A small group birding trip from Saw Mill River Audubon for the Chappaqua Neighbors group this morning offered some enjoyable winter waterfowl and eagle watching in northeastern Westchester County.
Highlight: seven different bald eagles seen along a two-mile stretch of the north shore of the Titicus Reservoir, viewed from Rt 116. (41.3349, -73.6359) One adult among them. (Two additional immature bald eagles were later seen interacting mid-air over Rt 35 just west of Rt 100 & north of Muscoot Reservoir.) >From the N shore of Titicus Res were also seen: 40+ Canada Geese 15+ Mute Swan 12+ Mallard 20+ Ring-neck Duck 30+ Bufflehead 30+ Hooded Mergansers 80+ American Coot >From Dean's Bridge just west of I-684 (41.33683, -73.65969): 300+ Canada Geese 25 Mute Swan 8 Gadwall 20+ Mallard 40+ Ring-necked Duck 25+ Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 8 Hooded Merganser >From the Rt 116 bridge over Purdys Reservoir: (41.32671, -73.66232) 50+ Canada Geese 100+ Mute Swan 20+ Gadwall 10 Mallard 30+ Ring-necked Duck 35+ Bufflehead 12 Hooded Merganser 3 Common Merganser Anne Swaim Saw Mill River Audubon Chappaqua, NY -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
