I spent about an hour and a half at the southwest corner of Cayuga Lake this morning. The west side is sheltered, and now that the temperature has dropped again, and the wind is not from the land to the south, there was almost no heat distortion over the water. There were waves in the middle and east sides of the lake, and much of the south end is muddy from the rains and wind, but I think I did a pretty good job seeing what was out there (Then again, I thought the same when I left on Tuesday minutes before the alert about the Tufted Duck.). There were plenty of waterfowl, but perhaps not as many as the past couple days. One individual in particular, the obscure little Tufted Duck, seemed to be missing. Birds of note:Canada X domestic Greylag Goose hybrid - 1 with broad white band on sides (this is feathered, I was in error previously)Northern Pintail - 1 maleRedhead - 92 in a tight flock close by when I arrived. They left after awhile, and I saw smaller groups later (same? additional?)Canvasback 20 males in flight, not seen on the waterRing-necked Duck - a pair in the corner of the lake, a male near the mouth of the inletLesser Scaup - 18 maximum count in a single sweepBufflehead - 1 female seen 3 different placesCommon Goldeneye - plentyHooded Merganser - still large numbers far to north, some under docks and hard to countCommon Merganser - still large numbersRed-breasted Merganser - group of 3 females continues to the north in the middleRuddy Ducks - flock of 30+ continuesEARED GREBE - 1 far to north, not far from shoreDouble-crested Cormorant - 1Turkey Vulture - 1 over Cayuga HeightsBald Eagle - 1 adult circling high over southeast part of lakeRed-tailed Hawk - over Cayuga Heights--Dave Nutter
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