[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow = B.-h. vireos
On a walk along Shindagin Hollow Rd. this morning, I met with 4 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS. The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK is back, as are 4 BROWN CREEPERS, and 6 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS abound. 2 RAVENS were seen together, and we saw 2 (the same?) in the field across from our house this afternoon. I am supposing that either the nestlings are large enough to be left alone for a while, or the nest failed. Steve Fast Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake, Sunday evening
Just now (5:40 ) at Dryden Lake Perri and I saw 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Bufflehead, 1 Red-necked Grebe, and 2 SANDHILL CRANES that flew over the lake from the south, soared higher as they reached the north end, then circled out of sight to the north. Jay McGowan Beam Hill Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Southern Highlands --IMMATURE GOLDEN EAGLE roadside
Hello all, Today Julie and I did a tour of the Southern Highlands. At Morgan Hill SF in Fabius/Truxton were 3 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, MANY PURPLE FINCHES, and many Brown Creepers and RB Nuthatches. At Muller Hill SF in DeRuyter/Georgetown were 2 BLUE-HEDED VIREOS, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 PINE WARBLER, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, Chipping Sparrows, and many PURPLE FINCHES. In Pharsalia Chenango Co were 2 more BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, and several COMMON RAVENS which mostly clustered near the Chenango Co landfill --there was also at least two nesting pairs of Ravens in the area --one near the dump and another about mile away that took over a GB Heron nest. The highlight of the day by far was seeing an IMMATURE GOLDEN EAGLE on a carcass about 12 feet away on the side of Coy Rd (Coy runs near the landfill). The bird flushed from the side of this remote dirt road and flew about 20 feet away and perched in the lower branches of a spruce. When it perched you could see the golden nape glistening in the sun --what an awesome bird and amazing to see so close. Near the golf course in Taylor on Telephone Rd was a pair of AMERICAN KESTRELS and a TURKEY VULTURE. No crossbills were seen or heard, but this was not surprising given the low food availability in the area. cheers, Matt Young mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner cancelled
Hoping to see everyone for Jim Goetz's presentation Monday night on Birds on the Edge: The Endangered Black-capped Petrel and Golden Swallow in Haiti and the Dominican Republic at 7:30 p.m. Unfortunately, we are having to cancel the dinner before the meeting due to Jim's schedule. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting. Colleen Richards Corresponding Secretary Cayuga Bird Club Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4bc264bfc07253072cm07duc -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sunday around Montezuma
Hi all, Today, Ann Mitchell and I spent the late morning and afternoon birding around Montezuma and the north end of Cayuga Lake. Much of what we saw have already been posted by others. Our highlights are below: Harris Park, Cayuga: Red-necked Grebe - 2 Montezuma NWR Visitor's Center: Greater Yellowlegs - 4 Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Van Dyne Spoor Rd. American Golden Plover - 3-4 (While I only ever saw 3 on the ground, at one point, all the shorebirds took flight, and I thought I noticed 4 plovers in the mix) Pectoral Sandpiper - 10-15 Greater Yellowlegs - 6 Dunlin - 1 Cayuga Lake State Park Surf Scoter - 2 Red-necked Grebe - 2 (likely the same two visible from Harris Park) Bonaparte's Gull - 2 Seneca Falls Fairgrounds: Upland Sandpiper - 1 Eastern Meadowlark - 3 All in all a very good day out birding, with wonderful weather. Good birding, Shawn -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
