At 1pm on Feb. 10 Fred and I saw two Western Grebes through our scope from Hog
Hole. One was significantly more to the east, the other further north and
west. Marsha Kardon
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From: M Kardon mk2...@pol.net
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:58 AM
At 1pm on Feb. 10 Fred and I saw
9:30 - 10 am, Sat. on Cayuga Lake between #511-535 Lansing Station Rd., Lansing.
Group of 5 COMMON LOONS initially close to shore, diving for crayfish, small
fish, now and then being harassed by GREATER BLACK BACKED GULL making raucous
calls.
1 AMERICAN WIGEON male, swimming with 7 BLACK DUCKS,
We saw no grebes today at Hog Hole, but did see one male Hooded Merganser and
several Common Mergansers. Along the waterfront trail near the marina we again
saw four fish crow in the same tree they were in several days ago. Marsha
Kardon
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Both the pond and hillside were loaded with gulls when I arrived at 11am to the
Madison County landfill on Buyea Rd (south of Wampsville).
Highlight was a 1st-winter gull presumed to be a smallish Herring, with slim,
long, all-yellow bill. Olsen/Larsson in Gulls of N.A., Europe, and Asia
Over on GeneseeBirds there is a summary of December 2011 eBird reports, posted
by Kurt Fox. It includes a King Rail at Montezuma (Van Dyne Spoor).
Dave Wheeler
N Syracuse NY
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I long scan at East Shore and Stewart parks this morning turned up no grebes. I
did have two RED-THROATED LOONS swimming together and a couple more COMMON
LOONS far to the northwest.
Lots of COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSERS, a few BUFFLEHEAD, a single male
RUDDY DUCK, 2 GADWALL, 6 AMERICAN
After seeing Jay's post of two Western Grebes up the lake
Dave and I scanned the south end of the lake from 11:00.
The viewing conditions were perfect for most of our time. Dave took the west
shore and I the east. Birds were what Kevin has reported minus the Ruddy Duck.
No Grebes of any type
Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and a 1st year Iceland Gull in the
pasture off Stevenson Rd, @ 2:30
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