[cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe & American Bittern

2018-04-26 Thread Andrew Schmalfuss
While searching for tagged Tree Swallows this afternoon, I bumped into Derek Green out at Michigan Hollow Marsh who alerted me to an American Bittern right by the road and I was not disappointed. I watched the bird forage from about 20 yards away for 15 minutes. I then checked the field right at

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey on nest, briefly

2018-04-26 Thread Barbara Chase
I walked around Renwick woods earlier in the afternoon yesterday (April 25) and watched that nest for about 15 min yesterday around 1:30pm. I saw the one osprey land on the nest briefly and then fly away when the second one approached. This interaction was repeated at least 5 times within the

[cayugabirds-l] Looking for writer's retreat

2018-04-26 Thread Sandy Wold
I am working on several art and writing projects and am looking for a place to do writing retreats. Ideally, it would have any of the following: --I can pay rent or do pet-sitting (I love dogs/cats) --location (nearby, in the U.S. or in a Spanish-speaking country) --birding/hiking opportunity