I saw the Whistling-Duck around 2:30 this afternoon (Thursday). For the first time that I know of, he was on the east side of the creek, on top of a picnic table that was submerged in water up to the benches. Lake Ontario's water level is high now and the spit of land that the duck likes to rest on is under water. The duck was quite close and noticed me first, stretched its neck out and made a few quiet whistles. I raised my camera for a shot through a hole in the vegetation - it was going to be a frame-filler! Of course, my battery chose that moment to die. By the time I went back to the car for the spare and returned, he was on the water, across the creek where the spit would be.
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/ Odenates: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/sets/72157653377711578 -- 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/ --
