[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Sunday night

2011-08-02 Thread tigger64
Apologies for the lateness of my report. Now 8 dowitchers at Puddler's Marsh, several with very long bills possibly outside the overlap zone but distance and poor lighting make it difficult to be sure of species. 125 Purple Martins near the spillway on the Wildlife Dr, while at the Visitor

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Tues 8/2

2011-08-02 Thread Mark Chao
On Tuesday evening at about 6:20 PM, I saw a MERLIN above the intersection of Simsbury and Winthrop Drives in suburban northeast Ithaca. I didn't have magnifying optics, but I got some long clinching views as the bird flew a couple of times right overhead. I plainly saw short pointed wings and a

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Great Egret

2011-08-02 Thread Dave Nutter
The Great Egret is roosting in the same place this evening, 2 August. --Dave Nutter Ithaca, NY On Aug 1, 2011, at 9:56 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@mac.com wrote: On this evening's (1 Aug) canoe-paddle on Cayuga Inlet Laurie and I saw a Great Egret atop a small tree on the edge of Jetty

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Caspian Terns over Ithaca tonight

2011-08-02 Thread Elaina McCartney
Also seen yesterday along SW shore north of Hog Hole. --Elaina From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu Reply-To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:48:37 -0400 To: CAYUGABIRDS-L