It was a small group but a lot of fun when we met up at the Sodus Point Lighthouse last Sunday (1-18-25). No matter what conditions you find there, it's always beautiful. On this sunny, briskly windy, 24° morning, three to five foot white-capped swells on the lake weren't powerful enough to keep us off the pier, although it was completely sheathed in ice, so only the most doughty among us braved it. (See photo, below, for an indicaton.) Allyn Paul, Becky Rooney (from Tennesse

Steve and Lori, Lyn, Holly, Allyn, Steve and Linda met at 9am at Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls. There was some open water with Canada geese and ring-billed gulls dominating. From there we drove the roads around the Seneca Falls airport where Leslie found us and joined the caravan. She had started at 8. We surveyed the roads between the airport and northern Cayuga Lake. At the lake we found a nice variety of ducks. From there we headed to breakfast. Thanks as always to Lyn fo

It's not our birdiest field trip of the year but never the less it os always a delight to see the Short-eared owls in the fields on Johnson Road. They never disappoint! Nine of us gathered on the roadside on a cold but mostly calm and snow-free late afternoon. We were treated to some great looks at stationary owls and harriers as well as beautiful views as the birds took flight to hunt the field. Those present: Steve B., Allyn P., Lyn J., Sue Y., Hope G., Rich R., Matthew K.,