[cayugabirds-l] hooded mergansers

A friend of mine and I watched quite a few hooded mergansers on a farm pond off of Route 79 west of Ithaca but still in the town of Ithaca this evening (private land, I don't want to get more specific than that). There were probably 18 or 20 total, more males than females and quite a bit of

[cayugabirds-l] Pi-billed grebes returning to Refuge

Tschache Pool Sar -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

[cayugabirds-l] Tschache pool great blues

The herons are returning to the heronry at the Refuge's Tschache Pool woods - at least 40+ there as I write. Accompanied by a beautiful song sparrow singing its heart out atop a shrub close to the tower. Sar -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge sandhills

49 currently in Visitor Center pool. Sar -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm

[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow

Singing near feeder on Friday. A lovely sound of spring. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm