After watching the wonderful Purple Sandpiper this afternoon I thought of going back to Ithaca and chasing the Black Scoter. I stopped first to the Marina and was pleasantly surprised to see 7 Black Scoters flying in tight formation up the lake past the point. There were also 9 Surf Scoters, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, Horned and Pied-billed Grebes. It is shaping up to be excellent lake watching. I wonder what else is waiting to be discovered? Gary
On Oct 22, 2014, at 9:40 AM, Jay McGowan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: A nice female-type BLACK SCOTER was visible a few minutes ago from East Shore Park, swimming steadily south. The immature BRANT that has been around for several days was visible on the lake off the east end of Stewart Park. Last I heard, the Purple Sandpiper was still showing well on the spit at Myers. Surf Scoters and a continuing male LONG-TAILED DUCK were the other highlights from Myers. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
