[cayugabirds-l] missing buteo?

Hi, I think we may have spotted someone's hawk gone astray.  At 7:05 pm, we saw what we took to be a Red-Tailed Hawk on top of a utility pole.  It was standing in an odd position, almost like it was mantling something there.  We turned back, concerned that it's wing might be caught in a loop

[cayugabirds-l] Born to be wild: India’s first captive-bred endangered vultures are set free

I thought this would be of interest. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/19/india-critically-endangered-vultures-wild-release-aoe Regi “If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees.” Rainer Maria Rilke -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Shorebird Walk KM Marsh Saturday 700 am

All,  With the recent rains, all the nearby rivers and even Cayuga lake has come up significantly. We got confirmation from Mark Miller that there was more water at KM a couple days ago and that was before the heaviest rain came. So I suspect water conditions will be good at Knox. So for those