All, In these crazy unprecedented times we are in, there is still one constant - spring migration; and what a great way to "social distance" yourself. I birded for around 3 hours by myself at Upper Lisle County Park Whitney Point area, an ebird hotspot in Broome Co. There were loads of waterfowl down on the north end of the reservoir and ponds. Jon Weeks first texted this morning about CANVASBACKs which are gorgeous birds and rather uncommon in Broome Co. I was already at Upper Lisle when I received this text and was near Claybanks. I eventually made my way to the point and wow...I counted 88 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 46 LESSER SCAUP (no greaters!) and 2 pair of CANVASBACK. There was also one basic plumage BONAPARTE'S GULLS in with this group and a pair of RUDDY DUCK which included a gorgeous male in breeding plumage. There were a lot of passerines too making for a lot of diversity. My ebird list is here: https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S66364168
Best, Dave Nicosia -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
