Syracuse.com - Figura writing this week about common tern project on Oneida Lake; a Seneca River shoreline hotspot

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I'm still on the hunt for cute shots of kids with fish caught on their toddler poles

Hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather and keeping cool.

Here's what's on tap for this week:

FRIDAY

Main piece: We travel to a small island on Oneida Lake, which is a nesting ground for common terns. Cornell researchers have been studying the birds on this island for more than 30 years. Frankly, going on the island and banding the baby chicks while the mad parents were hovering overhead and dive bombing us.. it was like something out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." We have a good video to go along with the story.

Column: I write about a recent DEC report about the fishing on Lake Ontario so far this year.

SUNDAY:

Main piece: We continue the series, Shoreline Hot Spots. This week we profile the state pulloff, just off Route 5&20 on the Seneca River.

Birding news: We talk to a local wildlife photographer who successfully tracked and photographed a bird that's rarely if every seen in these parts.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog