[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Wed 1/14 and Th 1/15, plus crow calculations

2015-01-15 Thread Mark Chao
At around 4:45 PM yesterday, a gray EASTERN SCREECH-OWL appeared in our box in northeast Ithaca. It remained in view, trilling with increasing frequency (shortest pauses ~30 seconds), up to 5:25 PM. Then it flew across our yard, up and out without alighting. The bird returned this morning for

[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine still on bradfield

2015-01-15 Thread Chris R. Pelkie
Easily seen closely from plant Sci loading dock, only 1 at present On a small projection 3/4 way up wall chris.pel...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread Joshua Snodgrass
-- Forwarded message -- From: Joshua Snodgrass cedarsh...@gmail.com Date: Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co. To: Donna Scott dls...@me.com Heading west on Searsburg rd (Co. rd. 1), turn left on

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Foster Pond is a small parking lot on the left Side Of Potomac Rd going north from 227. It is not in the CLB but in the SLB. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492' Website:

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Foster Pond is in Finger Lakes National Forest. It probably is not in the basin. But I have not looked at the details where the water flows! Here is the map with Foster Pond! http://www.cnyhiking.com/FingerLakesNationalForest.htm Meena From: bounce-118706019-3493...@list.cornell.edu

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread Donna Scott
Where is Foster Pond, please? Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Joshua Snodgrass cedarsh...@gmail.com wrote: I went birding at Foster Pond this afternoon, because high twenties feels like spring compared to the last few days. Past the frozen pond and down

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Oh I forgot to point where the pond is on the map. It is close to the yellow box “see inset A” but on the left hand side adjoining the black dotted line in the center of the map! From: bounce-118706019-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-118706019-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of

[cayugabirds-l] Red-throated Loon

2015-01-15 Thread Ann Mitchell
Distant look at it from Myers Point by Dave and me. Ann Mitchell Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread Joshua Snodgrass
Thank you both for the pointers. Had this been a nesting bird, I certainly would have used more discretion. I hadn't considered the possibility of disturbance to a possible future nesting site. This is the first rare bird I've discovered and posted about. The last thing I want is for it to be

Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT : Comet Lovejoy is visible right now

2015-01-15 Thread Geo Kloppel
Two clear nights in a row! Green slushball Comet Lovejoy is easy to spot right now, about a hand's breadth (1.5 binocular fields) SW of the Pleiades. Thanks Meena. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Notable birds around the lake

2015-01-15 Thread Jim Tarolli
Yesterday, I had some nice birds around the lake. Highlights were: 98 Gadwall at the Factory Rd. Pond in Union Springs. Also one male Green-winged Teal there. During the Montezuma Raptor survey, viewing from the north end of Cayuga Lake, I had a flock of 50 American Robins fly over and about 45

[cayugabirds-l] SHORT-EARED OWLS

2015-01-15 Thread Jill Vaughan
A group of us watched four (unless that fourth one doubled back unnoticed to join the other three) of the Scofield Road SHORT-EARED OWLS just after sunset yesterday (Wednesday). They spent most of their time over the western side of the large field located to the west of the road. It was great

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Goshawk Fingerlakes National Forest, Schuyler Co.

2015-01-15 Thread John Confer
HI Folks, The barn door is open or the cat is out of the bag, BUT I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT DESCRIBING LOCATIONS OF N GOSHAWK WHEN THEY ACT SOMEWHAT AS IF THEY HAD A TERRITORY. Northern Goshawk are known among banders who climb to hawk nests to frequently abandon a nest, especially early in