The loon is a bit closer now. A RED-NECKED GREBE is now visible in the bay
north of the point, and several Bonaparte's Gulls have been around.
Jay
On Oct 25, 2011 8:19 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote:
A RED-THROATED LOON is swimming out on the lake a little north of the spit
at Myers
I didn't read the aurora alert until 11:30, oh well! But at 6:15 this
morning the moon rolled up over the top of Thatcher's Pinnacle,
framed by dark tattered clouds that were moving south at quite a
clip. Before dawn the eastern sky turned to gold, and ducks were
already up in it, so I
This has been a remarkable buckeye irruption year here in central New York
(and presumably elsewhere in the northeast), with dozens showing up at
places along the Lake Ontario shoreline and quite a few here in the Ithaca
area as well. I have seen them multiple times in the last couple months
At about 3 this afternoon there were 12 wood ducks in Stewart Park on
the south side of the big pond you come to on your left just before you
have to turn right around the one-way circle. Gorgeous. Also one great
blue heron.
Bob
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Today, daughter Becky, went by the Factory St. pond.
She saw no face in the hole of the duck box so she sucked several times on the
back of her hand to make a squeeking sound. Figured the 2 men across the street
thought she must be off her rocker but so what!! She knew what she was doing
Yes Ken, I did see that bright shooting star from Game farm Road as I was
heading back from Mt Pleasant! That was a beautiful one. As I watched it I ooh
oohed loudly.
After I posted about Aurora, I ran out of the house got into my car, as I came
out of my driveway I could see dazzling red
Hi All,
On my walk to work (because I missed the bus, instead of waiting for the next,
I decided to walk) first I saw my first migrant lone loon fly overhead. After a
few minutes over foot ball field of Hawthorn, I saw a flock of 21 common loons.
I also several skeins of Canada Geese, a few
I discovered the aurora as I was leaving a dance rehearsal. Was awestruck, but
managed to grab the gear from the trunk and take a photo. Not great, and a bit
past the peak, but a nice memento.
http://lightbody.zenfolio.com/auroras/e347244cf
Then I drove up to Mount Pleasant observatory,
