Tomorrow’s trip will find us once again descending to the lakeside, this time to Stewart Park.  We’ll take some time to view many of the ducks that frequent Cayuga Lake in the wintertime, then walk through the open grounds looking for birds, including the potential of seeing some American Pipits and perhaps even a Great Horned Owl!  Dress warmly, as the windchill will be in the 20s (though it should be blowing from the SSW, which makes it more comfortable for lake viewing).  For anyone interested, here’s the list of birds we saw on Tuesday from inside the windows of the Visitors’ Center:

Location:     Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Observation date:     4/7/09
Notes:     With COE Birding Basics class…
Number of species:     24

Canada Goose     12
Wood Duck     2
Mallard     3
Common Merganser     1
Mourning Dove     4
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     4
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     3
American Robin     1
American Tree Sparrow     4
Song Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     3
Northern Cardinal     3
Red-winged Blackbird     37
Common Grackle     9
Purple Finch     2
Pine Siskin     7
American Goldfinch     12