[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA BLACK VULTURE flew north
CayugaRBA BLACK VULTURE flew north over 13 west of Triphammer 0903 --Dave Nutter -- 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] Common Redpolls
Hello all, Since at least Wednesday there's been a nice flock of 30+ COMON REDPOLLS here at the house in Scott. Matt mail2web.com Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail -- 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] CayugaRBA BLACK VULTURE on fence
CayugaRBA BLACK VULTURE on fence w/TVs Burdick Hill Rd north side close view 1030 --Dave Nutter -- 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] SW corner Cayuga Lake waterfowl
There are spread-out rafts of waterfowl (the usual Redheads, Canvasbacks, Canadas, some gulls), but close in are small active groups of Ruddy Ducks (9), Common Goldeneye (6) and Bufflehead (6), Ring-necked Ducks (3). Nice viewing for size comparisons. Elaina -- 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] 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS on 34B
2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS on 34B opp Jerry Smith Rd, Lansing --Dave Nutter -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] SW corner Cayuga Lake waterfowl
Sorry for this very late post, but on Wednesday (26th) the lake was like glass and I did a thorough scan from East Shore Park in the afternoon. A pair of LONG-TAILED DUCKS (one stunning adult male) and 6 HORNED GREBES were far out but clearly visible in the middle of the lake to the north. Two loons were across the lake on the west shore -- one was an obvious COMMON, but the other looked smaller, slimmer, with a more clearly defined and narrow dark back and hind-neck, I believe indicative of the RED-THROATED LOON. I also counted 110 COMMON MERGANSERS and 200 COMMON GOLDENEYES scattered across the south end of the lake. I could see the large raft of ducks that Elaina has been reporting on -- with the very different angle looking from the Northeast, and the complete lack of any heat shimmer, I got remarkably good looks from this great distance and could probably see parts of the flock not visible from the west shore. I counted roughly 100 RING-NECKED DUCKS along the edge of the flock, and several hundred SCAUP made up one end of the flock. My estimates were 4,000 REDHEAD and 500 CANVASBACK in total. KEN Ken Rosenberg Director of Conservation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu On Jan 29, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Elaina McCartney wrote: There are spread-out rafts of waterfowl (the usual Redheads, Canvasbacks, Canadas, some gulls), but close in are small active groups of Ruddy Ducks (9), Common Goldeneye (6) and Bufflehead (6), Ring-necked Ducks (3). Nice viewing for size comparisons. Elaina -- 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] Hoary Redpoll, Greater Common Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks and Purple Finches
Hello all, Julie and I did a little birding and then snowshoeing today. In Scott on Glen Haven Rd were 40+ COMMON REDPOLLS and 6 PURPLE FINCHES ( a few nice males). I talked to the person that lives at the Eaton Rd feeders Summerhill and he said he hadn't seen the flock of 30 Evening Grosbeaks in 10 days. I did however find 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS at the Hovel Chalet on Fillmore --this is just uphill from Eaton Rd. On Lake Como Rd at Fire Ln E there was a massive flock of 250+ COMMON REDPOLLS. In the 30 minutes I checked the flock I found 1 Immature ssp. exilipes HOARY REDPOLL, 1 possible Immature ssp. hornemanni Hoary Redpoll, and 2 good GREATER COMMON REDPOLLS. The possible hornemanni was noticeably large and the two Greater Commons also noticeably larger and darker than the other redpolls. The black bib was much more extensive on both Greater Common Redpolls. This flock is worth spending some time with. It's one of the most impressive redpoll flocks I've ever seen at a feeder station. I could have stayed all day, but needed to get going for some snowshoeing. cheers, Matt mail2web LIVE Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE -- 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] Around Cayuga Lake
Susie I took a leisurely trip around Cayuga Lake today. Lots of waterfowl. Notable for us were 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and 5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Sheldrake. I scanned for some time from the observation tower at the Visitor's Center at MNWR. I saw no birds but the view was interesting; many different shades of brown corresponding to the different vegetation types. I hadn't realized there were so many. At the Aurora boathouse, I gave Susie a test when I told her to pick out the EARED GREBE from a line of 4 grebes. She did it, even through the light snow/fog! There were 11 HORNED GREBES thereabouts. There was a NORTHERN HARRIER cruising the shoreline; this was the 4th time I've seen this over the years-not sure what it was hunting for. Maybe the AMER. PIPIT prospecting the shore. In a large tree on the point to the south were 2 adult and 1 immature BALD EAGLES. We saw a total of 7 BALD EAGLES on the trip; 6 were adults. On the Sheldrake side, one of the BALD EAGLES flew out over the lake and then northeastward. On the lake surface, beneath the eagle as it passed overhead, the rafts of ducks flew randomly about, looking almost as if they'd been stirred up by a helicopter; and when the eagle had passed, all was quiet. We also noted an OSPREY NEST on a tall pole next to the salt piles at Portland Point. I don't recall anyone mentioning it before, but probably missed the post. S. S. 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/ --
