I did a quick run through these two areas this afternoon. My main interest was in finding the hybrid teal reported by Bill Watson and Celeste Morien a few days ago at Batavia but I found no teal at all. The WWTP had its usual abundance and assortment of ducks with a LONG-TAILED DUCK being the most unusual species.
At Ring-necked Marsh, Iroquois NWR, I had 10 CACKLING GEESE and 7 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. The latter group was in the northeast corner of the marsh, which is best viewed from the north overlook. To avoid looking through lots of trees, go down the bank until you can see the geese. HOODED MERGANSERS were numerous here and there was an immature BALD EAGLE that flew in and perched on the island. On Casey Road, a little west of the Iroquois NWR headquarters, there was a flock of 60 PINE SISKINS feeding on small cones in the tops of some spruces along the road. At Kumph Marsh there were two more GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 4 DUNLIN, and 2 WILSONS SNIPE. At Cayuga Pool there were 785 AMERICAN COOTS. Lastly, on the north side of Rt 77 (Chestnut Ridge Road), about ½ mile east of Rt 31, there was a flock of 28 WILD TURKEYS, including some displaying Toms. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
