[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Peregrine

2011-01-27 Thread Paul Anderson
At about 8:45 this morning in the tree opposite the boat house was a single Peregrine Falcon, that I think is a juvenile male. -Paul -- Paul Anderson. GrammaTech, Inc.Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x18 mailto:p...@grammatech.com http://www.grammatech.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA PEREGRINE FALCON Stewart Pk

2011-01-27 Thread 6072292158
CayugaRBA PEREGRINE FALCON Stewart Pk snag opp boathouse --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2)

[cayugabirds-l] bald eagle @ Brooktondale

2011-01-27 Thread Susan Fast
I had just started my morning walk, when I heard one of the local AMER. CROW clans (Gang of 5) greatly excited about something. Assuming it was one of the local red-tailed hawk pair, I was surprised to see an immature BALD EAGLE lifting off from my neighbor's back yard. It followed Boiceville

[cayugabirds-l] eagles at Black Creek

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Spier
There have been sporadic reports of Bald Eagles at Black Creek where it exits the Montezuma Marshes west of Savannah, NY.  Yesterday (Jan. 26) there were 2 adults and one was dragging a large fish, probably a carp, across the ice.  It left a reddish-pink stain on the ice next to a small strip

[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls

2011-01-27 Thread Stephanie Greenwood
I have about 40 Redpolls hanging around my feeders now on a daily basis. Yippee!!! Stephanie -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] SW corner Cayuga Lake

2011-01-27 Thread Elaina McCartney
Location: SW corner Cayuga Lake Observation date: 1/27/11 Notes: Very active rafts of waterfowl near the retreating ice edge, and in the middle of the action one bright white domestic duck. Number of species: 18 Canada Goose 80 Mallard 65 Canvasback 95 Redhead

RE: [cayugabirds-l] OT: One more for the road

2011-01-27 Thread Meena Haribal
Even butterflies do it. They drink straight neat alcohol. I was working on fourth floor of my chemical company where there was an alcohol drum, which had some spilled alcohol on its surface on the top. I think it was Black Rajah, a Nymphalid, known to feed on rotten fruits was merrily drinking

[cayugabirds-l] OT: penguin video

2011-01-27 Thread CFSchmitt
I sure wouldn't normally forward Internet videos, but this seem pretty unusual to me (and cute!) so I couldn't resist. Are their long treks to a food source the basis of this? Carol Schmitt Subject: FW: Penguin goes shopping This 10-year-old King  Penguin was rescued from a fisherman's line

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redpolls

2011-01-27 Thread John Confer
Until two days ago, we were having occasional, small flocks of redpolls at our feeder, and I was jealous of others with consistent, nice-sized flocks. Starting on Tuesday, we have had a flock of about 150 birds that come in to feed (largely on sunflower seeds) about 3 times a day. It is neat

Re: [cayugabirds-l] SW corner Cayuga Lake

2011-01-27 Thread Elaina McCartney
I neglected to include a gathering of a dozen Great Black-backed Gulls, a Junco, a Tufted Titmouse, a couple Black-capped Chickadees and numerous unidentified gulls that I've since added to this report. From: Elaina McCartney elaina.mccart...@cornell.edumailto:elaina.mccart...@cornell.edu