[cayugabirds-l] Signs of Spring: redtail nest on Cornell campus

It appears that a pair of redtails is building a nest on the light post at the end of the field hockey field toward Tower Rd. on the Cornell campus. Last year there was a nest on a light post at the other end of the same field. Best, Marty

[cayugabirds-l] Myers (American Pipit), Mon 1/18

My kids and I visited Myers Park on Monday afternoon (1:45-2:45). One AMERICAN PIPIT was foraging in the piles of debris on the beach. From the private marina, I saw what I took to be a leucistic female Mallard, which had a subtly pale head and strikingly cream-orange wings and body. Miyoko

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 18, 2010 * NYSY 1801.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 11, 2009 - January 18, 2010 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex