Hi all, First, Armitage Road reopened earlier this week! The amount of water that was covering the road was incredible. With the overnight rain I was worried it might bring it up again.
Second, the fields on either side are still VERY flooded, and this morning's commute showed me 100+ swans, most on the south side of the road. Both Tundras and Trumpeters. I was running late to work, so couldn't do a solid count, but I'd guess 2/3 Trumpeters and 1/3 Tundras just based off vocalizations. A nice mix of a few hundred ducks: Mallards, Pintail, Shovelers dominated the group. There was also an adult eagle sitting in the big tree that's on the berm next to Clinton's Ditch (old Erie canal on the west end of the fields). There is a nest near there, and during the winter I frequently see the pair sitting there. Happy birding! -- Alyssa Johnson Environmental Educator 315.365.3588 Montezuma Audubon Center PO Box 187 2295 State Route 89 Savannah, NY 13146 Montezuma.audubon.org Pronouns: She, Her, Hers -- 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/ --
