[cayugabirds-l] new yard bird

2018-04-17 Thread Bill Mcaneny
Just had a first in the yard---a Great Blue Heron. And we don't have a pond. The biggest squall of the day just passed, having brought a pretty dense snowfall. The GBH may have become disoriented and just picked a landing spot with no trees or brush to cause a hazardous landing. This morning a

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA - Correction

2018-04-17 Thread Joseph Brin
Yesterday's report of the WESTERN MEADOWLARK should say first county report for Wayne County and not Seneca County.  Joseph Brin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Gratitude

2018-04-17 Thread Poppy Singer
*I want to express great gratitude for the Spring Field Ornithology field trips and their leaders! * I took it the first time last year and am taking it again this year. I am delighted and surprised to find myself able to identify more and more birds just in my own out back! Thank you!!! Poppy --

[cayugabirds-l] Hermit Thrush/Fox Sparrow

2018-04-17 Thread W. Larry Hymes
This morning as I casually looked out our bay window to see how the birds were doing, a bird landed on our clothesline pole. I could tell it was different from the others, so when I looked through binocs, it turned out to be a HERMIT THRUSH. This is an unusual bird for our residential

[cayugabirds-l] W. Meadowlark

2018-04-17 Thread Johnson, Alyssa
Good morning all- I'm interested in tracking down the original spotter for the Western meadowlark on Armitage Rd. I'm curious as to how it was identified initially and how it was determined it was Western vs Eastern. What a neat sighting for our neck of the woods. Has anyone seen/heard it in