..@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Paul
> Anderson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2017 10:02 AM
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> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park this morning - two Greater
> White-fronted Geese
>
> The viewing conditions from the East side of Stewart Park this m
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park this morning - two Greater White-fronted
Geese
The viewing conditions from the East side of Stewart Park this morning were
quite good; it's bright and although it is quite cold, there is very little
wind.
The most notable birds were two Greater Whit
ounce-122157940-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2017 10:02 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park this morning - two Greater White-fronted
Geese
The viewing conditions from the East side of Stewart Park this morning were
quite
The viewing conditions from the East side of Stewart Park this morning
were quite good; it's bright and although it is quite cold, there is
very little wind.
The most notable birds were two Greater White-fronted Geese sleeping
next to a small group of gulls and easy to find. If these two stick
I walked down to Stewart Park and birded it from 8-9 this morning.
Here's my full checklist, with some highlights added.
A note about the Scaup. A male scaup was sitting on a log just off
from Swan Pen, preening and then swimming. I knew a scaup has been
hanging around Stewart for a while, but I c
Paul (& all),Yes, that's a first winter male BLACK SCOTER like Tim found, and I & several other folks saw on Saturday. Today I scoped it fairly close and in great light. The profile, as Paul says, was like Sibley shows for female or juvenile Black Scoter, (Today it did not seem so flat-crowned, a
Almost no wind today meant conditions for viewing at Stewart Park this
morning were much better than yesterday, although light fog and shimmer
limited distance.
A new arrival of the season was a single Common Goldeneye.
In a flock of Aythya was a single much darker bird that was the shape
and
Katie and I set out for Stewart Park about 6:15a, under cloudy skies
threatening rain. Upon arrival, the temperature was ~40 °F, with east
winds around 10 mph, gusting to about 15 mph. We birded between 6:30a
and 7:30a. Our list is:
Waterfowl:
Canada Goose
Domesticated (White) Goose (There we
