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
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> 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
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt)
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