[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 30, 2012 *  NYSY 01.30.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 23, 2012 - January 30, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[cayugabirds-l] NW Cayuga Lake - Eurasian Wigeon, Cackling Goose, roost flight

Thinking there might be an impressive roost flight on the NW corner of Cayuga Lake, Jim Tarolli and I started at Cayuga Lake State Park. The first bird Jim put bins on was a beautiful EURASIAN WIGEON. It flew around with Am Wigeons and we eventually lost sight of it. I was glad Gary and Ann

[cayugabirds-l] Red-shouldered Hawk Sunday

I didn't post this yesterday because I couldn't bear to turn on my computer, but around noon yesterday at the top of Burns Road in Brooktondale I heard a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK fly over calling. It was too strong a call to be a Blue Jay and coming from too high. A friend from North Carolina

Re: [cayugabirds-l] EURASIAN WIGEON, Cayuga Lake State

Eurasian Wigeon visible from Cayuga Marine directly west near shore at 4:40 pm. Gary , Ann On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:55 PM, 6072292...@vtext.com 6072292...@vtext.com wrote: EURASIAN WIGEON, Cayuga Lake State Park, found by Jim Tarolli, reported to RBA by Dave Wheeler. --Dave Nutter --

[cayugabirds-l] Weekend Birding--Golden Eagle, Lapland Longspur, Northern Shrike, Screech-Owls, etc.

Hi all, Maria Stager, Brad Walker, and I meandered around the Cayuga and Seneca Lake basins this weekend and found a few interesting birds. The highlight was a GOLDEN EAGLE on Sunday in the town of Ledyard http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9710625 On Saturday we encountered an