Date: 11/20/24 4:02 am From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Magic
Folks it's a great time to visit the Refuge. On our survey yesterday (11/19) we had 252 cranes at the Visitor Center alone. Literally thousands of ducks (mostly divers) on the Main Pool - including over 500 ruddy ducks, a couple of hundred canvassbacks, over a thousand redheads, hundreds of ringneck and some common and hooded mergs and even some scaup.....not to mention hundreds of geese, and over 100 tundra swans (many more swans to come!)- and Coots and grebes are still present as well. Even some species of dabblers remain although it appears many have left us. In viewing the scene through the unique window Montezuma offers, one cannot help but feel of a sense of urgency as the Season inexorably progresses. This window will soon be closing, so come visit and experience a sense of the awe, wonder and mystery that comes from witnessing the enormous waterfowl migration currently taking place across the continent. Hope yo see you there! Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist
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