[cayugabirds-l] Eared grebe east side of Stewart park

2011-12-09 Thread Tim Lenz
Close to shore -- Tim Lenz t...@cornell.edu Web Applications Developer Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe still present, but distant

2011-12-09 Thread Nicholas Sly
I scoped from the East end of Stewart Park for Tim's Eared Grebe from 11:15 to 11:45. The grebe was distant to the west: from my vantage point it was between the red lighthouse and the large, tall marker farther out on the lake. Over the course of the half hour it pushed farther and farther

[cayugabirds-l] EBS Sodus Point field trip -- Sun., Dec. 11

2011-12-09 Thread Dave Spier
  Date:   Sunday December 11, 2011 Time:   9:00 am [9:30 am - Sodus Pt.] - 12:00 pm Destination:   Sodus Point Notes:   We will be looking for waterfowl and other lakeshore birds. For people coming from the south, meet at the Red Carpet Inn at the intersection of Routes 318 and 14

[cayugabirds-l] Thayer's Gull - Stevenson Rd. compost piles (Dryden)

2011-12-09 Thread Tom Johnson
Cayugabirders, Chris Wood reports a juvenile Thayer's Gull at the compost piles on Stevenson Rd., Dryden. Good birding, Tom -- Tom Johnson Hummelstown, PA t...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

2011-12-09 Thread tigger64
If anyone gets photos of the bird, even really bad ones, I would appreciate it if they could post them. I am curious about the plumage details and if they are similar to a grebe I saw on Monday on Onondaga Lake. (presuming the Onondaga Lake bird has left -off to look right now). Thanks!

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

2011-12-09 Thread Christopher Wood
Hi Dave, I have some video here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinicola/6483250349/in/photostream And a photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinicola/6483156077/in/photostream/ Both were taken through a scope with an iPhone and reflect that level of quality. Still, better than nothing.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thayer's Gull - Stevenson Rd. compost piles (Dryden)

2011-12-09 Thread Christopher Wood
The Thayer's Gull was still there when I left about 1:05. Thanks, Tom, for posting. We miss you and look forward to your return to the Basin. I was able to get a few photos that you can see in my eBird checklist at the link below. This is a fairly normal-looking juvenile Thayer's Gull (to the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner - Dec.12

2011-12-09 Thread Donna Scott
The date for this speaker is Dec. 12. It was listed as October 13 in the body of the message below. Ah, the perils of editing old messages to send a new notice! we have all done it. donna scott - Original Message - From: cl...@juno.com To: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner - Dec.12

2011-12-09 Thread Linda Orkin
Thanks Donna. And the chaos around the season too!!! Linda Orkin Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu wrote: The date for this speaker is Dec. 12. It was listed as October 13 in the body of the message below. Ah, the perils of editing old

[cayugabirds-l] sharpie again

2011-12-09 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, Looks like there is a sharpie circling over, it is visible from between the computer screen and the wall from window opening in my office. It is circling and gaining height and thermal. This one was greyish, so I presume a male. Now it has become invisible with naked eye and to

Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: December 08, 2011

2011-12-09 Thread Gerry Rising
Some time ago I wrote a column about the merlin prey observed by a ten-year-old Toronto birder named Hillary Dextrace. She was assisted in her identifications by Chris Risley, using Trent University study skins. The February 2004 column is at: