[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shovelers
Although visibility out on the lake isn't that great due to the snow, I was surprised to see 12 Northern Shovelers right by my dock. I got a few snowy pictures which I'll post later. Elaina -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shovelers et al.
The Northern Shovelers have spent the afternoon here near the shore in a tight pack. The water between the two docks is somewhat sheltered when it's stormy. There were no Canada Geese when I made the report, but they've since gathered a bit out from shore, several hundred. No Tundra Swans for 2 days. There's been a regular group of about a dozen Ruddy Ducks for more than a week, but only a few were visible today. Elaina Location: SW corner Cayuga Lake Observation date: 3/6/11 Notes: Visibility of lake far from shore poor due to falling snow. 12 Northern Shovelers between 2 docks close to shore (at least 8 still there a couple hours later). Number of species: 22 Northern Shoveler 12 Canvasback 2 Common Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 3 Mourning Dove 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 European Starling 3 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 1 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 9 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.orghttp://ebird.org/) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shovelers et al.
Forgot the pictures (distant and snowy): http://www.flickr.com/photos/emccartney/5502934713/in/set-72157594554486980/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/emccartney/5502943435/in/set-72157594554486980/ Elaina -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Shovelers et al.
I just returned from a walk from the marina out to the lakeshore to see if Elaina's shovelers could be seen from there. It was pretty windy (and snowy) and, even though I could see her dock, I could not find the shovelers. However, there were two make Northern Shovelers bobbing in the froth just off the ice edge north of Hog Hole. And I had a small flock of Snow Geese, about two dozen white with one blue morph, winging their way slowly, just above my head, up to the lake. Tough day to be flying north! One of the geese was slightly smaller, and I thought of Ken. But I just couldn't bring myself to call it Ross's. Bob McGuire On Mar 6, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Elaina McCartney wrote: The Northern Shovelers have spent the afternoon here near the shore in a tight pack. The water between the two docks is somewhat sheltered when it's stormy. There were no Canada Geese when I made the report, but they've since gathered a bit out from shore, several hundred. No Tundra Swans for 2 days. There's been a regular group of about a dozen Ruddy Ducks for more than a week, but only a few were visible today. Elaina Location: SW corner Cayuga Lake Observation date: 3/6/11 Notes: Visibility of lake far from shore poor due to falling snow. 12 Northern Shovelers between 2 docks close to shore (at least 8 still there a couple hours later). Number of species: 22 Northern Shoveler 12 Canvasback 2 Common Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 3 Mourning Dove 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 European Starling 3 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 1 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 9 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
