Sorry for typos. Am on my phone typing this. From 7-9pm today, I observed the following around the Swan Pond. eastern Kingbirds, 9 wood Ducks plus one tiny duckling, heard what I think we're Cedar waxwing, 2 or 3 Great Blue herons, gulls, mallards, cormorants, and one possible sandpiper. I heard it first, and it sounded like the spotted sandpiper on my CD. It was in a mucky spot in the lake side and flew away eastward. I did not see any markings because it was too dark and too fast. It was perhaps a bit bigger than a Robin and Mourning Dove.
It was a balmy and breezy gorgeous evening. So much activity in the lake. The birds seemed to be enjoying themselves as well despite the huge group of people in the park. Lastly, as the sun set, the Canada Geese started honking, and I watched them line up in the creek and paddle around the swan pond. I counted about 200 of them, and it was amazing to watch, all single file and evenly spaced. I was sure they were practicing maneuvers for winter! There seems to be an energy in the air- almost as if they are eager to do the upcoming journey. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
