Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

Birders can find this fine car placard among the New York State Breeding Bird Atlas III materials. During the 2000 Atlas I made up something like this for my own car while surveying far from home, and I can testify that it’s an effective ice-breaker. Just print it, slip it in a clear plastic

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

Sheriff's deputies have long been vigilant about birders and especially photographers around the airport fence, in both tense and more relaxed times. Twice over the past 20 years, starting at least a few years after 9/11, sheriff's deputies have pulled me over along Snyder Road, asked me what I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

They did a similar thing right after 9/11, which might have been slightly more justified than today. Many birding locations, such as sewage ponds in Arizona, have remained closed to birders indefinitely -- for no good reason. The "authorities" look for any chance to exude their paranoia and

[cayugabirds-l] grass mowing at airport

Early last spring when he spoke about the airport renovation at the Lansing Library, I asked the head airport manager to read materials I gave him about grass land birds and delaying mowing until last week of July. It was a professional-looking packet of nicely printed, concise info on mowing,

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

I should add that they weren't so bad. Sure, it was annoying, but maybe I can see them sitting in their office --with *nothing* to do?!-- and then seeing four people getting out and walking up to their fence on the other side! Also, the lead agent gave me his card and said we could call him:

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

What is their phone number? I go to the airport a lot and have never been accosted in this way. But then, we old white-haired (& white) women can get away with more than the rest of you! When I was over at Lick Street, Moravia/Locke on Sunday, stopped by the road counting my 115 Robins, a NY

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

ps. For undisturbed views of meadowlarks, I have a suggestion. There is a beautiful area along West Covert rd on the other side of the lake, part of the Finger Lakes NF, with plenty of meadowlarks (and later in Spring, bobolinks). Some of the best sightings I had of singing meadowlarks were

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

WH! Things are getting seriously weird. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA e-mail m...@cornell.edu Website: http://www.marieread.com AUTHOR of: Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport Meadowlarks / with a warning

This afternoon, Thursday 19 March 2020, traveling along Snyder Rd. at Ithaca Tompkins Airport to listen for meadowlarks singing. We did hear two different singing birds, and saw one singing from the airport fence. Then, the airport police caught up with us and wanted to know what we were

[cayugabirds-l] Purple finches

We just had 3 PURPLE FINCHES at our feeders. Larry === W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu === -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: