January 8, 2012: Birding Rochester, New York

Another beautiful day, this time on the Rochester Lakeshore in Charlotte, for some brief birding...

 Crazy for a January Rochester day on the lakeshore!

 Common Merganser

 Long-Tailed Duck

Red-Breasted Merganser

February 14, 2009: Taughannock Falls and Irondequoit Bay

Some photos today, from the Ithaca and Rochester areas...

Taughannock Falls State Park (link)

Ice buildup
Picnic anyone?

Lower falls

Upper falls

Common Raven at the Upper Falls

Closeup of the falling water


IRONDEQUOIT BAY OUTLET - ROCHESTER

Scaup

Trumpeter Swans

Hybrid Black Duck X Mallard Duck

Female Red-Breasted Merganser

White-Winged Scoter

Mallard

Below: Some Long-Tailed Duck shots

This Mute Swan was following us around!

TODAY'S LOCATIONS IN GOOGLE MAPS

January 1, 2009: Birding the Lake Ontario Shore (Rochester)

We spent a little time today on the Lake Ontario Shore at Rochester, doing some birding. It was very cold! (mid-teens only). Not a whole lot of birds, but we did get our first Glaucous Gull shot, and also some interesting ice shots...

First, Charlotte / Ontario Beach

Ice formations (above and below)

Herring Gull with a Bull Head

Above and below: Flying Long-Tailed Ducks

More interesting ice

Nice drake Mallard

Above and Below: American Black Duck

Now, Irondequoit Bay Outlet photos

nice drake Long-Tailed Duck

Glaucous Gull

Female Long-Tailed Duck

More ice

Flying Mute Swan

Strange circular ice formations on the lake

The icy lighthouse (more shots below)

Above and below: More Long-Tailed Ducks

TODAY'S LOCATIONS (INTERACTIVE)