The Northern Shovelers have spent the afternoon here near the shore in a tight pack. The water between the two docks is somewhat sheltered when it's stormy. There were no Canada Geese when I made the report, but they've since gathered a bit out from shore, several hundred. No Tundra Swans for 2 days. There's been a regular group of about a dozen Ruddy Ducks for more than a week, but only a few were visible today.
Elaina Location: SW corner Cayuga Lake Observation date: 3/6/11 Notes: Visibility of lake far from shore poor due to falling snow. 12 Northern Shovelers between 2 docks close to shore (at least 8 still there a couple hours later). Number of species: 22 Northern Shoveler 12 Canvasback 2 Common Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 3 Mourning Dove 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 European Starling 3 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 1 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 9 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org<http://ebird.org/>) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
