[cayugabirds-l] NE end of Lake
Just back from along the NE section of Cayuga Lake. Nothing much different that what others have been seeing, but did witness 2 cool mass flights. From Mud Lock (Bald Eagle on nest) I heard the cries of the Tundra Swans that had been out on the far side of the lake, and moments later several hundred flew directly over in skeins of varying lengths. A couple hours later I was viewing the southern end of the Redhead (and others) raft from a friend's yard. As I was opening the car door to leave I heard a wall of waterfowl yelps, looked north, and most of the 20,000 (an estimate I read on this listserve) were in the air and sweeping in dark masses a huge flock of blackbirds. For several minutes I watched, fascinated. They were mostly settled down again when I finally left. Didn't see a single raptor the entire 3 hrs. Kathy Strickland, Union Springs -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday Cayuga St Park, Lower lake road
Sorry for the late post but yesterday afternoon along Lower lake Road up to Cayuga Lake State park there was a great waterfowl show. 1500+ Tundra swans, 3000 Snow Geese(2 Blue), 2000 Canada geese, 1 Cackling Goose, 120 Pintail, 30 Am Wigeon, several Gadwall and Hooded Mergansers, 35 Common Mergansers and plenty of Mallards and Blacks. The swans were calling constantly. We looked hard for the Eurasian Wigeon previously reported there with no luck. I had read that the Bald Eagles were at mud lock but didn't get that one was actually sitting on the nest already! Up at Montezuma there were another 300 Tundra Swans on Knox Marcellus and 2 Trumpeter Swans alone on Tschache Pool. 4 No Harriers were visible from the visitor center.. Mike Tetlow -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday middle Cayuga Lake East
Over 100 MALLARDS together near Alexander estate & RR track below corner of Algerine Rd/Lansing Station Rd. Donna L. Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday south Cayuga Lake additions
A few birds from Stewart &/or Treman Marine Park to add to Dave Nicosia's & Bob McGuire's lists yesterday:WOOD DUCK - 1 maleBUFFLEHEAD - at least 1 female & 3 malesRING-NECKED DUCK - 2 males & 1 femaleAMERICAN BLACK DUCK - quite a few scattered among Mallards & Canada GeeseBALD EAGLE - 1 adult cruised over flying north mid-afternoong, putting most gulls and many waterfowl into the air. Also on Friday from East Shore Park I saw a PIED-BILLED GREBE close to shore to the north.--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday Around the Lake
John Confer and I birded up the east and down the west side of the Lake yesterday. Beginning at Stewart Park, we had most of the birds reported by Dave Nicosia with the addition of a PEREGRINE FALCON preening in one of the trees across Fall Creek from the boathouse. We skipped Myers, and our next stop was at Long Point SP. A short walk east up the hill produced numerous Chickadees, Titmice, a couple of Golden-crowned Kinglets, and a large flock of Robins (100+). From the boathouse in Aurora we found 6 Horned Grebes but no Eared Grebe. We checked for grebes at last weekend's hot spots: Twin Oaks Campground, Fire Lane 20, and found none. The large Aythya flock was along the shore between FL 20 and the new development just south of the railroad tracks and was being watched over by an adult Bald Eagle. From the Towpath Machine Shop we scanned the distant ducks and swans, picking through Redheads, Canvasbacks, a few Northern Pintails, both Scaup, and American Wigeon - but could not find a Eurasian. There was a family of distant Mute Swans. A Bald Eagle was on the nest at Mudlock. We then drove through the Mucklands. The fields were still frozen, but the ditches were ice-free. There was considerable open water along Van Dyne Spoor Road, and the Pintails were beginning to move in. There were a couple of Tree Sparrows and a pair of RED-WING BLACKBIRDS. Around Carncross Road and again, Armitage Road, the ice was beginning to melt, but no sign of cranes or snipe. The water along Cayuga Lake SP was filled with Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, Mallards, Black Ducks, Common Mergansers, Common Goldeneye and a smattering of Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks, Redhead, Cavasbacks, American Wigeon, and Pintails. A flock of some 2,000 Snow Geese rested just offshore at the south end of the park. At one point most of the flock took to the air and then eventually settled back down. We scanned them as they moved overhead, but could not find any noticeably smaller birds. After the Peregrine at Stewart park, out best bird for the day was a female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER seen from Wyers Point Road north of Sheldrake. We also had there a couple of Red-breasted Mergansers and several dozen Ring-necked Ducks. Bob McGuire -- 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/ --
