[cayugabirds-l] Birding Cayuga Lake area today
Are the large numbers of snow geese still present on cayuga lake or montezuma area? Also the aythya raft? Tundra swans? Have not seen any posts lately. Have a couple guests I am taking birding today up the lake. Thanks Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] re Birding Cayuga Lake area today
Tremendous numbers at Knox Marcellus and on the muck south of Rt 31 on Friday. They are still providing spectacular night time flyovers, brightly reflecting the lights of Seneca Falls. Surreal. To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Birding Cayuga Lake area today From: daven1...@yahoo.com Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:50:39 + Are the large numbers of snow geese still present on cayuga lake or montezuma area? Also the aythya raft? Tundra swans? Have not seen any posts lately. Have a couple guests I am taking birding today up the lake. Thanks Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday mid-day Mt Pleasant
Yesterday (Saturday 3 March) I went up to Mount Pleasant with the quixotic goal of repeating others' findings (Golden Eagle! Northern Goshawk! Red-shouldered Hawk! Eastern Meadowlark!) of the previous day. But every day is different. Although the winds were still southerly they were brutally strong from the southwest rather than less intense (surely!) from the southeast the day before. I arrived at the observatory about 11am where I was immediately noticed by Ann Mitchell Bob McGuire who were scanning from the eastern hilltop along the radio tower access drive in the lee of Bob's SUV. They called me over and I joined them for about 2 hours. (We later saw another birder for awhile at the observatory whom we would have invited if we could ID him and had his cell phone number.) The company was pleasant, but the birding was challenging. Since this was my first raptor watch of the season, I felt out of practice at picking out distant specks with binoculars then aiming, following, and identifying them through the scope, but the 20mph wind with 40mph gusts certainly did not help. The roar and whine through the electric wires and the nearby tower also made hearing any birds, or even each other, difficult.While I was there several very distant flocks of geese passed to our east and a couple to our west. Since I never saw glittering white, I assume they were likely CANADA GEESE, even though their formations were very irregular (similar to Snow Geese) and changeable (similar to Brant, which should wait another 2 months before passing through), presumably their lack of discipline being due to the gusty winds. We also had numerous sightings of distant RED-TAILED HAWKS, some in pairs and all of which we deemed to be local residents by their behavior. Ann Bob saw one raptor which I think they decided was a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, but I was never able to see it. Similarly Bob I saw one COOPER'S HAWK migrate past in a long, rather irregular path, which I think Ann may have only seen briefly toward the end. The viewing of that transit was interrupted (I am proud to say that I immediately re-found the Cooper's Hawk in my scope) by the overhead call by one of a pair of very close flyover KILLDEER. This was a first-of-the-year observation for both Ann me, but old news to Bob who was in on the first 2012 Cayuga Lake Basin find of that species in mid-January. Other observations included a single distant northbound TURKEY VULTURE, a single distant somewhat playful COMMON RAVEN, several distant GULL, SP sightings, and numerous sightings at various distances of AMERICAN CROWS as singles, small groups, or small flocks. There were also a few fairly close ROCK PIGEON flybys (does their activity correlate with the dearth of raptors?), singles of flying local male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD and local AMERICAN ROBIN, a flock of EUROPEAN STARLINGS on some local business, and a flock of about 100 COMMON GRACKLES (including one with no tail) determinedly northbound. I also saw one small flying passerine, perhaps a Horned Lark, which alit far off to become invisible in a field. In between these sightings I inadvertently honed my skills by tracking numerous windblown leaves and shreds of corn stubble.--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Bolivia Video Preview
Hi everyone, Just thought I'd share this preview of the video I'm making from my trip to Bolivia last January. Note: There are no birds in this preview, just some habitat, but there will be birds in the final video. http://ebarrientos.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-HD-Video/21764449_zbCf2S#!i=1734940730k=94m9Wzdlb=1s=L Thanks for looking, Evan B -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese
Northbound Flock of 500 just passed over my house at about 100-ft above ground level in heavy snowfall. Bill E -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Much too early to breed??
