

Dave, thanks so much for keeping track of all the “firsts of the year”.  I know 
you love doing this, but I recognize it is a true labor of love.  It takes a 
lot of work, and I am glad you do it!

Jody

Jody W. Enck, PhD
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and President of the Cayuga Bird Club
Ithaca, NY

From: Dave Nutter
Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 11:20 PM
To: CayugaBirds-L b
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] 1 Jan 2017 Ithaca "Christmas" Bird Count 
preliminaryresults

The following species were reported at the tally this evening for the Ithaca 
count. For species found only by one party I try to provide the name(s) of the 
initial observer(s) and a general description of the location, including the 
town. This information will also go in the first records list for the Cayuga 
Lake Basin on the Cayuga Bird Club website. Please send me corrections or 
missing information. Thanks.
--Dave Nutter

SNOW GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE     Ken Rosenberg     Stewart Park ice shelf and adjacent Cayuga 
Lake, Ithaca (This bird was present for awhile this morning then disappeared 
for the day but returned at dark with Canada Geese to the east end of the ice 
shelf.) 
CANADA GOOSE
GADWALL
AMERICAN WIGEON
5
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
MALLARD
NORTHERN PINTAIL     Ken Rosenberg et al     Stewart Park, Ithaca
REDHEAD
RING-NECKED DUCK
10
LESSER SCAUP     Ken Rosenberg et al     Stewart Park, Ithaca
LONG-TAILED DUCK     Ken Rosenberg et al     Stewart Park, Ithaca
BUFFLEHEAD
COMMON GOLDENEYE
HOODED MERGANSER
15
COMMON MERGANSER
RED-HEADED MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK     Scott Sutcliffe et al?  Treman Marine State Park, Ithaca?
RUFFED GROUSE
WILD TURKEY
20
COMMON LOON
PIED-BILLED GREBE
HORNED GREBE
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT      7 birds was a new high
GREAT BLUE HERON
25
TURKEY VULTURE
BALD EAGLE     (Single birds reported in adjacent sectors 6, 7, & 8. The one in 
sector 7 was in adult plumage except it had a narrow dark band near the tip of 
the otherwise white tail. Were the others different?) 
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
COOPER'S HAWK
RED-TAILED HAWK 
30
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
AMERICAN KESTREL
MERLIN     Elliot Miller    Bluegrass Lane, Ithaca
PEREGRINE FALCON    3 reports from sector 8, possibly of the same bird 
peregrinating
AMERICAN COOT
35
RING-BILLED GULL
HERRING GULL
ICELAND GULL     Kevin McGowan     Portland Point
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
40
ROCK PIGEON
MOURNING DOVE
EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
GREAT HORNED OWL
BARRED OWL     Sandy Podulka   Caroline Depot Rd, Caroline
45
BELTED KINGFISHER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER     Dave Nutter     Warren Pl north of Richard Pl, 
West Hill, City of Ithaca
DOWNY WOODPECKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
50
NORTHERN FLICKER
PILEATED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE (1 on Hile School Rd which is outside the basin, the other 
which is in the basin by Meena Haribal on Irish Settlement Road, Dryden)
BLUE JAY
AMERICAN CROW
55
FISH CROW
COMMON RAVEN
HORNED LARK  (2 sites in sector 1)
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
TUFTED TITMOUSE
60
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
BROWN CREEPER
CAROLINA WREN
HOUSE WREN     Scott Sutcliffe et al     Cass Park vicinity? City of Ithaca
65
WINTER WREN
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH     John Fitzpatrick     Thomas Rd, Dryden/Caroline
AMERICAN ROBIN
70
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
EUROPEAN STARLING
CEDAR WAXWING
SNOW BUNTING
YELLOW-RUMPED (MYRTLE) WARBLER     Asher Hockett, Sandy Wold    behind former 
NCR factory, South Hill, Ithaca
75
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
SONG SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW     John Fitzpatrick     Thomas Rd, Dryden/Caroline
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW     Jay McGowan     Stevenson Rd hedgerow, Dryden
80
DARK-EYED (SLATE-COLORED) JUNCO
NORTHERN CARDINAL
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD     Susan Soboroff et al     location?
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
PURPLE FINCH     Paul Anderson     along railroad tracks south of Cayuga Inlet 
fish ladder, Town of Ithaca
85
HOUSE FINCH
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
HOUSE SPARROW
88 species on Count Day. Am I missing something? There were also the hybrid 
"Mallard X American Black Duck" and the not identified to species "Scaup sp". 

