Altho a bit tardy with report, I'm curious about the mute swans seen along Rte 9 as you cross the reservoir.  It appeared to be mom, pop and cygnets.  Anyone know if these guys nested here?  Is that new?   We were delighted with the B Eagles, surprised by the Bonaparte Gulls, and disappointed that there were so few ducks/duck species.  I looked at our trip list from Nov 6 last year and it was much more diverse - higher numbers of ducks; not quite so many CAGO!  The latter were large congregations everywhere on the water, not just the N and S ends. 

Ruth Stewart

E. Dorset, VT

 > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:19:29 -0500
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> Subject: eBird Report - Tomhannock Reservoir, Nov 10, 2011
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> Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer, US-NY
> Nov 11, 2011 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 20.0 mile(s)
> Comments:     Sunny, low 50s.
> 19 species
> 
> Snow Goose  1
> Canada Goose  5000     large flocks on entire waters - not just on s end.
> Mute Swan  7
> Mallard  4
> Ring-necked Duck  1
> Common Goldeneye  15
> Hooded Merganser  10
> Common Merganser  17     Many more along far edges but could not/did not count
> Ruddy Duck  4
> Common Loon  3
> Pied-billed Grebe  1
> Double-crested Cormorant  3
> Great Blue Heron  1
> Bald Eagle  2     1 adult, 1 sub-adult flying together
> American Coot  1
> Bonaparte's Gull  3
> Ring-billed Gull  2
> Belted Kingfisher  1
> American Crow  15
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt)