[cayugabirds-l] Ruffed Grouse in Lansing, Sunday AM

2012-05-06 Thread Scott Haber
A Ruffed Grouse was drumming at the eastern end of the 700 Warren Road trail this morning, just west of Coventry Walk. A singing Yellow-throated Vireo was around for a bit as well. Best, Scott --- *Scott Haber* Digital Content Manager Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY *sa...@cornell.edu

[cayugabirds-l] Hoodies have fledged

2012-05-06 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi all The Hooded Mergansers fledged from the box above our driveway this morning. We missed the jumping out, etc. but Ton just caught a glimpse of the family hurrying off - not to our pond, as we had expected, but to the ravine in the back of the property. That ravine has a fast flowing

[cayugabirds-l] Park Nature Preserve, Sun 5/6

2012-05-06 Thread Mark Chao
Twenty people, including eight kids, joined me and the Finger Lakes Land Trust for a beginners' bird walk at the Park Nature Preserve in Dryden. We saw many birds, including scope views for most everyone of NASHVILLE WARBLER and OVENBIRD, as well as very good binocular views of BLUE-WINGED

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard - 6 May 2012 (10 Warbler Species)

2012-05-06 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
I got a late start to the Hawthorn Orchard today...was there from about 10:45am to about 1:15pm. Much of my birding was done with Rick Lightbod, while remaining stationary at one spot just South of the Northeast corner, and later a little bit with Kristin Hodge. Upon arrival, the warblers were

[cayugabirds-l] Various Tompkins County Spots, 5/3/2012

2012-05-06 Thread Christopher Dalton
Hi folks, Sorry for the late posting. Just catching up on a busy weekend that included some excellent birding. On Saturday, Alberto Lopez, Nancy Chen, Hector Claudio-Hernandez (friend visiting from Puerto Rico) and I had a fun morning checking out sites in Tompkins County. Highlights of the 113

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Various Tompkins County Spots, 5/3/2012

2012-05-06 Thread Christopher Dalton
Sorry - the subject line should read 5/5/2012, not 5/3/2012! On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Christopher Dalton christopher.m.dal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, Sorry for the late posting. Just catching up on a busy weekend that included some excellent birding. On Saturday, Alberto Lopez,

[cayugabirds-l] Yard birds

2012-05-06 Thread M K Mannella
Today: 2 yellow rumpled warblers (a first for us and it took 2 days to identify) 1 indigo bunting 1 bobolink White crowned sparrows still here and singing Michele Sent from miPhone @ The Hayward House BB www.thehaywardhouse.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] SSW in the afternoon

2012-05-06 Thread Meena Haribal
After I got off from the plane from my trip to South Carolina for a Dragonfly Society Meeting, I drove straight to take a walk from Wilson trail to Dryden side of the trail and back to the parking lot, (which used to be my lunch walk). I did not find anything that was not reported I guess but

Re: [cayugabirds-l] another red-tailed hawk nest

2012-05-06 Thread Raghuram Ramanujan
Thanks to the tip-off from Ray and Evan, I visited this site today -- if you haven't seen this nest yet, you owe yourself a visit! It's a spectacular location, on the north face of the Fall Creek gorge, with easy viewing to be had from the bridge on Stewart Ave. I was there from around 6:00-7:30