Not found on Count Day but possibly around for Count Week (29 Dec through 4 Jan)
CACKLING GOOSE     reported 28 Dec by Adriaan Dokter on Cayuga Inlet from Jetty 
Woods 
CANVASBACK     CW: 1 male with Redheads off Treman Marine SP on 29 Dec by Dave 
Nutter 
GREATER SCAUP     CW: 3 off Treman Marine SP on 29 Dec per Dave Nutter
BLACK SCOTER     CW: 1 female seen from Treman Marine SP by piling cluster on 
29 Dec by Dave Nutter
RING-NECKED PHEASANT     haven't any escaped from the game farm?
RED-THROATED LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE
NORTHERN HARRIER
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
GLAUCOUS GULL     CW: seen at Stewart Park on 31 Dec by Dave Nutter & Jay 
McGowan
SHORT-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
EASTERN TOWHEE     reported as recently as 16 Dec by Marsha Kardon on Perry 
Lane, West Hill, Town of Ithaca


Also found today outside the Ithaca count circle but within the Cayuga Lake 

[cayugabirds-l] FL Airport Snowy OwlS & More

[bob mcguire]

Stu Krasnoff and I made  quick trip up the lake to view the Snowy Owls at the 
Finger Lakes Airport. From the pull-off on Martin Road, just east of the 
runway, we could see one owl perched on a snowbank. Right after we got on it it 
dropped out of sight behind the snow, so we drove on into the airport. From the 
station buildings we immediately saw that both owls were perched on the snow 
and were able to take good photos. As I walked along the fence I noticed a 
small field bird feeding in the grass about ten feet away. This turned out to 
be an unusually late Savannah Sparrow. It was also good for photos which I will 
try to post later in an eBird report.

We went into the station building, and the guy on duty (short black hair & 
beard) invited us to go through and out next to the runway. At that point we 
were about 100 ft away from the owls.

Bob McGuire
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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese in tburg

[Marc Devokaitis]

1000+ (and some Canadas) in the field right behind ShurSave.

Marc

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant SNOW BUNTINGS! Etc.

[Marie P. Read]

Just spent a delightful 45 minutes or so traipsing over the fields in search of 
the big flock of Snow Buntings that were found by Gladys Birdsall on 
yesterday's Christmas Bird Count. I found them exactly where she had, way in 
the back of the field behind the observatory. What fun to photograph! I also 
encountered 3 Horned Larks and 6 Wild Turkeys.

Marie




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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - January 02 2017
*  NYSY  01. 02.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 26, 2016 
- January 02 2017to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate 
NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: January 02  AT 5 p.m. 
(EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 26, 
2016.
Highlights--
TRUMPETER SWANCANVASBACKHARLEQUIN DUCKLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLGLAUCOUS 
GULLICELAND GULLBLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKESNOWY OWLPEREGRINE FALCONNORTHERN 
SHRIKEGRAY CATBIRDFIELD SPARROWEVENING GROSBEAK


Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     1/1: 3 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in the fields on ArmitageRoad.     1/2: 
1,000 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on the Wildlife Drive.

Onondaga County     12/31: A CANVASBACK was seen with a large group 
of REDHEADS from the east shore trail on Onondaga Lake.

Oswego County
     12/27: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on Dunlap Road in the Town of Richland. 
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the lock in Phoenix.     12/31: A 
HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen from Mexico Point State Park on Lake Ontario. It was 
relocated of 1/1 but not reported since. A SNOWY OWL was seen on the break 
walls in Oswego Harbor.     1/1: A BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE was found near the 
mouth of the Oswego River in Oswego. It was relocated again today.     1/2: A 
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and an ICELAND GULL were seen at the 
lock in Phoenix.  A SNOWY OWL was seen on the break walls in Oswego Harbor. A 
GRAY CATBIRD was seen at Noyes Sanctuary. 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were again seen 
in the Oswego Harbor area.

Madison County
     12/29: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Chaphe Road east of Erieville.     
12/30: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at a feeder on Jones Road near Stoney Pond 
State Forest.

Oneida county-
     12/31: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen on Germany Road in Verona.     1/1: An 
EVENING GROSBEAK was seen in Waterville. A FIELD SPARROW was seen on Wood Creek 
Road east of Sylvan Beach.

