[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese at the muck

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

About 6:15 p.m., 28 Mar. 2019, daughter Becky & I were parked at Rtes. 
31 & 89 when great flocks of snow geese began arriving from the north.  
For 45 min. we watched as thousands of snows just kept coming, probably 
heading to Cayuga Lake.  Where in the world had they been all day??? The 
last ones seemed to be struggling in the stiff winds.


We saw hunters well hidden in the bushes & trees on the south side of 
the muck & heard gunshots.


On the muck, in the fading light, we saw 12 swans,  a few Canadas & 
other ducks among many mallards & the great nos. of pintail ducks.


Our actual aim was to look for ospreys as we traveled from one place to 
another & we did find some on the nests. OOB but the nest on the relay 
tower in downtown Geneva had a bird on the nest! Many nest platforms are 
almost totally devoid of  sticks. Especially noticeable was the old 
power tower at Mud Lock that is all but bare. We found eagles in the air 
or on their several nests, including the one across the Seneca River 
outlet at Mud Lock.


Tschache pool appears to have been drawn down to dry out. May's pool has 
more open space than in a couple yrs.. Here's hoping for good feeding 
areas for shore birds coming.


Becky noticed the TVs perched on a couple power poles along 5 & 20, 
apparently their roosting spots for the night, & commented that "they 
had no antennas."


Fritzie

Union Springs



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[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese at the muck

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

Saw 5 snow geese close to the road just east of the potato building 
along Rte. 31 Mon. about 5:45 p.m.. Sky was already getting dark before 
the storm so I couldn't see much other than dozens of gulls.


At Mud Lock I saw one bald eagle in the tree near the new nest & an 
osprey on the nest atop the old elec. platform. Another osprey landed on 
the power line with something that he wasn't able to get off the talons 
of his left foot. When the storm hit, he flew off towards the woods 
across from the lock.


Then the storm hit & a man with 3 fishing poles in the water & one in 
his hand, just threw a blanket over his head & body & continued to fish. 
I don't quite know how to label such (?) dedication (?).


I made my way rather slowly in the pouring rain to Union Springs with 
flashers on from Cayuga.


Fritzie


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