I took a quick trip up the east side of the lake and then down to the State Park. The usual sites were quiet. When I had a view of the lake I could see white rafts in the middle. The water at the visitor center is opening up and there were a lot of Canada Geese and a variety of ducks.
Down to the park - there is still ice at the marina/dock. The ice shelf at the shore line further south has melted. I had a pleasant viewing experience of several Gadwalls close to the shore with a variety of other ducks bobbing around. The two rafts of Snow Geese were moving around a fair amount. There was a gathering of Snow Geese on the ice at Knox-Marcellus and a flock flitting around on the north side of 31 at the Potato Fields. Lois Chaplin Beam Hill -- 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/ --
