Diane, Ken, and I drove around the lake today looking for new arrivals. The
rain held off until we were almost home. We did have a few good birds! (Aren’t
they all?)
The south end of the lake was surprisingly empty of most water birds. There
were only a few gulls and geese off Stewart Park.
One of the neat things about birding with others is our varied experiences and
perspectives regarding the same events. That's why I tend to submit independent
rather than shared eBird checklists. Here are a few of my highlights from
yesterday with the gang:
First, on my way to join the others
Ann, Dave, Diane, Ken and I spent the day out looking for birds. We found a few
new year birds for each of us and experienced a few remarkable moments.
>From the shore at Stewart Park we watched as an immense flock of thousands of
>Redheads took to the air from the water off East Shore Park and
Highlights from a trip around the lake today...
From East Shore Park, we found 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, RUDDY DUCKS (near
ice edge off Stewart Park), and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, along with lots
of COMMON MERGANSERS and a few HOODED MERGANSERS. We could also see a raft
of ducks along the west
I began quite early at Montezuma. I saw Red Wings, C Geese, an immature Bald
Eagle, a couple of Great Blue Herons, and a few muskrats. I spotted a few
very distant swans.
From there I went to Union Springs. Just a few ducks on Mill Pond-
Buffleheads and Redheads. I did not find the
Interesting that the Green-winged Teal appeared for Anne Marie Tim today but
not for us yesterday. It’s always possible that we simply missed them, although
I know that we did scan the overhanging shrubbery at the west side of the pond
carefully. So I wonder where they might have gone. The
Tim and I made a quick trip around the lake today, checking points north of
where we were yesterday (skipping Myers and Hog Hole).
On the way north, we found a small group of HORNED LARKS on the farm fields
a block east of 34B in King Ferry south of 90. I forget the name of the
road, but it
Susan, Ann, Diane, Ken, Dave, and I spend the entire day driving up and around
the lake, looking for new birds to add to our 2015 year lists (silly game!!)
I'm tired from all the driving and don't feel up to a full report. However,
there were some real highlights, and I'd like to get them out
Tim and I decided to enjoy the good weather with a trip around the lake.
The highlight was two aythya rafts.
We started at East Shore, where we found the WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and
LONG-TAILED DUCKS reported in recent days. We also saw several HORNED
GREBES, a few COMMON GOLDENEYE, AMERICAN
Susan, Judy, and I went around the lake today. Of note at East Shore were
GREAT-CRESTED CORMORANTS, RUDDY DUCKS, and REDHEADS.
At Myers we met up with Jay McGowan.
At Long Point there was a huge raft of SNOW GEESE in the middle of the lake.
Aurora Boathouse yielded 3 HORNED GREBES and some
Went up the east side of Cayuga Lake and to Montezuma with my friends, Dan
Watkins, Rich Youket and Renee DePrato.
Our first stop was Stewart Park and there really wasn't much. We had a male
CANVASBACK and male REDHEAD in the far southeast part of the lake south
of the docks. There were also
Laura Stenzler and I spent today circling the lake clockwise. Stewart
Park had considerable new ice and a greatly reduced waterfowl
population including numerous Hooded Mergansers and couple of Common
Goldeneys.
We drove up the west side directly to Lower Lake Road, hoping to find
Snow
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Around the Lake
Laura Stenzler and I spent today circling the lake clockwise. Stewart Park had
considerable new ice and a greatly reduced waterfowl
I decided to take advantage of the mild weather yesterday and do
some birding at the northern end of the lake. The highlight was a huge
numbers of Aythya ducks and swans at the north end of the
lake from Harris Park north, with lots of Common Mergansers mixed
in. The
Almost every day around the lake is well spent. This not spectacular
trip had its great moments.
We started at Andy's house near Game Farm Rd and Rt. 366 and counted 47
red-tails at the nearby game farm and continued to see numerous
red-tails during the trip, perhaps 80 or 90 for the day.
It's been a hectic couple of weeks (my Dad died last week), so I took
the day yesterday to get out and take a break. Cold as it was, there
was no wind, the lake was calm, and it looked like the perfect winter
day to drive around the lake.
I got to the East Shore park around 7:30, and
Spurred on by accounts of all the Snow Geese and Hooded Mergansers we launched
ourselves on a trip around Cayuga Lake yesterday. Starting on the west side
then the
east, we came up with 37 species. Not alot, but the quality was fine.
On the west side we were treated to a singing CAROLINA WREN
I spent the day Monday showing a friend from the City around the lake.
At one point I gave up on keeping notes and so cannot give a full
account of the day's birding. I do, however, remember a few highlights.
Salt Point: a single Blue-gray Gnatcatcher foraging with the Cedar
waxwings and
Spent the day birding around Cayuga Lake and Montezuma.
First stop though was Edwards Hill Road in Broome co. where I finally got
the NORTHERN SHRIKE for 2012. I had this guy way back in November.
From my photos in November vs. today's, it could be the same
bird, a first year bird
See
Susan Danskin, John Confer, Marty Borko, and I birded around the lake
yesterday. I was fighting a cold, did not take notes, and so do not
remember much besides a few highlights. It was an interesting day,
much of it spent dodging snow squalls.
Stewart Park: Rusty Blackbird on the mud
Took a trip up and around Cayuga Lake today with my father-in-law
and brother-in-law. We also went to the Mucklands. The main goal
was to see large numbers of snow geese and the bald eagle nest at
Mud Lock. In between snow squalls, we succeeded. Great views of
the Bald Eagle pair. One on nest
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Around Cayuga Lake and Montezuma Today 04 March 2012
Took a trip up and around Cayuga Lake today with my father-in-law
and brother-in-law. We also went
I went around the lake today and saw many of the same birds Dave Nutter just
posted. I have a few observations to add.
I had nothing at Myers Point, but had a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on Long Point Rd,
and one RED-HEADED WOODPECKER just south of Aurora. At East Road/Towpath I had
75 Lesser
Took my wife around Cayuga Lake today. Weather was nice: lots of
sun, temperatures in the 40s with a moderate south wind. The lake
was choppy in exposed areas with the coves a little more calm.
There was some heat shimmer which hampered distant lake viewing.
First stop was Stewart Park.
We decided to take advantage of the sunny day and do some birding around
the lake--going up West side (destination Sauders Market in Seneca
Falls) and back down East. Of course this latter choice made it
difficult to get good looks at some birds due to lighting, but we did
the best we could.
In addition to the Red-necked Grebe at Ladoga today, Drew and I had a
few other interesting sightings. The wind was calm and the lake like
glass in several places. And no heat shimmer. Therefor, it was a
good day for birds on the water.
But first we encountered a flock of 100 Horned larks
I accompanied the students of the Birding Club at Cornell around the
lake today, following in the wake of Bob and Drew. We had an
excellent day, with lots of good looks at various waterfowl and a few
other winter birds. And of course, moderate temperatures and no wind
never hurt morale. We saw
Bob's call this morning about the Red-necked Grebe had a delayed effect. I didn't get to Ladoga until after 1pm, but viewing was still ideal and the bird was still there (Thanks, Bob!). It was a bit disorienting as I scanned the lake to realize that the unfamiliar panorama was a crystal-clear view
Susie I took a leisurely trip around Cayuga Lake today. Lots of
waterfowl. Notable for us were 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and 5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS
at Sheldrake. I scanned for some time from the observation tower at the
Visitor's Center at MNWR. I saw no birds but the view was interesting;
many
Took a trip around Cayuga Lake today with Nancy Morgan and Courtney Moore.
First stop was Sheldrake. It was windy with choppy waves and not much seen.
A couple greater black backed gulls, 1 ring-billed gull and several mallards.
The horned
grebe that Nancy had here a few days ago was not seen.
On Sunday morning, I took a detour on the way to a midday family gathering in
Trumansburg, in hopes of finding the Hudsonian Godwit and other birds. Many
others and I failed to find the godwit by the visitor center between 10:00 and
10:45 AM. Here are some birds of interest found en route:
Tremendous day around Cayuga Lake. Started at Stewart Park at 8 am. had the
following:
many bufflehead, few hooded merganser, several common merganser, wood duck,
several american widgeon, two dozen or so green-winged teal, many canada geese,
mallards, few black duck, many common goldeneye,
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