Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

2011-12-09 Thread Christopher Wood 
Hi Dave,

I have some video here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinicola/6483250349/in/photostream

And a photo here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinicola/6483156077/in/photostream/

Both were taken through a scope with an iPhone and reflect that level
of quality. Still, better than nothing.

Chris Wood

eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York
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On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 1:05 PM,   wrote:
> If anyone gets photos of the bird, even really bad ones, I would appreciate
> it if they could post them.  I am curious about the plumage details and if
> they are similar to a grebe I saw on Monday on Onondaga Lake.  (presuming
> the Onondaga Lake bird has left -off to look right now).  Thanks!
>
> Dave Wheeler
> N Syracuse, NY
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thayer's Gull - Stevenson Rd. compost piles (Dryden)

2011-12-09 Thread Christopher Wood 
The Thayer's Gull was still there when I left about 1:05. Thanks, Tom,
for posting. We miss you and look forward to your return to the Basin.

I was able to get a few photos that you can see in my eBird checklist
at the link below. This is a fairly normal-looking juvenile Thayer's
Gull (to the extent such a thing exists). I suspect it would be easier
to pass this off as a Herring Gull than an Iceland Gull. When scanning
through 1st-year Herring Gulls, look for the paler upperparts and note
that the primaries on this bird are dark brown, not black as in
Herring Gull. It's a bit more obvious in flight when the paler
underwing stands out, as does the distinctive upperwing pattern.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9303125

See this story for information on how to embed photos in an eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/embed-photos-in-your-checklists

Best wishes,
Chris Wood

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On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Tom Johnson  wrote:
> Cayugabirders,
> Chris Wood reports a juvenile Thayer's Gull at the compost piles on
> Stevenson Rd., Dryden.
> Good birding,
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: December 08, 2011

2011-12-09 Thread Gerry Rising 


Some time ago I wrote a column about the merlin prey observed by a 
ten-year-old Toronto birder named Hillary Dextrace. She was assisted in 
her identifications by Chris Risley, using Trent University study skins. 
The February 2004 column is at:


   www.buffalo.edu/~insrisg/nature/nw04/0216Raptorphilia.htm

Unfortunately, my source, which I believe was Ontario Birds, was not 
cited in the column.


For those who do not have time to access the column, here are the 
individuals Hillary found at this one nest (and checking only twice each 
week): cedar waxwing 13, barn swallow 9, American goldfinch 5, unknown 
sparrow 5, American robin 5, Northern cardinal 4, rock pigeon 4, 
European starling 4, tree swallow 3, house finch 3, house sparrow 3, 
blue jay 3, unknown flycatcher 2 and Eastern kingbird 2. And one each: 
white-throated sparrow, downy woodpecker, purple finch, song sparrow, 
yellow warbler, horned lark, dark-eyed junco and an unknown swallow.


Several things are worth noting about this list: only between 7 and 12 
of these birds were house sparrows and starlings, thus less than 1/6 of 
the birds were these aliens. Also note that 4 pigeons were among the 
prey species.


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

2011-12-09 Thread tigger64 
If anyone gets photos of the bird, even really bad ones, I would appreciate it 
if they could post them.  I am curious about the plumage details and if they 
are similar to a grebe I saw on Monday on Onondaga Lake.  (presuming the 
Onondaga Lake bird has left -off to look right now).  Thanks!

Dave Wheeler
N Syracuse, NY

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[cayugabirds-l] Thayer's Gull - Stevenson Rd. compost piles (Dryden)

2011-12-09 Thread Tom Johnson 
Cayugabirders,
Chris Wood reports a juvenile Thayer's Gull at the compost piles on
Stevenson Rd., Dryden.
Good birding,
Tom

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[cayugabirds-l] EBS Sodus Point field trip -- Sun., Dec. 11

2011-12-09 Thread Dave Spier 
 
  
Date:   Sunday December 11, 2011 
Time:   9:00 am [9:30 am - Sodus Pt.] - 12:00 pm  
Destination:   Sodus Point 
Notes:   We will be looking for waterfowl and other lakeshore birds. For people 
coming from the south, meet at the Red Carpet Inn at the intersection of Routes 
318 and 14 (opposite Thruway exit 42) at 9 A.M., or alternate gathering point, 
Sodus Point Beach Park at 9:30 A.M. 
 
