[cayugabirds-l] lake ontario/higher levels of botulism affecting diving birds this past fall
I was watching the Syracuse news this morning, and they mentioned that the DEC reported that botulism has been causing a large number of diving bird deaths in the eastern lake ontario basin. It is higher this year than it is normally. Fortunately, the DEC says that usually this type of illness and death usually ends in late november, but dead birds might continue to wash up on shore. People finding dead birds should report them to the DEC, according to the DEC press release, below. http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/94733.html -Liisa Liisa Mobley Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Trip Information
Last year some of us went up near MNWR to see Short-eared Owls. I am thinking that it was at a DEC facility. If any of this rings a bell could you please refresh my memory as to the location? Thanks Carl Steckler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Trip Information
That would have been the Morgan Road facility if we are thinking about the same owls. Judy Read -- From: Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 12:56 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Trip Information Last year some of us went up near MNWR to see Short-eared Owls. I am thinking that it was at a DEC facility. If any of this rings a bell could you please refresh my memory as to the location? Thanks Carl Steckler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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[cayugabirds-l] Airport and West Dryden (no owls), Sun 12/8
Tilden and I went looking for owls and other birds on Sunday morning. We found no unusual birds at all on two passes along Snyder and Neimi Road behind the Ithaca airport, nor at the intersection of Scofield and Buck Roads near the Dryden/Groton town line, nor anywhere in between. The highlight of our outing was a fine conversation with Mr. Griffin, the owner of the Christmas tree farm on Buck Road, where Short-eared Owls have roosted in past winters. Mr. Griffin says that he hasn't seen any owls there this year, while also noting how conspicuous the owls have been when present. He observes in general how the abundance of insects and birds seems to have declined steeply since his youth, when kids needed to look out for grasshoppers lest one collide painfully with an eye. Mr. Griffin also regaled us about how he and his friend David Allen (son of Lab founder Arthur) made a trip through Aurora many years ago. They saw a Gyrfalcon stooping on a flock of crows! Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Around Cayuga Lake
Susan, Judy, and I went around the lake today. Of note at East Shore were GREAT-CRESTED CORMORANTS, RUDDY DUCKS, and REDHEADS. At Myers we met up with Jay McGowan. At Long Point there was a huge raft of SNOW GEESE in the middle of the lake. Aurora Boathouse yielded 3 HORNED GREBES and some GOLDENEYES. Mill Pond at Union Springs had GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, REDHEADS, and a couple BUFFLEHEADS. The main species at Mudlock were HOODED MERGANZERS - 80 of them. The highlight was the Mucklands- 3 SNOWY OWLS (one being a juvenile female I think), 300 TUNDRA SWANS, 30 SANDHILLS CRANES, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, and 3 BALD EAGLES. We had a Tom Johnson sighting on Morgan Road. It is always a pleasure to see him. He pointed out a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Susan found a CACKLING GOOSE at Cayuga State Park. The last stop was the Creamery which was a unanimous decision! Good Birding, Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse airport owls
I had a nice afternoon watching, and dare I say photographing, snowy owls at the Syracuse airport. I called the airport police prior to my arrival and gave them my vehicle details. They told me not to block gates and observe all signs. They seemed pretty familiar with the owl situation and quite friendly. A friendly security guard pointed out an owl perched right beside a runway where he said it had been for nearly three hours. All the while it was around 50 meters from many commercial jets which were coming and going pretty much continuously. Another owl perched atop a spotlight near the road and I watched it dive onto the field below, presumably hunting. It returned empty-handed and continued to preen and survey the area for the two hours that I watched. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Talk Monday
One last (shameless) plug for my talk to the Cayuga Bird Club tomorrow. I will show photos of habitats and birds and play recordings (some of them rare) from a number of western US hotspots and a few little-known locations. The meeting begins at 7:30, the talk around 8. Hope to see you there. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
