The tufted duck was still present at midday today obout 0.1 mile south of Camp Stella Maris on the east side of Conesus Lake in a diverse mixed flock raft, which included mallard, redhead, canvasback, ringneck duck, bufflehead, goldeneye, red-breasted merganser, horned grebe, pied-billed grebe and common loon. Bonaparte's gull also made an appearance.
I also got a secondhand report from Bill Howe that the Eurasian wigeon was present in the middle of the main marsh at Conesus Inlet WMA, having been forced off the small pond by ice. Bill saw it from the west side overlook and said a scope was necessary due to distance. Michael R. Wasilco Regional Wildlife Manager, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 6274 E. Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414 P: (585)226-5460 | F: (585) 226-6323 | mike.wasi...@dec.ny.gov www.dec.ny.gov<http://www.dec.ny.gov/> | [cid:image002.gif@01D01928.215FD820] <https://www.facebook.com/NYSDEC> | [cid:image001.gif@01D01927.D33C0790] <https://twitter.com/NYSDEC> -- 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/ --
