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Best Bird of the Weekend
3 years ago - By 10,000 Birds
Winter doesn't officially begin for a few weeks yet, but the birds this far north don't seem to care about the calendar. We're seeing all manner of seasonal specialty roll into Rochester. What are you seeing?
When I lived in NYC, I couldn't avoid spotting Hooded Mergansers , even at the local ponds. Now that I'm in the Finger Lakes region, I can't even chase them down. However, my Hooded Merg luck finally turned when I least expected it: while visiting friends on Conesus Lake. Finally! Corey's Best Bird of the Weekend was a difficult decision, as he saw several special birds. But having a...
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