Yesterday evening I had a count of +7,000 SNGO just west of the refuge at sunset. Many settled into a corn stubble field near me only to erupt into a cacophony of sound and panicked flight following a volley of gunshots.
On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM Suan Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?) > island of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect > this is one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is > located in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty > much as far away from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot > to raft in past years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the > backdrop of Aurora's pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the > east shore when in fact they probably aren't. > > Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups. > Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese, > pintails, and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by > three others for a bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all > negotiate the ice, with some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll > see if any of my videos turn out watchable. > > Suan > > > > On Mar 3, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Sandy, > > > > There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay, SE of Dean’s > Cove. Can’t see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my > dog… > > > > -Geo > > > > > >> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: > >> > >> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the > last couple of days? Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese? > Looking back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for > them here, but with the odd weather, who knows? > >> > >> Sandy > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> 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/ > >> > >> -- > > > > -- > > > > 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/ > > > > -- > > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > -- 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/ --
