[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk

Driving home from skiing I saw a Rough-legged Hawk hovering off and on over fields on Connecticut Hill Road..lovely end to that outing. Laurie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

Tom Mc Donald in his talk at Montezuma had some suggestions as to why Snowy Owls come to the same areas. Lights at airports seem to attract them. They stop where there is water. In the winter they often hunt waterfowl. Cayuga lake is right near the airport and gives them another source of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

No idea! On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:28 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote: > PS - One more thought: has a falconry bird been ruled out? > > Thanks > > Sincerely, > Chris > > On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire wrote: > > Here is my

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

Good questions. I think it will become clearer as more/better photos come in. Along those lines, how is it that the Snowy Owls find their way, year after year, to the area of the Seneca Falls Airport? The assumption is that all of these are hatch year birds (with no memory of having done it

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

PS - One more thought: has a falconry bird been ruled out? Thanks Sincerely, Chris On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire > wrote: Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 Snowy Owls,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

Thanks also for these details, Bob. Some questions I have are: is there any reason to suggest this was the identical individual Gyrfalcon as the one seen last year? Or, is there a possibility that this is a new/different bird? If the latter, how did this one come to settle near or at the same

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull. Bob McGuire Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip 14 January 2108 Seven well-bundled up folks joined Ken and me for a day-long jaunt around the lake. This trip was postponed

Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

The quarry is private property. And as of yesterday they were not plowed out. I did hear that last year folks were able to get permission at the office to drive in. Otherwise, it’s viewing from either Hoster or Canoga Roads. Look for the bird in the trees above the quarry. Bob On Jan 15, 2018,

Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

Tim Carroll of Oswego 10 minutes ago just reported viewing Gyrfalcon at quarry from vantage on Hoster Rd. per Judy Thurber RBA text. On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 12:08 PM, bob mcguire wrote: > Hos*t*er Road, not Hosner. > > Bob > > On Jan 15, 2018, at 12:01 PM, bob

[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared Owls in Seneca Falls

I found four SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting the fields near the Seybolt/Airport Rd. intersection in Seneca Falls on Sat. Jan. 13 at 5 pm. Chris LajewskiCenter DirectorMontezuma Audubon Center2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146315-365-3588http://NY.Audubon.org/montezuma  -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] busiest day

Hi All. Today is the busiest day this winter at our feeders. Highlights: SONG SPARROW on ground beneath tube feeder containing "Ithaca Blend"; Rough-legged Hawk {very white) flying thru back yard accompanied by angry crow. In excess of 3 dozen Goldfinches on niger seed and sunflower seed. Six

Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

Hoster Road, not Hosner. Bob On Jan 15, 2018, at 12:01 PM, bob mcguire wrote: > Chris and all - > > Sorry for the lack on information. Ken Kemphues and I let a CBC trip > yesterday - up and around the lake, mainly targeting water birds but also > scanning the

Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

Chris and all - Sorry for the lack on information. Ken Kemphues and I let a CBC trip yesterday - up and around the lake, mainly targeting water birds but also scanning the bunting/lark flock at Belltown Dairy for Longspurs (2 found). The other main target was the Snowy Owls at the Seneca Falls

Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

Hi Chris, eBird is treating this sighting as a sensitive species and hiding it from public output. However, since the report has already gone out via RBA, I feel okay about sharing some information about the bird. On a Cayuga Bird Club field trip yesterday afternoon led by Bob Mcguire, we were

Re: [cayugabirds-l] heated bird baths

Carol, There are many different kinds, for example Duncraft catalog has several. Or you can go to Agway and get a heater, an appropriate extension cord, a large clay pot bottom, add a couple of rocks and water and voila! The water should be deep enough to cover the heater by a

[cayugabirds-l] FINALLY! 3 Siskins in Brooktondale.

Yay. Now, bring on the Purple Finches! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Siskin behavior

Been watching the Pine Siskins. They alternate at the same niger sock (one of two) and while one feeds the other fends off off other birds, including the multiple Bluejays. asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

What GYRFALCON...? Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land? Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide and share with the broader group. Sincerely, Chris Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: >

[cayugabirds-l] heated bird baths

Hello all, I am thinking about setting up a heated bird bath on my deck. Does anyone have recommendations about kinds and how to set it up? Thanks, Carol Cedarholm -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this morning. No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today. Gary -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES