[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Area IV Xmas bird count challenge

Hi all, I am writing to ask if you would be interested in counting birds for the Jan 1 Ithaca area Audubon Christmas Bird Count, which is coordinated by the Cayuga Bird Club. Specifically, there is a challenging route that John Fitzpatrick has covered for the past 20 years, which he cannot

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Binocular question

Hi folks I saw the original thread on this, and also Chris's reply, both below. I am not familiar with the models in the Wirecutter article. I have personally gotten a lot of good info from Wirecutter. What I can add is that last year I tested a lot of binoculars while buying new pairs for my

[cayugabirds-l] Bufflehead and Snowy Owl Videos

Given the clear weather on Friday before this messier weekend weather, I took the afternoon off driving around the lake, and got some nice video footage. First are buffleheads with the male's head feathers iridescing in the sun at Union Spring's factory pond (a good spot for pretty close views of

[cayugabirds-l] Join the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count

Hi all, After seeing the totals from Syracuse's Christmas Bird Count, I got excited for the upcoming count in Ithaca, and wanted to take the opportunity to invite everyone who is interested to join us on January 1st, 2022 for Audubon's 122nd and our 60th annual Christmas Bird Count. Please

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse Christmas Bird Count Results

The Syracuse Christmas Bird Count occurred on Saturday, 18 December. Twenty-five observers encountered 84 species – 10 more species than the 30-year average of 74 species/year. It was a very wet day and thus overall numbers were down. The most noteworthy sighting was of *one female Pine