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. The
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 b
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 Gre
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 cre
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 go
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 th
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 COOT
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 BUF
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Dave Nicosia
From: bob mcguire
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Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:13 PM
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 population including
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 G
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 fl
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.
A
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 flocks
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 who
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 Wa
t was not April Fool's Day.
>
> Jody
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> From: bounce-41643615-3493...@list.cornell.edu
> [bounce-41643615-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of bob mcguire
> [bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 8:13 A
u] on behalf of bob mcguire
[bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com]
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 8:13 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Around the Lake Saturday
Susan Danskin, John Confer, Marty Borko, and I birded around the lake
yesterday. I was fighting a cold, did not take notes, and so
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 under
I did some birding around the lake today, mostly at the north end. The
theme for the day was TUNDRA SWANS, with lots of them in most of the places
I stopped. COMMON MERGANSERS were also well represented in many places, as
were COMMON GOLDENEYE.
Highlights included a GREEN-WINGED TEAL just sout
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 Yellowl
I just returned from a swing around the lake, to take some site
photographs and scout for this weekend's SFO trips. There were a few
interesting birds.
Myers: 2 Barn Swallows among 25 Tree Swallows
Aurora Bay (Wells College Boathouse): a first year male Black Scoter;
29 Horned Grebes, 11 L
Hi,
Ton and I spent sunny, COLD day Sunday (3/27) birding up the east side and
down the west side of Cayuga Lake. There were not many ducks at all on the east
side and we had about decided they must have all left and wouldn't be worth
going down the west side, but we made one last stop at Cayug
As I mentioned before, Tim Lenz, Hope Batcheller, and I took a trip around
the lake today. Most of what we saw has already been posted, including the
hybrid Aythya at Stewart Park (still there at dusk); RED-NECKED, EARED, and
HORNED GREBES in Aurora (and Pied-billed in Aurora made four grebes); an
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.
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
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 A
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 took my first trip around the lake since my return from the tropics, in
the excellent company of Shawn Billerman, Matt Medler, and Tim Lenz. We
started at Stewart Park in the morning. The eider was not in evidence, but
we looked mostly from the east side. The female LONG-TAILED DUCK was still
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:
My
Susan, Ann, Judy and myself went birding up the lake all day today. We started
at 7:30, in Stewart Park, with Stuart and Paul rounding out the group. They
decided to stay locally after Salt Point. It was a great day with a good
diversity of birds and a little fire thrown in. One of our target bi
Carolyn Sedgwick, Maria Stager, Matt Medler, Tom Johnson, and I spent today
braving the chilly southerly breeze to circle the lake in search of birds.
We started off at Stewart Park, where 2 "RICHARDSON'S" CACKLING GEESE
performed at close range with the other waterfowl right along the shore.
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