I watched the lake from the end of Rt 425 in Wilson this morning. There was a very nice waterbird flight. I recorded 43 species plus one unidentified shorebird species. Highlights were:
1 Tundra Swan 4 Surf Scoters 1 adult male Black Scoter 861 Long-tailed Ducks 552 Red-breasted Mergansers 12 other species of ducks 345 Red-throated Loons 54 Common Loons 17 Horned Grebes 7 Red-necked Grebes 4 Double-crested Cormorants 141 Bonaparte's Gulls I also had what was likely a Fish Crow calling but I wanted it a little closer to be certain. Very unusual was a beaver swimming in the lake, a rather rare sighting in the county. My checklist is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28675025 When I got home, there were two Turkey Vultures posing for photos at the end of our driveway and a PINE WARBLER was singing in the yard. Betsy had a FOX SPARROW earlier. Photos of the beaver and the Vultures can be seen on my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/ Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com Betsy's website: http://www.betsypottersart.com/ Willie's photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/ -- 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/ --
