Congratulations! On May 8th, 2013 we had a Blue Grosbeak visit a feeder in Danby, south of Ithaca, so the timing is perfect. 10 minutes and then gone. A lifetime highlight. Maybe we will see one here in Albuquerque! Asher Hockett
On Wed, May 6, 2020, 3:01 PM Johnson, Alyssa <alyssa.john...@audubon.org> wrote: > A lifer for me! > > I work at the Montezuma Audubon Center, and earlier today someone sent us > a picture saying she thinks her husband saw a blue grosbeak at work, which > is at the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo. I confirmed the picture ID, > and made some calls and was able to meet up with the district manager of > the landfill, as well as the original spotter, Dan. Dan graciously took me > to the spot where this male blue grosbeak has been observed since Monday > attacking his reflection in windows and mirrors of the heavy equipment. It > was certainly a blue grosbeak! I will be posting pictures to the MAC fb > page later, and have of course reported to eBird. > > The location of the bird is literally in the dead center of the landfill. > It is not easily accessible, and I don’t know if I could find that spot > again without an escort. I did warn the district manager though that people > may be contacting them to see for themselves! > > Happy birding! > > > Alyssa Johnson > Environmental Educator > 315.365.3588 > > Montezuma Audubon Center > PO Box 187 > 2295 State Route 89 > Savannah, New York 13146 > montezuma.audubon.org > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- 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/ --
