Daughter, Becky, & I were at Oswego yesterday (Sat.) afternoon & again
saw the King eider, red-throated loon, dozens of white-winged scoters &
long-tailed ducks, as well as the usual ducks & gulls. Also being seen
in winter plumage was the male horned grebe which Kathy Strickland & I
saw on 4 Feb.. On that date she & I also saw the male red-necked grebe
in the river so close it was almost under our feet!
The eider has been seen since before we first saw it on 4 Feb.. I've
seen it 3 times. (Worth the trip from Union Springs!) It's a
magnificent bird & yesterday was in the channel between Breitbeck Park
at the west end of Lake St. & the breakwall. With the storm it could be
most anywhere between there & the lighthouse & Marine Museum where there
is more likelihood of not having to dive deeply for food or fight the
high waves on the lake.
Hopefully the heavy snow & a "blizzard" forecast for that area eastward
in the next couple days won't make it leave! Local birders said they
have to look in various spots throughout the day to find the rarities
but always below (north of) the Bridge St. bridge (Rte.104) & westward
along & to the west end of the breakwall at Breitbeck park.
Becky & I also went to Sodus yesterday & saw the female Barrow's
goldeneye hanging out with a large flotilla of white-winged scoters & a
pr. of common goldeneye at the bay end of the channel. It was pointed
out to us by a couple who were taking photos of it. With the wind it was
bitterly cold, even in the sunshine, so without their guidance, we
wouldn't have stayed to find it. Sorry, I didn't get their names.
We saw 2 turkey vultures just north of the Audubon Center/Savannah along
Rte. 89 & 2 male harriers also flew over us moments later on Rte. 89.
Had a good view of a bald eagle sitting on the nest about 2 mi. west
along Rte. 104 from where it joins Rte. 38 (Martville?). Mate was on a
limb next to the nest.
Fritzie
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