I stand corrected—it/she was stunning. It's been a long time since I saw them in CA. Candace
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nancy Ostman and I enjoyed a number of excellent views of the Rufous > Hummingbird at the Schlabach home between 9:40-10:50 am. today. It is a > stunning male, especially when the sunlight catches it just right. Many > thanks to Marty and Mary Jean for opening their yard to birders! > > > > We headed to Knox-Marcellus where there were thousands of Canada Geese, > some Cackling Geese, 30+ Green-winged Teal, 17 Sandhill Cranes, 37 Great > Blue Herons together in a group in the grass, and a lone Bald Eagle perched > in a tree top. As soon as we got there we were treated to a spectacular > murmuration of starlings undulated across the marsh. Along the towpath, Fox > and White-Crowned sparrows bathed in the puddles and foraged in the weeds. > Another thousand or so Canada Geese also dominated the water into Puddler's > Marsh. There they were joined by 150+ Snow Geese, more Cackling Geese, 20+ > Northern Shovelers, 10+ Double-crested Cormorants, and numerous gulls. Two > large plovers and a handful of peeps were too far away to ID. However, a > flock of 25+ Pipits combed the water's edge up-close, affording terrific > views of their foraging antics. Just as we were about to leave (13:00), the > Bald Eagle soared overhead causing the entire flock of geese to take off in > a panicked cacophony. > > > What a beautiful birding day! > > Candace Cornell > -- 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/ --
