Betsy, Celeste Morien, and I had some nice birds today, including several first-of-the-year birds. Among the latter were a COMMON TERN flying along the shore of Lake Ontario from our yard, two CASPIAN TERNS at Wilson harbor, two EASTERN PHOEBES, one BARN SWALLOW, and one EURASIAN WIGEON. We were told about the Wigeon at Cinnamon Marsh, Tonawanda WMA by Sal Salembier, who found it this afternoon (access from Meadville Road). After seeing the wigeon, we checked out the 300+ TREE SWALLOWS on a wire there and found one BARN SWALLOW. There was an abundance of several species of ducks at Cinnamon Marsh, all looking beautiful in the late afternoon light - GREEN-WINGED TEAL, PINTAIL, AMERICAN WIGEON, RING-NECKED DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER, WOOD DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, REDHEAD, SHOVELER, MALLARD.
73 RED-NECKED GREBES and 28 HORNED GREBES were off of Shadigee, which is at the northern extension to Lake Ontario of Rt 63. Two BLACK SCOTERS were out from our yard and two SURF SCOTERS were at Olcott Beach. Lots of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the lake right now. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year Big Year List: http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna -- 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/ --
