[cayugabirds-l] eBird PFW
Do Project Feederwatch entries migrate to eBird, or is it still necessary to enter into both? Mona Bearor S Glens Falls -- 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 the lake
Spurred on by accounts of all the Snow Geese and Hooded Mergansers we launched ourselves on a trip around Cayuga Lake yesterday. Starting on the west side then the east, we came up with 37 species. Not alot, but the quality was fine. On the west side we were treated to a singing CAROLINA WREN who was chased by a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. Both were only about 20 feet from our vehicle. A RED-THROATED LOON and a number of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were not far away. We saw a very long white line of SNOW GEESE, seemingly on the east side of the lake. We could hear them very clearly, even as far away as we were. Must be deafening on the other side and we were looking forward to being closer to them. Before we looped over the north end of the lake we found a rather adorable raft of about 80 RUDDY DUCKS, snoozing with bills tucked, some with tails erect. Among them was a single BUFFLEHEAD, also with tail erect. That was intriguing. The large raft of HOODED MERGANSERS were still in the canal north of Mud Lock, but just as we found them and brought our binoculars to our eyes, someone a few houses away let loose with a volley of gunshots. Needless to say, the mergansers scattered. No Screechie in the Factory Road pond in Union Springs. Pond looks pretty unappealing to ducks. As it turned out, all the SNOW GEESE were out in the middle of the lake, not on the east side as it appeared. Disappointing, but we saw a few hundred overhead as well. Long Point was quiet, as were the few other spots we checked on the east side. A few close up COMMON LOONS were cool to watch. Sue -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- 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] Screech owl Sweazey rd
Lansing . about a third of the way down the hill from the Cornell orchard, on the dirt part of the road, in a hole in a tree on the right, about 20 to 30 feet off the road. Tree has a lot of holes and openings in it, very dead. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott -- 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] Southern Highlands
Hi all, I've been really bad at posting. Sorry. Just a few brief highlights from past 10 days. EVENING GROSBEAKS persists in numbers at just about every feeder I've visited in Chenango, Madison, Onondaga, Cortland and Cayuga counties: Morgan Hill SF Shackham Rd, Coon Tree Drive DeRuyter Reservoir, Paradise Hill outside DeRuyter, Hunt Rd south end of DeRuyter Reservoir, Carpenter Rd Madison County, Jones Rds in both Georgetown and Erieville, Lake Rd down in Chenango County. In the Summerhill area they've been sporadically visiting Hovel Chalet on Fillmore Rd, the yellow house on Salt Rd, Eaton Rd feeders, and a new spot, East Lake Rd on east side of Lake Como. They've been most regular at the East Lake Rd location--lots of sumac and box elders in that area too, which are favorite E. Grosbeak munchies. They've also been seen up in Bear Swamp area and at feeders at south end of Skaneateles Lake. Definitely the largest irruption since 2000-01. They are visiting some feeder locations I haven't seen them at in 10+ years. There is surely a Dryden Highlands flock somewhere! PINE GROSBEAK: 5 on Damon Rd Tioghnioga WMA Madison County. There's not a lot of food there this year, but this species can also take up winter residence in state lands feeding on spruce buds. I would look for the same at Summerhill. Most of the finches at Summerhill this year seem to be more down near Lake Como area feeders, except for the usual state forest feeders like Hovel Chalet. COMMON REDPOLLS: singles at Fire Ln E Lake Como (last weekend), Carpenter Rd Madison County, 2 at the yellow house Salt Rd Summerhill, and 25 on Smith Rd outside of Sheds Madison County. PINE SISKIN: 2 at East Lake Rd Lake Como, a few at Dr Coon Tree Ln DeRuyter Reservoir, and one Carpenter Rd. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL: a few at Morgan Hill SF on Shackham Rd. I've also had some COMMON RAVENS here and there, an IMMATURE NORTHERN SHRIKE at the xmas tree plantation on Lick St Summerhill, and a dark morph ROUGHY on Lick St near the seasonal use Rd. As for tips for looking for crossbills this year, I'd focus mostly on red pine plantations in state lands, and any ornamental conifers in residential areas of cities, villages and cemeteries. 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 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] Is that a Peregrine on Bradfield west face, ledge ...
Is that a Peregrine on Bradfield west face, ledge halfway up, just left of center? Scoping from home. --Dave Nutter -- 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/ --