We've recently observed activities that indicate the birds may start to breed well before they otherwise would. This of course includes the earlier migrating and the singing that many of us have reported. Yesterday I observed a male cardinal chasing a female about. She would have nothing of it, telling him, for heavens sake nows not the time! Just today a pair of house finches sat next to each other gently doing bill pecking! Also, a male red-bellied has begun his territorial rapping on our eaves trough. *Question* - Given the unusually mild winter we've had, can the birds be deceived into believing the mild conditions will continue, so they can take a chance and begin breeding?? I for one feel that would not be a good idea, as the weather usually finds a way to average things out! Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
My sister on Tug Hill has a Gray Crowned Rosy Finch coming to feeders. She has been feeding huge numbers of Goldfinches and this little guy turned up today while she was doing Feederwatch counts. She is allowing visitors to observe the feeders. She has posted a few pictures on the Lab of O Facebook page. I can provide contact info off list. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] white-winged Turkey Vulture white American Robin
This afternoon I had the occasion to be in Dryden with a couple of hours to spare. In between snow flurries I saw a few birds, the most notable of which were coincidentally white.On Ferguson Road and moving between Mill Street and NYS-38 among a mixed flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS and AMERICAN ROBINS (with a couple BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES thrown in) was a Robin whose upper parts were nearly white, especially the wings and tail, rather than the typical slate gray. Its breast, however was within the normal range of pink for a female.While traveling on Stevenson Road I paused to glance at the Cornell compost piles and saw, cruising low, the WHITE-WINGED TURKEY VULTURE. Its left primaries are totally white, as are its outermost right primary and a small patch on the underside of each wrist. If this bird travels out of our area, I hope somehow we continue to get reports about it.--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
After obtaining permission to see the GCRF, I plan on going up there tomorrow morning, If anyone would like to ride along give me a call 607 592 8798. I will be leaving from Dryden. Carl Steckler -- For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Around Cayuga Lake and Montezuma Today 04 March 2012
Took a trip up and around Cayuga Lake today with my father-in-law and brother-in-law. We also went to the Mucklands. The main goal was to see large numbers of snow geese and the bald eagle nest at Mud Lock. In between snow squalls, we succeeded. Great views of the Bald Eagle pair. One on nest and the other posing in the dead tree to the right of the nest. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157629513869791/with/6807715836/ Also found two large rafts of snow geese on the west side of the lake in between more snow squalls from lower lake road. Photos and short video of the closest raft can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157629149230304/ In addition, huge aythya raft continues near the Twin Orchards Campground. From east road there were many northern pintails, also got my FOY NORTHERN SHOVELER. There was a smaller flock of snow geese at the mucklands...many hunters around. This group was probably around 10,000 or so. I also had a couple horned grebes at the Aurora boathouse and one grebe that was too far at the time to tell if it was a horned or eared grebe in my opinion. I have yet to get the eared grebe at this location and have never seen one yet. So I am not familiar with these species. The wind was blowing hard, the waves were choppy, eyes tearing in the wind and it was very cold so I did not spend much time on it. So I snapped a bunch of digi-scoped images...most came out blurry ...but I did manage this one... Is this an eared grebe? http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/6808014060/in/photostream Thanks! Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Around Cayuga Lake and Montezuma Today 04 March 2012
The more I look at my grebe photo...the head shape seems to make it a horned grebe to me, it is not peaked toward the front of the head...also the white is fairly prominent... not enough duskiness thoughts??? From: david nicosia daven1...@yahoo.com To: Cayugabirds- L Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu; Bluewing bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 7:59 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Around Cayuga Lake and Montezuma Today 04 March 2012 Took a trip up and around Cayuga Lake today with my father-in-law and brother-in-law. We also went to the Mucklands. The main goal was to see large numbers of snow geese and the bald eagle nest at Mud Lock. In between snow squalls, we succeeded. Great views of the Bald Eagle pair. One on nest and the other posing in the dead tree to the right of the nest. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157629513869791/with/6807715836/ Also found two large rafts of snow geese on the west side of the lake in between more snow squalls from lower lake road. Photos and short video of the closest raft can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157629149230304/ In addition, huge aythya raft continues near the Twin Orchards Campground. From east road there were many northern pintails, also got my FOY NORTHERN SHOVELER. There was a smaller flock of snow geese at the mucklands...many hunters around. This group was probably around 10,000 or so. I also had a couple horned grebes at the Aurora boathouse and one grebe that was too far at the time to tell if it was a horned or eared grebe in my opinion. I have yet to get the eared grebe at this location and have never seen one yet. So I am not familiar with these species. The wind was blowing hard, the waves were choppy, eyes tearing in the wind and it was very cold so I did not spend much time on it. So I snapped a bunch of digi-scoped images...most came out blurry ...but I did manage this one... Is this an eared grebe? http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/6808014060/in/photostream Thanks! Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma birding
