The collection of waterfowl is growing along the north shore of Oneida Lake. On Sunday morning, there was a large raft stretched along the shoreline in the Phillips Point area. None were at the Point itself, but starting near the last house on the road, they were viewable through the trees along the entrance road and down to the open field area just before you reach the end. Making a few stops along the road and scoping through the trees to the lake, I was able to identify 14 species:
Canada Goose Tundra Swan Gadwall American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Also had a single Snow Goose in with a flock of 12 Tundra Swans that flew overhead. Earlier in the morning, I drove some of the roads that run around and through Stone Barn State Forest in the town of Vienna in western Oneida County. In this area I came across multiple small and somewhat larger flocks of PINE SISKINS, with a few PURPLE FINCHES mixed in. Along a rather long stretch of Elpis Rd, in particular, there were many birds present in the coniferous forested sections that seemed to contain mostly White Pine and Eastern Hemlock. Some of these birds were singing and actively chasing each other around, so they may stick around for a bit. Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY [email protected] 315-679-6299 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
