Re: [cayugabirds-l] A few observations from the west side of the lake today

[Asher Hockett]

The first time I ever saw Red-breasted Mergansers was in that area.

On Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 4:48 PM Andrew David Miller 
wrote:

> Errands took me up along the west side of the lake today and a few
> observations of note (this was not really a birding trip, but the
> binoculars were in the car and road trips go faster when I have my kids
> counting and looking for birds!).  The freezing fog rising off the lake in
> the early morning sun was a sight to behold.
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>- A flock of 500-700 snow geese was feeding in the corn stubble just
>south of Hosmer Wineries on Rt. 89; the number may have been higher as more
>were flying in as I left
>- One snowy owl was visible on the Finger Lakes Regional Aiport
>- 10 bald eagles seen including three bombing down the frozen channel
>of Taughannock Creek where it goes under Rt. 89
>- Multiple norther harriers hunting the fields around the airport
>- Two roughlegged hawks (both dark phase) hunting near the airport as
>well
>- Lots of ducks on the lake in various spots, but I did not do a deep
>look at them (definitively seen were common goldeneye, redhead, bufflehead,
>black duck, mallard, scaup sp., common mergansers, and ring necked duck).
>I was a little surprised to see three red-breasted mergansers as well (two
>male and one female) in Varick near where 89 is close to the shore
>- Quite a number of mute swans on the lake in the Varick area
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> -Andrew Miller
>
> Freeville, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] A few observations from the west side of the lake today

[Andrew David Miller]

Errands took me up along the west side of the lake today and a few observations 
of note (this was not really a birding trip, but the binoculars were in the car 
and road trips go faster when I have my kids counting and looking for birds!).  
The freezing fog rising off the lake in the early morning sun was a sight to 
behold.


  *   A flock of 500-700 snow geese was feeding in the corn stubble just south 
of Hosmer Wineries on Rt. 89; the number may have been higher as more were 
flying in as I left
  *   One snowy owl was visible on the Finger Lakes Regional Aiport
  *   10 bald eagles seen including three bombing down the frozen channel of 
Taughannock Creek where it goes under Rt. 89
  *   Multiple norther harriers hunting the fields around the airport
  *   Two roughlegged hawks (both dark phase) hunting near the airport as well
  *   Lots of ducks on the lake in various spots, but I did not do a deep look 
at them (definitively seen were common goldeneye, redhead, bufflehead, black 
duck, mallard, scaup sp., common mergansers, and ring necked duck).  I was a 
little surprised to see three red-breasted mergansers as well (two male and one 
female) in Varick near where 89 is close to the shore
  *   Quite a number of mute swans on the lake in the Varick area



-Andrew Miller
Freeville, NY


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