[cayugabirds-l] Fw: Bald Eagles of Hemlock Canadice - Aug. 6, Ithaca

2011-05-31 Thread Dave Spier
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[cayugabirds-l] Wren question...

2011-05-31 Thread RICHARD JILL WOOD
Hi all, I respect the opinions and knowledge of all of you on this list. I have a question for you all. I was out over the weeken birding, and I was somewhere yesterday where I heard some wrens singing. I kept hearing tea kettle tea kettle tea kettle..., the song of a Carolina Wren, yet

[cayugabirds-l] Scott, Owasco Flats Ceruleans, cone crops and more

2011-05-31 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, A few sightings from around the area this past weekend-- Julie and I had a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on Long road just uphill from the house with the red garage -- this is a high elevation location for this species. We also had a BROWN THRASHER at the sharp bend on Long Rd along with

[cayugabirds-l] merg babies/re Elaina

2011-05-31 Thread Judith W. Jones
A week ago I watched, from the swan pen at SP, a mother common merg with 10 babies swim out from shore. 4 or 5 rode on her back, the rest in a line behind. Every few minutes the mother would maneuver with a dip sideways so that the most forward babies on her back would fall off and the rest

[cayugabirds-l] Hooded Warbler and Hermit Thrush Singing near South Hill Rail Trail

2011-05-31 Thread Stuart Krasnoff
I hiked off-trail below the South Hill Rail Trail near the Burns Rd. entrance this afternoon between 1::00 and 3:00 PM. I had two encounters with birds I've never heard singing in those woods. One was a Hermit Thrush singing sporadically in tall timber on the edge of a gorge. About an hour

Re: [cayugabirds-l] week-end notes

2011-05-31 Thread Dave Nutter
My understanding is that Salt Point, the part of the delta north of Salmon Creek, although owned by the DEC has for the last couple years been managed by the Town of Lansing, who put in the gravel loop road. I agree that their decision to wreck so much good bird habitat by clearing the eastern

[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point

2011-05-31 Thread Jim Lowe
This is from the Town of Lansing Parks and Recreation Department website. The Town of Lansing has signed a lease with the NY Department of Environmental Conservation to manage Salt Point, restoring its natural features and making it a place where people can enjoy nature.