[cayugabirds-l] Rules for the David Cup
Is there anywhere where the rules for the David Cup are posted? Richard Tkachuck -- 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] Rules for the David Cup
Richard: I don't know that the rules are written down anywhere! Try here: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/the-david-cup Paul On 1/17/2014 9:46 AM, Richard Tkachuck wrote: Is there anywhere where the rules for the David Cup are posted? Richard Tkachuck -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Paul Anderson, VP of Engineering, GrammaTech, Inc. 531 Esty St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x118; http://www.grammatech.com -- 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] Amherst Island Wind Project
Cayugabirders, The public comment period for the proposed Amherst Island Wind Farm is now open. The message below was posted to the Kingston Field Naturalists Facebook page last night. ** Birders and Naturalists: Opposition to wind turbines on Amherst Island has entered the next phase and we need your help. This is a plea to join Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway, Dr. Roberta Bondar, and birders worldwide to oppose wind turbines on the Island and in particular adjacent to Owl Woods, world famous as a birding destination and a favourite for life owls. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has invited public comments on a Renewable Energy Approval application by Windlectric/Algonquin Power to build up to 36 industrial wind turbines on Amherst Island. Comments must be received by March 8, 2014. The posting is here on the Environmental Registry (or visit www.ebr.gov.on.ca and enter the number 012-0774 in the search line.) You are asked to send one email to oppose the industrialization of Amherst Island by writing to Susanne Edwards, Ontario Ministry of the Environment (with EBR 012-0774 in the subject line) by March 8, 2014. To: susanne.edwa...@ontario.ca, with copies to prem...@ontario.ca, minister@ontario.ca, ian.parr...@ontario.ca and protec...@kos.net Please tell the Ministry in your words why it is important to preserve Amherst Island. Some of the key messages you may wish to address include: • All of Amherst Island is an Important Bird Area of Global Significance on the Atlantic Migratory flyway and is home to 34 species at risk including Blanding’s Turtle. Habitat will be fragmented and lost. • The Island is internationally recognized for concentrations of wintering hawks and owls, with birders travelling from around the world to visit Owl Woods, where it is possible to see up to 11 species of owls. • Amherst Island was ranked second in biodiversity significance (Lake Ontario Islands – Northeast), and includes 400 hectares of Provincially Significant Coastal Wetland. • Amherst Island is one of Nature’s jewels in Lake Ontario — of similar significance to Point Pelee for migratory birds Named one of the Top Ten Endangered Places in Canada by the Heritage Canada Foundation (now known as Heritage Canada The National Trust) due to the threat of wind turbines on its rich cultural and natural heritage, Amherst Island is simply the wrong place for wind turbines. You can learn more about Amherst Island at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProtectAmherstIsland . Web: protectamherstisland.com -- 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] Freeville Snowy owl subject heading in Junk
Hi all, I seem to be having trouble about Freeville Snowy Owl. All the emails with Freeville as subject title seem to be going into junk mail folder. So does this happen to others with Cornell email system? Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- 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
Tim and I decided to enjoy the good weather with a trip around the lake. The highlight was two aythya rafts. We started at East Shore, where we found the WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and LONG-TAILED DUCKS reported in recent days. We also saw several HORNED GREBES, a few COMMON GOLDENEYE, AMERICAN COOTS, a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, and COMMON and HOODED MERGANSERS. And from here we spotted our first aythya duck raft--in the Hog Hole area. So we went to Treman Marina and walked out to Hog Hole where we had spectacular looks at the duck raft. My guess was that it had about 500 ducks, 90% were REDHEAD, but there were also both SCAUP, at least one RINGED-NECK, and a few CANVASBACK. We also saw 3 BUFFLEHEAD, a BLACK DUCK, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE. We stopped briefly at Stewart Park and found some Redhead mixed with lots of geese but not much else. We found only the common gulls, lots of Mallards, and a few Black Ducks in choppy water at Myers. In Aurora we found several Horned Grebes and one EARED GREBE. On the ponds in Union Springs we found GADWALL and Redhead. I was surprised to see open water on the lake at Union Springs, so we went to the town hall boat launch area, and here is where we found our second aythya flock of the day. The wind was cold here, so we didn't scope the raft for long. It seemed to be 95% Redhead, but it was probably twice the size of the flock in Hog Hole. There was lots of open water all the way to Mud Lock, but the only birds we found north of Union Springs were behind houses between Harris Park and Mud Lock. We could see a few SWANS along here, but we couldn't find a good vantage point so didn't try to identify them further. Cayuga Lake State Park was ice. The only part of the lake we checked on the west side was Sheldrake, where we found 5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS off the point along with a female Common Merganser that we tried unsuccessfully to turn into a Red-breasted. The rest of the lake through Sheldrake was almost completely void of birds. Anne Marie Johnson -- 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/ --
