I have seen TVs in Danby now and then all winter long, and an occasional one over Rt 13 on the hillside.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 1:03 PM, W. Larry Hymes <w...@cornell.edu> wrote: > About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE soaring > about near East Hill Plaza. Having heard no reports this winter, I'm > assuming this is an early migrant. I've often wondered why this bird, and > the red-wing blackbirds > > Considering the severe weather and heavy snow cover in our area, why would > this bird, and the RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS that Dave Nutter saw on the 22nd, > not delay their northward migration until conditions improve considerably? > As they move north, aren't they taking into account the conditions they are > encountering and deciding whether to proceed or wait it out? Any > thoughts!?!? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. Larry Hymes > 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 > (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu > ================================ > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
