With the bright sunshine today the grebes were extra beautiful. Along with several Canada geese (please don't call them Canadian geese) were mallards, wigeons, redheads, buffles, a canvasback, one coot & 2 female common mergs. Beavers have begun to thin trees along the north side of Mill pond .... grrrrr.
Yesterday afternoon about 25 swans flew over the field behind our house. Becky heard them long before they came into view flying SSW. Many gulls are now back in our area, mostly ring-bills. This evening, when almost dark, as Becky & I came through Auburn we saw the most massive & fantastic numbers of crows we've ever seen coming into the city to roost, all seemingly from the SW, all seeming to be heading to the same area for the night. Normally they come from every direction & scatter as they get into different areas of the city. Two bluebirds were on my clothesline this a.m. with another inside one of the 3 boxes on the clothesline arms. 55 deg. here all day. Now 40. What will morning bring??? I saw crocus tips today. Be safe ...... Fritzie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --