Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raptors near Ithaca Airport

2013-03-25 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I think the Harrier was there again today. He soared over the field that looks like a practice ground for the fire department and then perched on the fire tower for quite some time, upsetting a crowd of geese by the sounds of it. This is my regular walking route at lunchtime, and I obviously need

[cayugabirds-l] Raptors near Ithaca Airport

2013-03-23 Thread Donna Scott
After going on the Spring Field Ornithology class field trip this morning (in the snow wind), Ann Mitchell and I decided to take a quick trip over to the Ithaca airport. It was raptor day over there! We drove along Snyder Road and saw an AMERICAN KESTREL, probably female, fly off the airport