[cayugabirds-l] Female Hooded Merganser

2013-02-15 Thread Marc Devokaitis
is also present. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Eagle nest -

2013-02-15 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Unlike Osprey that tend to dismiss nest proximity as populations grow, Bald Eagles in the east prefer a wide separation from other BAEA nests. It will be interesting to watch what happens here as the population of BAEA grows and how much interspecies tolerance with OSPR, as Diana mentioned,

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

2013-02-15 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
Interesting. I just photographed a similar bird at the Lab of O on Wednesday. https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Winter20122013#5845209877838564322 (and following). It was the palest male House Finch I think I've ever seen. Kevin From: bounce-74094805-3493...@list.cornell.edu

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

2013-02-15 Thread Susan Fast
Steve says the Lab of O's HF must've moved over to Brooktondale today. S S Fast _ From: bounce-74094904-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-74094904-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J. McGowan Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 11:06 AM To: Susan Fast; CAYUGABIRDS-L

[cayugabirds-l] Hawks--McGraw Hall

2013-02-15 Thread Michele Emerick Brown
Today as I sat in the staff lounge in Olin Library, it looked as though 2 Red-tailed Hawks were spending a lot of time separately and together at the tower on McGraw Hall. Could they be working on a nest? Has anyone else noticed this activity? I didn't have my binoculars with me. Michele Brown

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: Adventures of the Urban Birder

2013-02-15 Thread charles eldermire
Please join us! MONDAY NIGHT SEMINAR AT THE CORNELL LAB ORNITHOLOGY February 18, 2013 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium Adventures of The Urban Birder David Lindo, The Urban Birder--Broadcaster, writer, speaker, and tour leader. Previously Head of Membership at the British Trust for Ornithology

[cayugabirds-l] Close Encounter w/ SEOUL

2013-02-15 Thread Sally Eller
We are about 80% sure it was a Short-eared Owl who flew very close to our car as we were driving at Rt 96 and CR 129 in Ovid, 40 min ago. Definitely not a Northern Harrier. Question --- would this be legitimate to put on my GBBC for today? Sally Eller -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks - And they're off!!!

2013-02-15 Thread Marie P Read
The first courtship and territoriality were obvious this morning on Mt Pleasant, with 2 males singing from the patches of snow-free ground opened up by the mild weather. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail

[cayugabirds-l] W. King Road, Fri 2/15

2013-02-15 Thread Mark Chao
On Friday morning at about 10:45, I watched a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at the intersection of West King and Sandbank Roads in south Ithaca. The hawk hovered and kited in the wind, a few times floating dozens of meters straight backward as if projected from a rewinding film reel. Then a

[cayugabirds-l] drive to Montezuma Audobon Center

2013-02-15 Thread cl...@juno.com
Taking child to homeschool class at the MAC today, was a good excuse to do some birding. Travelled up the east side of Cayuga Lake in the morning, then down the west side about 3 pm. Highlights were: Northern Shrike on 34B just south of Jerry Smith Rd. 4 adult Bald Eagles on north side of