I am a relatively new birder and was wondering when the best time to visit montezuma/cayuga lake is. I am looking for migrant waterfowl. Spring or fall? The next few weeks or sometime in April? I am intrigued by the western grebe however if the fall is better across the board I would wait. Thank you for your help. Dave DiSiena.Mechanicville NY. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
I can't go Monday, but if the bird is still around, and anybody's going Tuesday, I'd like to go along.--Dave NutterOn Mar 04, 2012, at 07:58 PM, Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote:After obtaining permission to see the GCRF, I plan on going up there tomorrow morning, If anyone would like to ride along give me a call 607 592 8798. I will be leaving from Dryden. Carl Steckler -- "For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birding Cayuga Lake area today
The Snow Geese, ( Aythya too ), on Cayuga were close to Cayuga Lake State Park visible from the end of Lake Rd. / Rt-89. I found two Ross's Geese in with about 30,000 Snows. The flock Dave mentioned on the Mucklands is pretty impressive, but viewing is more difficult. They situated themselves in the south fields and now that it is posted I couldn't get close enough for good study. It still made for nice video when they all would pick up. Knox Marcellus Marsh is holding very large numbers of N. Pintail and Tundra Swans. The distance and heat shimmer made it hard to see any Trumpeter Swans, if their were any. It's definitely worth a trip up. Gary On Mar 4, 2012, at 6:50 AM, daven1...@yahoo.com wrote: Are the large numbers of snow geese still present on cayuga lake or montezuma area? Also the aythya raft? Tundra swans? Have not seen any posts lately. Have a couple guests I am taking birding today up the lake. Thanks Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birding Cayuga Lake area today
A few Tundra Swans lingering at the north end of the lake as of Saturday morning, best visible from Cayuga Lake State Park or nearby. 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 Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 From: bounce-41640460-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-41640460-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of daven1...@yahoo.com [daven1...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 6:50 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Birding Cayuga Lake area today Are the large numbers of snow geese still present on cayuga lake or montezuma area? Also the aythya raft? Tundra swans? Have not seen any posts lately. Have a couple guests I am taking birding today up the lake. Thanks Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
It is interesting to hear about this Gray Crowned Rosy Finch. On 22 Dec 2011 or so, there was one seen south of this location in Windham area of Catskills in upstate New York. So the question is were there two Gray Crowned Rosy Finches in New York state or the first bird moved north? As crow flies it is about 150 miles distance between two locations. So it is great to have White Winged Turkey vulture and track it. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-41641459-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-41641459-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Janet Akin [ja...@rochester.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 6:10 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch My sister on Tug Hill has a Gray Crowned Rosy Finch coming to feeders. She has been feeding huge numbers of Goldfinches and this little guy turned up today while she was doing Feederwatch counts. She is allowing visitors to observe the feeders. She has posted a few pictures on the Lab of O Facebook page. I can provide contact info off list. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: More than the Birds of Paradise
Get warm just thinking about the tropics! Hope to see you here :) MONDAY NIGHT SEMINAR, 5 March, 7:30-9:00 More than the Birds of Paradise: The natural history and distributional ecology of the New Guinean avifauna New Guinea is justly famous for the birds of paradise, the most extravagantly-plumaged birds on Earth. But the world's largest tropical island is also home to a fascinating array of other bird lineages, from nocturnal kingfishers to honeyeaters that blush and poisonous pitohuis. Join Ben and Alexa as they share the results of two years of fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, introducing the splendid natural history of the New Guinean avifauna and describing the challenges and joys of conducting fieldwork in this remote region. And don't worry; they will share their photographs and stories of birds of paradise as well! Speaker Info: Ben Freeman and Alexandra Class Graduate student, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University Research fellow, Cornell Lab of Ornithology ** Charles Eldermire Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 254-1131 (607) 254-2111 [fax] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