Eaton Birding Society
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[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe still present, but distant

2011-12-09 Thread Nicholas Sly 
I scoped from the East end of Stewart Park for Tim's Eared Grebe from
11:15 to 11:45. The grebe was distant to the west: from my vantage
point it was between the red lighthouse and the large, tall marker
farther out on the lake. Over the course of the half hour it pushed
farther and farther northwest, until it was just a speck near the far
shore. If anyone is going for it now, maybe Hogs Hole would be a
better scoping spot. Hopefully it loops back in close.

Cheers,
Nick

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[cayugabirds-l] sharpie again

2011-12-09 Thread Meena Haribal 
Hi all,

Looks like there is a sharpie circling over, it is visible from between the 
computer screen and the wall from window opening in my office. It is circling 
and gaining height and thermal.  This one was greyish, so I presume a male.  
Now it has become invisible with naked eye and to binoculars.

Meena

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http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner - Dec.12

2011-12-09 Thread Linda Orkin 
Thanks Donna. And the chaos around the season too!!!  

Linda Orkin

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 9, 2011, at 9:55 AM, "Donna Scott"  wrote:

> The date for this speaker is Dec. 12. It was listed as October 13 in the body 
> of the message below.
>  
> Ah, the perils of editing old messages to send a new notice!
> we have all done it.
> donna scott
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> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner - Dec.12
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> ATTN: CBC Members
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> The Cayuga Bird Club is pleased towelcome Karen Allaben-Confer as guest 
> speaker at our monthly meeting on Monday, October 13 at 7:30 pm at the 
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Karen will be sharing her observations and 
> drawings in "Living with Relics of the Pleistocene - Adventures of an 
> Artist-in-Residence for the California Condor Reintroduction Project at 
> Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, 2008-2010"
> 
> The Club will be hosting Karen and her husband at Aladdin's in Collegetown at 
> 5:30 prior to the meeting. This is an opportunity to meet Karen and other CBC 
> members while enjoying some great food. If you would like to join us for 
> dinner, please RSVP to cl...@juno.com by Sunday evening so that reservations 
> can be made.
> Also remember our "conversation and cookies" time at 7:15 before the meeting.
> 
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> list on Monday night,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner - Dec.12

2011-12-09 Thread Donna Scott 
The date for this speaker is Dec. 12. It was listed as October 13 in the body 
of the message below.

Ah, the perils of editing old messages to send a new notice!
we have all done it.
donna scott
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  Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 10:58 PM
  Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club speaker dinner - Dec.12


  ATTN: CBC Members

  The Cayuga Bird Club is pleased to welcome Karen Allaben-Confer as guest 
speaker at our monthly meeting on Monday, October 13 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell 
Lab of Ornithology. Karen will be sharing her observations and drawings in 
"Living with Relics of the Pleistocene - Adventures of an Artist-in-Residence 
for the California Condor Reintroduction Project at Vermilion Cliffs National 
Monument, Arizona, 2008-2010"

  The Club will be hosting Karen and her husband at Aladdin's in Collegetown at 
5:30 prior to the meeting. This is an opportunity to meet Karen and other CBC 
members while enjoying some great food. If you would like to join us for 
dinner, please RSVP to cl...@juno.com by Sunday evening so that reservations 
can be made.
  Also remember our "conversation and cookies" time at 7:15 before the meeting.

  Hope you see some great birds this weekend to share for the reading of the 
list on Monday night,
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[cayugabirds-l] Eared grebe east side of Stewart park

2011-12-09 Thread Tim Lenz 
Close to shore

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