    
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[cayugabirds-l] Tundra Swans for Ithaca Count Week

[Dave Nutter]

At Stewart Park this morning Jay McGowan refound the ROSS'S GOOSE, pointed it 
out to me, and sent out a text alert that it was sleeping on the ice among 
CANADA GEESE. Moments later, a volley of gunfire at Cornell's Merritt Family 
Boating Center roused all the geese to standing attention. The Ross's Goose 
began walking west on the ice. It's pink legs and feet were surprisingly large 
for such a dainty bird. While I changed my vantage, it snuck into the water, 
and I next saw it swimming west along the ice edge among MALLARDS. I knew they 
were supposed to be the same size, but still it was a bit mind-bending to see. 
I have to throw out my mental categorization that geese are bigger than ducks. 
Next the Ross's Goose changed direction, and I was surprised to see it sidle up 
next to a single "BLUE" SNOW GOOSE, which wasn't much larger. No, it wasn't a 
dark Ross's; it had a bigger bill and typical Blue Goose plumage. I spent 
longer than I intended at the park. During distractions and delays around 8am I 
heard TUNDRA SWANS. A flock of 17 of the giant all-white birds flew south 
toward me well above tree level, then veered west when they reached land as if 
checking out the emptied and frozen swan pond. Then they circled back overhead 
and headed north again. I felt a gift was bestowed upon me.  Another bonus was 
a/the adult Peregrine perched in a tree within Stewart Park.

So, yes, we now have another Count Week species, Tundra Swan, in addition to 
the Canvasback, Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and Glaucous Gull which were 
present on 29 December.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 1 Jan 2017 Ithaca "Christmas" Bird Count preliminary results

[marsha kardon]

The Eastern Towhee has been seen in our back yard eating millet we spread
on the ground most days since we first noticed it.  It was definitely there
on Dec. 31.  Not today, though.  I'll watch for it tomorrow.  Marsha Kardon

On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 11:18 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> The following species were reported at the tally this evening for the
> Ithaca count. For species found only by one party I try to provide the
> name(s) of the initial observer(s) and a general description of the
> location, including the town. This information will also go in the first
> records list for the Cayuga Lake Basin on the Cayuga Bird Club website.
> Please send me corrections or missing information. Thanks.
> --Dave Nutter
>
> SNOW GOOSE
> ROSS'S GOOSE Ken Rosenberg Stewart Park ice shelf and adjacent
> Cayuga Lake, Ithaca (This bird was present for awhile this morning then
> disappeared for the day but returned at dark with Canada Geese to the east
> end of the ice shelf.)
> CANADA GOOSE
> GADWALL
> AMERICAN WIGEON
> 5
> AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
> MALLARD
> NORTHERN PINTAIL Ken Rosenberg et al Stewart Park, Ithaca
> REDHEAD
> RING-NECKED DUCK
> 10
> LESSER SCAUP Ken Rosenberg et al Stewart Park, Ithaca
> LONG-TAILED DUCK Ken Rosenberg et al Stewart Park, Ithaca
> BUFFLEHEAD
> COMMON GOLDENEYE
> HOODED MERGANSER
> 15
> COMMON MERGANSER
> RED-HEADED MERGANSER
> RUDDY DUCK Scott Sutcliffe et al?  Treman Marine State Park, Ithaca?
> RUFFED GROUSE
> WILD TURKEY
> 20
> COMMON LOON
> PIED-BILLED GREBE
> HORNED GREBE
> DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT  7 birds was a new high
> GREAT BLUE HERON
> 25
> TURKEY VULTURE
> BALD EAGLE (Single birds reported in adjacent sectors 6, 7, & 8. The
> one in sector 7 was in adult plumage except it had a narrow dark band near
> the tip of the otherwise white tail. Were the others different?)
> SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
> COOPER'S HAWK
> RED-TAILED HAWK
> 30
> ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
> AMERICAN KESTREL
> MERLIN Elliot MillerBluegrass Lane, Ithaca
> PEREGRINE FALCON3 reports from sector 8, possibly of the same bird
> peregrinating
> AMERICAN COOT
> 35
> RING-BILLED GULL
> HERRING GULL
> ICELAND GULL Kevin McGowan Portland Point
> LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
> GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
> 40
> ROCK PIGEON
> MOURNING DOVE
> EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
> GREAT HORNED OWL
> BARRED OWL Sandy Podulka   Caroline Depot Rd, Caroline
> 45
> BELTED KINGFISHER
> RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
> YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Dave Nutter Warren Pl north of Richard
> Pl, West Hill, City of Ithaca
> DOWNY WOODPECKER
> HAIRY WOODPECKER
> 50
> NORTHERN FLICKER
> PILEATED WOODPECKER
> NORTHERN SHRIKE (1 on Hile School Rd which is outside the basin, the other
> which is in the basin by Meena Haribal on Irish Settlement Road, Dryden)
> BLUE JAY
> AMERICAN CROW
> 55
> FISH CROW
> COMMON RAVEN
> HORNED LARK  (2 sites in sector 1)
> BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
> TUFTED TITMOUSE
> 60
> RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
> WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
> BROWN CREEPER
> CAROLINA WREN
> HOUSE WREN Scott Sutcliffe et al Cass Park vicinity? City of Ithaca
> 65
> WINTER WREN
> GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
> EASTERN BLUEBIRD
> HERMIT THRUSH John Fitzpatrick Thomas Rd, Dryden/Caroline
> AMERICAN ROBIN
> 70
> NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
> EUROPEAN STARLING
> CEDAR WAXWING
> SNOW BUNTING
> YELLOW-RUMPED (MYRTLE) WARBLER Asher Hockett, Sandy Woldbehind
> former NCR factory, South Hill, Ithaca
> 75
> AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
> SONG SPARROW
> SWAMP SPARROW John Fitzpatrick Thomas Rd, Dryden/Caroline
> WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
> WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Jay McGowan Stevenson Rd hedgerow, Dryden
> 80
> DARK-EYED (SLATE-COLORED) JUNCO
> NORTHERN CARDINAL
> RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Susan Soboroff et al location?
> BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
> PURPLE FINCH Paul Anderson along railroad tracks south of Cayuga
> Inlet fish ladder, Town of Ithaca
> 85
> HOUSE FINCH
> AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
> HOUSE SPARROW
> 88 species on Count Day. Am I missing something? There were also the
> hybrid "Mallard X American Black Duck" and the not identified to species
> "Scaup sp".
>
> Not found on Count Day but possibly around for Count Week (29 Dec through
> 4 Jan)
> CACKLING GOOSE reported 28 Dec by Adriaan Dokter on Cayuga Inlet from
> Jetty Woods
> CANVASBACK CW: 1 male with Redheads off Treman Marine SP on 29 Dec by
> Dave Nutter
> GREATER SCAUP CW: 3 off Treman Marine SP on 29 Dec per Dave Nutter
> BLACK SCOTER CW: 1 female seen from Treman Marine SP by piling cluster
> on 29 Dec by Dave Nutter
> RING-NECKED PHEASANT haven't any escaped from the game farm?
> RED-THROATED LOON
> RED-NECKED GREBE
> NORTHERN HARRIER
> NORTHERN GOSHAWK
> GLAUCOUS GULL CW: seen at Stewart Park on 31 Dec by Dave Nutter & Jay
> McGowan
> SHORT-EARED OWL
> NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
> RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
> LAPLAND LONGSPUR
> EASTERN TOWHEE reported as recently as 16 Dec by Marsha Kardon on
> Perry Lane, West 

