I went back again this afternoon, and gave myself more time to do a more
thorough scan of the birds on the lake from Allan Treman. I found ALL the
species I saw yesterday plus:
* an unseasonably late pair of Wood Ducks on the south edge of the raft,
* 8 American Wigeons (more males than female
Fortunately the Pacific Decadal Oscillation has recently shifted and the waters
are cooler than normal in that area. I suspect it's the PDO that caused this
which is a normal oscillation. The last time it was in this phase was in the
70s and 80s. Maybe there wasn't the research up there back t
Wanted to give everyone plenty of time to prepare for our first Club meeting
of 2025 - January 13, 2025 will be our annual Share Your Photos Night! And
Kevin McGowan will once again be our host.
Club members can share a maximum of five photos during the 3 minutes you will
have to take the sta
As is tradition, our Ithaca Christmas Bird Count will be held on New Year's
Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. If you are interested in taking part in
this wonderful and useful citizen science project, I will list two website
pages with information, one general and one specific to Ithaca.
The first i
