I checked the Dryden Lake area later yesterday afternoon. The lake is still frozen; the walking trail looks rough with slushy snow. As an alternative to looking over an expanse of water (Cayuga Lake), one could stop along Purvis Rd. and gaze over an almost unlimited expanse of cow poop. Both sides of the road. Many of the usual birds = C. GEESE, MALLARDS(lots), RING-BILLED GULLS(with some interesting vocalizations), KILLDEER, HORNED LARKS. I could find only 3 AMER PIPITS, but I scoped only a fraction of the available viewing area. At one point, all swirled into the sky, milled about, then resettled. No reason obvious to me, but impressive. Do not stand downwind.Also check out the new Cornell Dairy Research Barn on Cornell Lane. Steve FastBrooktondale --
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