[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl OOB- Dropped Pin
Darkish snowy owl on 96A and Larsen Rd. Just south in of Geneva. Sitting on top of telephone pole next to 96A!!! This is a different bird than fully white male last week. David Diaz Tburg, NY Dropped Pin near 3800-3920 New York 96A, Geneva, NY 14456 http://goo.gl/maps/4OJsb Sent from David's 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Skunks
Thanks to all who responded to my post about skunks. Saw my 1st dead one along the road yesterday. (:( Nari Mistry mentioned something I forgot to say of the usefulness of our little friends that they have a special taste for yellow jackets their larvae, probably for bumble honey bees. I, also, have been grateful to notice the holes dug in the ground, which, upon closer inspection, showed the remains of yellow jacket nests, often right where John or I would have stepped. Last summer a skunk found a HUGE yellow jacket nest on a bank that is difficult to mow with the push mower dug it out over a 3 day period. I'll take the big hole in the lawn to the stings we surely would have gotten by not being aware of the nest under the grass. Fritzie -- 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] Bald Eagle in Candor
Had an interesting ride in to work today. Drove by a cornfield that was filled with crows. Then I realized a mature Bald Eagle was on the ground with them. I turned around thinking I could grab a good picture but spooked them all. The eagle crossed the road and perched in a large tree that overlooks a pheasant farm. Within a half mile I spotted a Cooper's Hawk catching the morning sun from top of a tree and then 2 puffed up Red Tails sharing another tree. It was interesting to see the eagle up in the hills where I live though. There is no large creek to speak of. I know there have been some in the past who have remained around Catatonk Creek around the American Legion in Candor but have never seen one in a field. Since I raise poultry I am hoping he doesn't stick around too long. o_O -- 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] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Thayer's Gull, Inner Harbor, Syracuse
-Original Message- From: Lewis Grove zugun...@gmail.com To: oneidabirds oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 10:46 pm Subject: [OneidaBirds] Thayer's Gull, Inner Harbor, Syracuse Hey all, I was fortunate to be present at the Inner Harbor just after 4 PM today when Dave Wheeler picked out a juvenile THAYER'S GULL from among the many gulls present in the harbor. I've got some notes and link to a few of the more diagnostic photos further below in my post. We saw seven gull species total; in addition to the regular three, we found at least 16 ICELAND GULLS, at least 1 GLAUCOUS (a 1st yr bird), and at least 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED (found at first on the lawn by Sam Hough when he arrived). Dave really was doing most of the heavy picking here, so he may have higher numbers for the latter two. Other highlights in the harbor this evening were the continuing RED-NECKED GREBE, a handful of REDHEADS, good close looks at HOODED MERGANSERS, GREAT BLUE HERON, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, FISH CROW, and other harbor regulars. The Iceland Gulls were fantastic; maybe 10 or more were first-year, ranging from some very nice pale birds to some worn darker birds. It was really an excellent chance to study these, as they were often close and actively swimming, flying or trundling about the ice edges. As for the Thayer's, Dave was on the bird before I arrived and already thought it was a good candidate. I'm not much good on gulls myself, and I've never seen a Thayer's I felt good about - but the features that convinced me on this bird over nearly two hours of study (and the photos, below) were: clearly-contrasted two-toned primaries on a spread wing, with darker outer vanes and pale inner vanes, often appearing dark from the top (when the outer vane was mostly visible) and nearly entirely silver or grey underneath (when the inner vane was most visible); fine white edgings on dark brown primaries on the folded wing when standing; a conspicuous brown tail band; and dark-brown-centered tertials with paler edges. Thayer's Gull: http://zugunlew.smugmug.com/Birds/Gulls--Terns/i-9kBfLTj/A Good birding, Lewis -- Lewis Grove PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (814) 880 - 5667 __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic(1) Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- 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/ --
