Yesterday afternoon in front of my house just north of Hog Hole, all
that was left of the thousands of waterfowl that have gathered every
day were 43 American Coots, apparently not minding the gunfire.
There had been regular Tundra Swans (about 20) and Redheads (more
than 1500), a scattering
On my way up to the Thruway on Thursday and on my way back yesterday I checked
the lake shore around Sheldrake Pt. I found 2 male White-winged Scoters on
Thursday (12/24). They were still there Sunday (12/27) about 50 yards
offshore near 7225 Wyers Pt. Rd. On Sunday there were two
To clarify, the message from Joe Carol Slattery was about the GENEVA count on
Sunday January 3, with the count week including Thursday 31 Dec through
Wednesday 6 Jan.
Meanwhile the ITHACA count is on Friday, New Year's Day, the first 24 hours of
2010. Keep track of any unusual birds in the
