[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Snow Geese & other highlights

[tigger64]

Good numbers of Canada Geese at the Geneva waterfront, but Seneca Lake was 
rough on moderate SW winds. While passing through Waterloo, the evening gull 
roost-flight (from the Seneca Falls landfill to Cayuga Lake) was on and I 
decided to follow it.  Lots of other birds moving about and I finally caught up 
with a Snow Goose raft far out in the lake and viewable for many miles along 
Lower Lake Rd.  Over to Knox-Marsellus Marsh at dusk found it too late to go 
through the many birds there.  These shallow water spots will freeze and the 
fun will be over.


I've put up a few photos of the Snow Goose group, one taken from the hillside 
at Cayuga Lake SP and the other from the very south end of Lower Lake Rd.  Also 
a few bill-detail close-ups.  There are also some shots illustrating the 
gull-flock scene at the Savannah mucklands, taken earlier in the week.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/


Sorted by tax-o-nomic group: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/


David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] COMMON EIDER (?

[Chris R. Pelkie]

It would be great if an Eider appeared, but a note of caution: on 12/15/2014 I 
scoped a big black and white Mallard (probably x Domestic) on Dryden Lake. I 
think Jay had reported this previously. I can easily see how it could be 
confused with an eider for the coloration, but the bill on my observed duck was 
‘mallard’ as was the call which it did a large number of times while I watched 
it in the scope. I have some awful digiscoped images of it: it had patchy black 
on the cheek and eyes, white nape, black shoulders, black back but white 
patches on the wings, black tail. It swam with Mallards and appeared to be 
20-30% larger than them. Eider would probably have all white back and a more 
defined black cap and nape, white cheek.

Hoping it IS an eider…. hopefully someone else will confirm one or the other.

ChrisP

On Dec 27, 2014, at 14:50 , Jill Vaughan 
mailto:jil...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Marianne ludwigsen just called me from Dryden Lake where she saw a BALD EAGLE 
and a COMMON EIDER.
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[cayugabirds-l] COMMON EIDER

[Jill Vaughan]

Marianne ludwigsen just called me from Dryden Lake where she saw a BALD
EAGLE and a COMMON EIDER.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese today?

[Elizabeth B. King]

Can anyone tell me if there are still Snow Geese on the west side on Lake 
Cayuga? Our out-of-town sons want to go see them if they're still there. 
Thanks, Elizabeth King



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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club photo night on January 12th

[Paul Anderson]

Kevin McGowan will once again host the Cayuga Bird Club’s annual “Share 
Your Photos Night” on January 12th.


Club members can share a maximum of five photos during the 3 minutes you 
will have to take the stage. Send them by January 8 to Kevin at 
k...@cornell.edu. The Subject Line on the email MUST BE “Bird club photo 
submission Jan2015.” Kevin will send an acknowledgement when he receives 
them. IF you do not get an acknowledgement, contact Kevin again WELL 
before the meeting date. Remember, you must attend the meeting to show 
your photos. Don’t be shy! Share! Although submission is limited to club 
members, the meeting is open to all!


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531 Esty St., Ithaca, NY 14850
Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x118; http://www.grammatech.com


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[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Friday

[tigger64]

Lots of action at the Savannah mucklands and Knox-Marsellus Marsh.  As on 
Tuesday, a good number of gulls continue to pull worms from the mud - about 
50/50 Ring-bill/Herring. Lots of geese at both spots including White-fronted at 
K-M and a white goose I couldn't decide on at the mucks.


David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY

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