[cayugabirds-l] Today Jan 2nd 2017 Cayuga Lake Trip

[David Nicosia]

Did my annual early January trip to Cayuga Lake with my friend Dan Watkins.
First stop was the Dandy Mart in Slaterville and we saw the EASTERN SCREECH
OWL roosting in the same hole as last year.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33366479

Then we hit Stewart Park but missed the Ross's Goose. But the shear numbers
of birds here is awesome for us since all of our small ponds and larger
lakes are frozen now. There also has been a lot of ice in the rivers so our
waterfowl and gulls are in dribs and drabs and not concentrated like at
Stewart Park or other parts of Cayuga Lake.  Best birds for us were
LONG-TAILED DUCKS, NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1 adult LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL, 1
PIED-BILLED GREBE and a decent flock of REDHEADS among many others.

Next stop was Ladoga, and Myer's Point and there really wasn't much up
there that we hadn't seen at Stewart. Long Point State Park also was sparse
but we did get 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS from the bluffs over Aurora Bay.

The best concentration of waterfowl was found from "Cayuga Lake Near
Railroad Tracks Rte 90, Cayuga County, New York, US" This was the name of
the ebird hotspot. There were at least 5000 ducks in two long rafts well to
the south of the viewing spot and we couldn't really ID anything. Lighting
was poor too. But the spot we were at can be seen from this google map link
https://goo.gl/maps/aeQuP15nzmx  The two long rafts were closer to "Fire
lane 21" probably where the stream flows out. There were two hunting boats
and decoys north of these rafts but they were not heading down to where the
ducks were suggesting they weren't allowed to hunt down there. This is
worth checking out if someone has the time.

We also saw close up views of the typical waterfowl at Mill Pond In Union
Springs. Nothing usual but nice looks at GADWALL, REDHEADS, AMERICAN WIGEON
and BUFFLEHEAD among others.

Then we got on the SNOWY OWL at the Finger Lakes Airport following up on
Jay McGowan's RBA report. We only found one of the two birds there and we
saw this bird from Martin Road just east of the airport buildings. See:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33376367

Then from Lower Lake road there was a nice raft of aythya genus much closer
and we had all typical aythya species except CANVASBACK. Most of the birds
were in a very tight pack and were REDHEADS like usual. see:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33377839

We totaled 58 species in the Cayuga Basin today. A great start to the new
year for us.

Happy New Year and Birding to all!!
Dave Nicosia

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