[cayugabirds-l] Crows like to toboggan
Hi all, http://www.wimp.com/crowtobogganing/ My friend Dave Roman alerted me to the fact that crow sledding is a popular winter activity in some parts of the world. It made me wonder if Kevin McGowan had witnessed similar winter sports action in North America. ;) Gary -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Scoter Flock on south end of Cayuga Lake still growing (47 from East Shore!)
I've been following reports on ebird of the flock of Scoters that has been growing in numbers over the past week or so at the south end of Cayuga Lake. Jay McGowan's ebird report from yesterday gave an exact count of 38 all confirmed as White-winged. I've seen this flock several times in very poor light and very far off from both the east and west shores. With today's sunshine promising a better look I visited East Shore Park at noon and finally got a well-lit, if distant, view. Eye-commas were visible on several males and many of the female types displayed white wings either at rest or in display. Today, I got a count of 47 from East Shore. I also saw about 20 Long-tailed Ducks and at least 12 Horned Grebes, some near the Scoter flock. Later, viewing from Stewart Park, I relocated the Scoters pretty much in the middle of the lake and noticed a distinct group of 9 female types, moving in and out of the main flock at times separating by 100 yards or more. This 9 plus Jay's 38 matches the 47 count I got earlier. I'm not sure of the id of the putative newcomers. In saltier or bigger bodies of water these birds can be a lot less elusive and mysterious than they are around here, so it's gratifying to have them hanging around even if they do insist on keeping their distance. Best…Stuart -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl freeville
I only get the digest so don't know if this has been reported today. At 3:45pm The SNOWY OWL was perched on the same post that I saw her(?) on last week. While I was watching she flew and landed on a utility pole on the south side of Fall Creek Road next to the Cornell barns. Gian -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl freeville
Snowy owl there now. Utility pole corner of fall ck rd and Herman Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Gian Dodici gdod...@gmail.com wrote: I only get the digest so don't know if this has been reported today. At 3:45pm The SNOWY OWL was perched on the same post that I saw her(?) on last week. While I was watching she flew and landed on a utility pole on the south side of Fall Creek Road next to the Cornell barns. Gian -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Freeville snowy
I was happy to see others already posted (I was poring over the pictures I finally got). The recent lack of postings re the Freeville Snowy might have discouraged some, but it is still there, as of 400pm this afternoon. I pulled up just as two of the farm workers were getting out of their truck; one asked if he could help me and I said ‘seen any Snowy’s lately’ to which he replied, ‘yes, it’s right there on that post’ and indeed it was, plain as day about 200 yds away, and about exactly where Tom S. had described it a few days ago (the orange posts led the eye right up to it). I think Gian was watching it at that same time as indeed it shortly flew off the post, glided amazingly low to the ground with only a couple wing flaps, then soared up over Fall Creek Rd to land atop a telephone pole. It stayed there for as long as I stayed, surveying the field and unperturbed by me, one of the farm workers with his camera, and several others who saw us and whacked on their brakes to come have a look. ChrisP -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
