Re: [cayugabirds-l] Former Ithaca birder Ned Brinkley has passed

2020-11-22 Thread Carol Schmitt

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red-throated Loon

2020-11-22 Thread Eveline V. Ferretti
Saw these beauties (the red-throated loon and the mergansers) on my walk along Dryden lake today as well! Spotted the loon doing some deep dives on my way up the lake (from Dryden Village) at about 11:15a; then the merganser group (one pair of Hoodies among about 7 or 8 Common Mergansers) on

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Former Ithaca birder Ned Brinkley has passed

2020-11-22 Thread Tim Gallagher
I'm so sorry to hear that, Kevin. Ned got in touch with me just three months ago, and I was helping him arrange a trip to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. I'm just amazed. He was so full of life. Tim From: bounce-125162336-10557...@list.cornell.edu on

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Former Ithaca birder Ned Brinkley has passed

2020-11-22 Thread Marty Schlabach
Very sad news. Ned was an amazing birder and larger than life influence on Basin birding during his time in Ithaca. --Marty === Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 Interlaken, NY

[cayugabirds-l] Former Ithaca birder Ned Brinkley has passed

2020-11-22 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I just got a phone call from former Cornell undergrad and super birder Adam Byrne that our good friend Ned Brinkley died today in Ecuador on a birding trip. No details except he was hiking up a trail, got short of breathe, sat down and died. For those of you who were around in the 1990s, you

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Caching seed

2020-11-22 Thread Peter Saracino
Very cool. Pete Sar On Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 11:52 AM W Larry Hymes wrote: > Once upon a time I was sitting of my front porch reading the paper. I > noticed a chickadee coming in. Not moving the paper I felt the bird land > near my foot. It felt it do something around my foot, and then it flew

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cranes

2020-11-22 Thread shendrickson796
Here now, nothing at first, waited a few minutes and 8 cranes flew in. First time I’ve seen a Sandhill Crane. Stephanie Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2020, at 1:21 PM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > > Hi > There is still a large number of sandhill cranes seen from the far end of > Vandyne

[cayugabirds-l] Female Eastern Towhee and Fox Sparrows

2020-11-22 Thread Sandy Podulka
At our feeders in Brooktondale, along with 2 Song Sparrows. Have not seen a towhee for a few weeks. Sandy Podulka -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES