[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2011-02-07 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 7, 2011 * NYSY 0702.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 31, 2010 - February 07, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (

[cayugabirds-l] Dryden birding

2011-02-07 Thread Susan Fast
I spent a couple hours early this afternoon birding in the Dryden (NY) area. While driving down Cornell Lane (Harford), I was accompanied by a RED-TAILD HAWK coasting about 30' over a white, featureless field with its legs down like an airliner approaching a runway. It never landed, but flew off

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

2011-02-07 Thread Ann Mitchell
On the corner of Pleasant Grove and Handshaw Roads, while in traffic around 7:25 a.m., a Merlin swerved in front of a car ahead of me, and continued to the Cayuga Hgts Community Ctr shopping area. It was flying low and powerful. It certainly got my attention! It was a great way to start the day. B

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Cardinal singing!

2011-02-07 Thread Caroline Manring
Me, too! A downtown Cardinal song, the first I've noticed this year, this very morning. It seems they all marked their calendars. Caroline Manring Ithaca On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Meena Haribal wrote: > Hey, > > I too heard one when I was waiting for the bus at 6.58 AM. I was just > think

[cayugabirds-l] Surf Scoter

2011-02-07 Thread bob mcguire
The Surf Scoter was still visible just north of Sheldrake Point at around noon today. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.e

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Northern Cardinal singing!

2011-02-07 Thread Meena Haribal
Hey, I too heard one when I was waiting for the bus at 6.58 AM. I was just thinking at that moment that Cardinals should start singing soon and there he goes! May be he had telepathic communication from me. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Cardinal singing!

2011-02-07 Thread Marie P Read
>From high in a snow-covered tree early this morning came the song of a male >Northern Cardinal. What a delight! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info

[cayugabirds-l] fox tests turkeys

2011-02-07 Thread Geo Kloppel
About 40 Turkeys were in my yard this morning, the boldest picking through fallen sunflower shells under the feeders. The snow pack was sufficiently hard-crusted that they were able to walk on top, and so was the rather large red fox that came by. The fox stayed low for several minutes, wat

[cayugabirds-l] GREAT HORNED OWL

2011-02-07 Thread Jill Vaughan
A Great Horned Owl was hooting at 1:30 a.m. in my woods not far from the Hillcrest - North Triphammer Road intersection. No answering call heard. Jill Vaughan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES

[cayugabirds-l] Great Horned Owl(s)

2011-02-07 Thread Stephanie Greenwood
I've been woken up at 3am the past two nights by the hooting of Great Horned Owls. It sounds like two of them calling and answering. Stephanie -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: htt