Thank you, Jay, for the photos that's definitely him! And thanks for the info about mixed groups as well.
On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 6:55 PM Jay McGowan <jw...@cornell.edu> wrote: > I did find a male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER in the Salt Point bay yesterday > morning. An uncommon species in migration, this is an extremely rare bird > in the summer. A couple of photos can be seen in this checklist: > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38027854 > > Poppy, it's extremely unlikely that the female with chicks you're seeing > is also a scoter, since they normally breed on the tundra far to the north > of us. Perhaps it could be another local species like a Mallard or Common > Merganser? > > This scoter joins a host of other lingering diving ducks on Cayuga, > Seneca, and Owasco lakes that include Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, Redhead, > Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and Red-breasted Merganser. > Taken with the lingering and breeding dabblers at Montezuma (including > Eurasian Wigeon), one could see almost the full host of waterfowl right now > as at any other time of year! > > Jay > > On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 9:42 AM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > >> A friend of mine who lives on Cayuga L. just north of Salt Pt. saw what >> was probably a WHITE WINGED SCOTER off his dock yesterday. >> He ID-d it using his Peterson's guide. >> >> >> Donna Scott >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> *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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/>!* >> -- >> > > > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > jw...@cornell.edu > -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
