July 18 - This evening with Dave Wheeler I counted 110 Great Egrets at the same roosting location as last year (where last years White Ibis was observed behind Hunters Marsh). Although I was at the swamps by 7:40 no flying egrets were observed. Many were obscured by foliage. To get an accurate count one should be at the roosting location well before 7:40 PM and count the egrets as they fly in. Also at TWMA there were two Gadwall, many Great Blue Herons and a Black-crowned Night-Heron. At Iroquois NWR Cayuga pool there were 16 Black Terns (mostly fledglings) two adult Bald Eagles, and two Black-crowned Night-Herons.
Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson Tonawanda, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
