[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owls
Two are on 96A near Geneva. One, dark bird, on pole at 96A and Larsen. The other on a gas well, very white bird, at 96A and Woodworth. Nice commute to school this morning!! David Diaz Tburg, NY Dropped Pin near 3801-3921 New York 96A, Geneva, NY 14456 http://goo.gl/maps/YOFE5 Sent from David's iPhone -- 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 Rt 96a / Woodworth Rd. / Geneva (OOB)
After being absent for the past week, the SNOWY OWL near Rt. 96a in Geneva is back as of this morning. It was about 100 yds behind #3579 Rt. 96a. For those making the trek, it's worth swinging by the Geneva Yacht Club as well since there is a BALD EAGLE that is often soaring in the vicinity (it was there yesterday around 4pm). Daniel Graham Tburg -- 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 Rt 96a / Woodworth Rd. / Geneva (OOB)
Ah! I now see David Diaz has beaten me to the punch. The owl I saw today was the lighter one. -- 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] Song Sparrow
Just had our first SONG SPARROW of the year pop into our yard. The early migrants must be moving in. As I recall, red-winged blackbirds have been known to show up near the end of February, so before you know it, they will appear! Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu -- 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] Song Sparrow
There was a flock of 50 almost certainly red-winged blackbirds humming north over Mays Point on Sat.. They were not starlings or grackles, but I was not close enough for a positive ID. S. Fast On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:40 AM, W. Larry Hymes w...@cornell.edu wrote: Just had our first SONG SPARROW of the year pop into our yard. The early migrants must be moving in. As I recall, red-winged blackbirds have been known to show up near the end of February, so before you know it, they will appear! Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu -- 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 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] Weekend ducks
Sorry for the late post. After seeing Tim Lenz's EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED (Common) TEAL at the south end of Seneca Lake on Sunday, Livia and I checked out the Aythya flock in the southwest corner of Cayuga Lake. Highlight was dozens of AMERICAN WIGEON (over 70!), two GREEN-WINGED TEAL (just American, sadly), a male WOOD DUCK sleeping on the ice, Gadwall, Ruddy Ducks, and the usual Aythya. Long-tailed Ducks and White-winged Scoters continue on the lake to the north. I haven't had a chance to post my photos yet, but here are Tim's and Garrett's lists with photos, if people are curious. As is typical with this form, it showed a bold, horizontal white stripe on the side, no white shoulder mark, and bold gold edging on the face. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17163138 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17164194 This morning East Shore Park was quiet. The highlight was a group of four TUNDRA SWANS flying high over the lake heading north. -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- 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] PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge...
PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge 1/2-way up. Yard bird! --Dave Nutter -- 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] Peregrine -thanks
I was walking back from the lake, where I found no new or unusual waterfowl, and was south of the Children's Garden in Cass Park when I decided to have a look at Bradfield Hall, which was in bright sun through cold clear air, i.e. optimal viewing conditions. Using binoculars I saw a suspicious smudge where I've known a Peregrine to perch. With my scope on 60x I could tell it was a raptor, the right size compared to the bricks, with a blue-gray back, broad shoulders tapering to a long tail, and a contrastingly bright white cheek throat compared to the rest of the head. I was very close to home, so I rushed back to my yard, where I can also view Bradfield Hall from some areas. I again saw all the above marks, plus occasionally I could see that the white face was broken by the black sideburn as the bird apparently turned its head. That's when I sent the message. I'm glad a few people on campus got to see it, too. Stuart Krasnoff replied by sending me an excellent photo (much more satisfying for most purposes), and he's going to check whether he can see that ledge from his house, which is a little closer. My house is about 11,000' feet away as I estimate using a ruler against Google Maps. I still haven't figured out how to get their exact as-the-Peregrine-flies distance feature to work. In other bird news, today I also saw my first yard Song Sparrow for the year, perched within the boundary for a lovely binocular view. And in a sign of either spring or weirdness I saw a flock of 8 Northern Flickers in the woods between Union Fields and the old railroad grade west of Cass Park. --Dave NutterOn Feb 25, 2014, at 06:03 PM, cfschm...@aol.com wrote:Hi Dave, Once again, thank you! After a long day in the office, your email sent us flying out to see the Peregrine. Didn't yet have one for the year. What a beauty. Did you truly spot it from your house? Can't believe that. Best, Carol -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Geneva Waterfront - Monday - Canvasback x Redhead, Intersex Mallard
The north end of Seneca Lake is one of my personal-favorite birding destinations in winter. Jim Tarolli and I hit all the waterfront spots in Geneva on Monday, coming up with thousands of Redhead and Canada Geese, at least 100 Canvasback, and an arrival of Wigeon. Birds were at all different distances from very close to a mile or more out in the lake. Highlight was a/the hybrid Canvasback x Redhead, essentially looking like the bird photographed by Chris Wood on Cayuga Lake. Head and bill showed the Canvasback influence while the back and sides were a touch paler than Redhead and darker than Canvasback. It was at medium distance and inconspicuous with the 200 or so Redheads it was with (seen in direct comparison with both species). We debated various methods of photography but the bird was diving constantly and we eventually gave up for a number of reasons. The bill had a little blue tint and in retrospect we should have considered Common Pochard. Earlier, Jim spotted a bird that we thought possibly an intersex Mallard. A strong roost flight happened between 5-6pm and the north mile or so of the lake was a blanket of birds. Some photos of the dusk madness (including three distant Coots getting airborne), plus diving Redhead, Canvasback, and the Mallard. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- 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] PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge...
Dave, I think yard bird is the one which flies over or alights within your yard boundary. This would another category! Birds seen from the yard! Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-112743360-3493...@list.cornell.edu bounce-112743360-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of 6072292...@vtext.com 6072292...@vtext.com Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:14 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge... PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge 1/2-way up. Yard bird! --Dave Nutter -- 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 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] PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge...
My definition of 'yard bird' is what is seen or heard from my yard. I agree with Dave. --Marty -Original Message- From: bounce-112748010-3494...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-112748010-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Madhav Haribal Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:28 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L; 6072292...@vtext.com Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge... Dave, I think yard bird is the one which flies over or alights within your yard boundary. This would another category! Birds seen from the yard! Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-112743360-3493...@list.cornell.edu bounce-112743360-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of 6072292...@vtext.com 6072292...@vtext.com Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:14 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge... PEREGRINE FALCON on Bradfield Hall SW corner ledge 1/2-way up. Yard bird! --Dave Nutter -- 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 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 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/ --
