[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored Sparrow, Hanshaw

I just saw a basic-plumage CLAY-COLORED SPARROW in the CRC field near Monkey Run north, in the goldenrod north of the CRC buildings and south of Hanshaw Road (much closer to the buildings). It was with a small flock of Song Sparrows, but they all dispersed quickly into the underbrush and I have

[cayugabirds-l] Myers -- flyover Dickcissel

While doing my usual two hour survey at Myers this morning I had a single flyover DICKCISSEL that was flying to the east. This was my first diurnal flyover Dickcissel that I have heard/seen in the Cayuga Lake Basin. There wasn't too much else of note other than a juvenile SEMIPALMATED PLOVER on

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored Sparrow, Hanshaw

In addition to the usual sparrows, buntings, goldfinches, and yellowthroats in the Freese Road garden plots, I just got a quick look at a probable ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER before it flew across several plots and disappeared. This was in the northeast section. Jay McGowan On Sep 14, 2010 9:15 AM,

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow Barn birds

I had a few nice birds in the yard this morning — a wing-flipping GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH just above my head, a yard-first and rare at this elevation BLUE-GRAY GNATCHER, and a more common but very cooperative NASHVILLE WARBLER. Kevin -- Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. Instructor Home Study Course in Bird

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR, Tues 9/14

Sydney Penner and I made a morning foray to Montezuma NWR on Tuesday morning. Sydney found two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS in the new shorebird habitat past the photo blind on the Wildlife Drive. These birds were mostly pretty difficult to see at the far edge, often walking behind hummocks. It

[cayugabirds-l] RUFF at Montezuma NWR @ 1:00pm

I just got a call from Gerard Phillips, who stopped at Montezuma on his way back home to Canada. He was the one who relocated the Ruff during the Montezuma Muckrace on Saturday evening.well, he's done it again! The RUFF is present again in the same general area as seen from the East Road overlook

[cayugabirds-l] hawk video

A friend just sent this link to a video taken from a camera mounted on a falcon and a Goshawk. It's pretty amazing especially the Goshawk flying through the woods. Diana Whiting http://wimp.com/hawkssee -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME