[cayugabirds-l] Avocets at MNWR

2012-09-09 Thread Gary Chapin
The AVOCETS are in Knox-Marsellus this morning. Also present; Red necked Phalarope Golden Plover Black bellied Plover Baird's Sandpiper Gary Chapin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] ?Kentucky warbler

2012-09-09 Thread Susan Fast
I was walking along Mt. Pleasant Rd. this morning and had stopped to check a small flock of migrants. A bird popped out of a low bush to a bare branch. Its back was to me and was the tawny brown of the Oporornis group. No hood. No white on outer tail feathers. It turned its head to look over

[cayugabirds-l] SWAINSON'S HAWK in CLAY

2012-09-09 Thread Joe DeVito
I live in Clay, NY. I just got home about 23 minutes ago from grocery shopping and as I was putting my groceries away i looked through my kitchen window at these 2 deciduous trees that are about 1 1/12 block over from my street and usually host a variety of raptors in the winter and I saw a

[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant hawkwatch

2012-09-09 Thread Susan Fast
While reading my journal at lunch today, I noted that on Swept. 10 last year, I had seen 52 broadwings over Mt. Pleasant. So that’s where I went. I spent the first ½ hour watching local TURKEY VULTURES, RED-WINGED HAWKS, and the pair of RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS over Ringwood area. Then there was an

[cayugabirds-l] unofficial Muckrace 2012 results

2012-09-09 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I don't know when official results come out, but here are some unofficial results of the 2012 Montezuma Muckrace run this weekend. Wind and rain Saturday morning made it a hard slog, but more teams than ever competed and completed the competition. My apologies, but I don't remember the whole

[cayugabirds-l] Anyone with Connecticut Warbler experience?

2012-09-09 Thread Mona Bearor
A couple days ago I believe I saw a Connecticut Warbler. I say believe because the bird's behavior was not what is described in most field guides. The bird had all the field marks of a Connecticut - the complete, very bold eye ring is the first thing I saw, and my brain was trying to process