Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant

You had better luck than me, Steve. I did go up for about an hour at 12:30 and did not have a single bird flying — not even a local Red-tail. Small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS at the east end of Mt. Pleasant Rd. and a RAVEN calling somewhere to the west. Overly optimistic I guess!

[cayugabirds-l] Tame redpoll? Lethargic?

A single female redpoll has been hanging around our feeders (Trumansburg, right in the village). She's comfortable on the ground/snow. Doesn't flee until I get very close, and then doesn't fly very far. I can't tell if she's sassy and unafraid, or if she's ill. Been around for a week or two.

[cayugabirds-l] Bradfiled Peregrines?

Has anyone seen the Peregrines lately? I went during lunch and did not see any. Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Phone 6073011167 Email: m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area

[cayugabirds-l] Morning EIRW walk to work

Hi all, On the way to work I came upon several species of noisy birds. A pair of Carolina Wrens were goofing around, while the male was trying to sing different songs to show off his vocabulary. Then I came up on a big group of birds which consisted of about 60 to 70 Am. Robins, about 30

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Grackle

There were several in my neighbor's tree this morning. And I had my first four Red-winged blackbirds under my feeder yesterday. I'm on Gravel Rd. in Tyre. Sent from my iPad On Mar 12, 2015, at 8:52 AM, Carol Keeler carolk...@adelphia.net wrote: Just got a migrant- a Grackle! Sent from

[cayugabirds-l] question of the day

OK folks-- hoping to crowd-source the answer to this question. Of course i will include the requisite warning against birding WHILE driving... But maybe someone has an answer they are passionate about. I'm thinking a hybrid hybrid would have great appeal. Or a self-driving Google car! *Dear

Re: [cayugabirds-l] question of the day

One's own two legs, and a backpack. A bike with panniers is good, but not as good. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 12, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Marc Devokaitis mdevokai...@gmail.commailto:mdevokai...@gmail.com wrote: OK folks-- hoping to crowd-source the answer to this question. Of course i will

Re: [cayugabirds-l] question of the day

While I agree with Pete, some of us... me, at this stage of life and my now-deceased and dear friend Caissa Wilmer... have physical limitations but don't want to give up the joy of birding. About vehicles... I used to have a Subaru Legacy which had good-sized windows, a hatchback for

RE: [cayugabirds-l] question of the day

Sitting in the bed of a pickup truck on a swivel chair with a cooler nearby. You can see all, hear all, and be elevated above those nasty roadside weeds and shrubs. Bill McAneny _ From: bounce-118928563-7495...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-118928563-7495...@list.cornell.edu] On

[cayugabirds-l] OOB: Harlequin Duck Oswego

The male Harlequin Duck is still hanging around in the Oswego river Very good looks from the parking lot behinde Bridie Manor restaurant just up stream of the first bridge off 481 down town Oswego Carl Meg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re:[cayugabirds-l] question of the day

Thanks to all who replied. Marc On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Marc Devokaitis mdevokai...@gmail.com wrote: OK folks-- hoping to crowd-source the answer to this question. Of course i will include the requisite warning against birding WHILE driving... But maybe someone has an answer

Re: [cayugabirds-l] question of the day

Could we possibly direct the rest of these responses directly to Marc, and not to the list? Thanks, Scott On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Bill Mcaneny bmcane...@fltg.net wrote: Sitting in the bed of a pickup truck on a swivel chair with a cooler nearby. You can see all, hear all, and be

[cayugabirds-l] Grackle

Just got a migrant- a Grackle! 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)