[cayugabirds-l] Are there snow geese yet by Cayuga Lake State Park
I am heading up that way and would love to make that detour Thanks, Barbara Eden -- 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] Migrants Over Trumansburg
Several hundred Snows heading south about five minutes ago- noisily! -- 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] Mt. Pleasant
On a 2 hour walk along the E. end of Mt. Pleasant Rd (Town of Dryden) this morning, I encountered approx. 100 SNOW BUNTINGS, 22 HORNED LARKS, 11 CEDAR WAXWINGS, and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. No longspurs seen, by me anyway. Lots of CROWS. Steve FastBrooktondale -- 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] Apples for breakfast-Red-bellied Woodpecker
This morning, before it was seen at the feeder, the male Red-bellied Woodpecker that frequents our suet was eating a frozen brown apple still hanging on a tree. It was drilling into it and extracting bites. Fruit is frequently mentioned as part of their diet, but I hadn't before seen one eating apples, especially not frozen brown ones. Carbs a little limited at this time of year?! Anne Clark (147 Hile School Rd, Freeville) -- 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] Impacts of approved casino at Tyre:OT?
I think the location will be convenient for travelers on the Thruway by being immediately on the north side of the interchange of I-90 NYS-414, near Magee at the west edge of the Town of Tyre. I would expect additional traffic on NYS-414, NYS-318, to the east NYS-5/US-20, to the northeast maybe on NYS-31, and to the south on NYS-96A, NYS-96, and NYS-89. My hope is that the other roads around the Montezuma Wetlands Complex and the north Cayuga Lake Basin will not see much impact because they do not efficiently serve Magee or any large population center. Of course workers to build and run the complex have to come from somewhere, so expect a general local increase. We might be okay for traffic as long as there are no new roads or road straightenings or road expansions. Maybe it'll be a flop, since casinos elsewhere are failing, and after construction we'll see very little traffic. Maybe the light pollution will be limited to the interchange area. About 2 miles west of the interchange on the north side of the Thruway is a large pond/swamp full of dead trees with a major heronry, and herons and egrets commuting between here and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex may overfly the the casino site. Please chime in if you see other problems or think I've got it wrong. I only saw one map of the proposal awhile ago, and it was hard to track down. --Dave Nutter On Dec 19, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Betsy Darlington darlingtonb...@gmail.com wrote: And not just the light pollution! It's a massive project. Betsy On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Karen Edelstein k...@cornell.eduwrote: My advance apologies if this question is outside of list bounds (please weigh in, Chris). I am wondering if there are concerns about the light pollution from the gigantic casino facility just approved for Tyre, and the impacts this gaming development may generate at Montezuma NWR. When this project was first proposed, I asked Tom Jasikoff if a study would be done, but never heard back. Thanks for your thoughts. Please email me off- list if Chris says this is not ok too discuss here. Karen -- 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: 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] Summerhill and Snowy Owl
A 2 hour walk/drive around Summerhill this morning produced very little in the way of birds - until the drive home. Salt Road in the state forest was especially quiet. No chickadees or juncoes. A couple of crows bluejays. One distant nuthatch. Best Bird: calling Pileated Woodpecker. The various feeders around Lake Como had chickadees/juncoes/tree sparrows and little else. Driving south on Salt Road, just before Teet's scrap yard (and house #955) I spied a heavily-barred SNOWY OWL in the middle of a snowy field about 100 ft from the road. Bob McGuire -- 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] Impacts of approved casino at Tyre:OT?
The CasiNO Tyre web site ( http://www.casinofreetyre.com ) points out the risk of runoff from the parking areas into White Brook as a cause for concern. It's a good site (discounting the obvious bias towards one side of the issue which one would expect from the site name!). -kimberly On Dec 21, 2014, at 12:09 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: I think the location will be convenient for travelers on the Thruway by being immediately on the north side of the interchange of I-90 NYS-414, near Magee at the west edge of the Town of Tyre. I would expect additional traffic on NYS-414, NYS-318, to the east NYS-5/US-20, to the northeast maybe on NYS-31, and to the south on NYS-96A, NYS-96, and NYS-89. My hope is that the other roads around the Montezuma Wetlands Complex and the north Cayuga Lake Basin will not see much impact because they do not efficiently serve Magee or any large population center. Of course workers to build and run the complex have to come from somewhere, so expect a general local increase. We might be okay for traffic as long as there are no new roads or road straightenings or road expansions. Maybe it'll be a flop, since casinos elsewhere are failing, and after construction we'll see very little traffic. Maybe the light pollution will be limited to the interchange area. About 2 miles west of the interchange on the north side of the Thruway is a large pond/swamp full of dead trees with a major heronry, and herons and egrets commuting between here and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex may overfly the the casino site. Please chime in if you see other problems or think I've got it wrong. I only saw one map of the proposal awhile ago, and it was hard to track down. --Dave Nutter On Dec 19, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Betsy Darlington darlingtonb...@gmail.com wrote: And not just the light pollution! It's a massive project. Betsy On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Karen Edelstein k...@cornell.eduwrote: My advance apologies if this question is outside of list bounds (please weigh in, Chris). I am wondering if there are concerns about the light pollution from the gigantic casino facility just approved for Tyre, and the impacts this gaming development may generate at Montezuma NWR. When this project was first proposed, I asked Tom Jasikoff if a study would be done, but never heard back. Thanks for your thoughts. Please email me off- list if Chris says this is not ok too discuss here. Karen -- 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: 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: 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Impacts of approved casino at Tyre:OT?
The casino is likely to be the anchor for other major development in the immediate area. One $100,000,000 project already has been presented to the Planning Board, to be located a little further west on Rte 318, and proposing hundreds of thousands of sq feet of retail commercial space on a 155 acre parcel. Last week NYS gave Seneca County a $750,000 grant to put in a sewer system along Rte 318, extending up to the Premium Outlets site, removing one major hurdle to further development. Alicia On 12/21/2014 12:32 PM, Kimberly Sucy wrote: The CasiNO Tyre web site ( http://www.casinofreetyre.com ) points out the risk of runoff from the parking areas into White Brook as a cause for concern. It's a good site (discounting the obvious bias towards one side of the issue which one would expect from the site name!). -kimberly On Dec 21, 2014, at 12:09 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: I think the location will be convenient for travelers on the Thruway by being immediately on the north side of the interchange of I-90 NYS-414, near Magee at the west edge of the Town of Tyre. I would expect additional traffic on NYS-414, NYS-318, to the east NYS-5/US-20, to the northeast maybe on NYS-31, and to the south on NYS-96A, NYS-96, and NYS-89. My hope is that the other roads around the Montezuma Wetlands Complex and the north Cayuga Lake Basin will not see much impact because they do not efficiently serve Magee or any large population center. Of course workers to build and run the complex have to come from somewhere, so expect a general local increase. We might be okay for traffic as long as there are no new roads or road straightenings or road expansions. Maybe it'll be a flop, since casinos elsewhere are failing, and after construction we'll see very little traffic. Maybe the light pollution will be limited to the interchange area. About 2 miles west of the interchange on the north side of the Thruway is a large pond/swamp full of dead trees with a major heronry, and herons and egrets commuting between here and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex may overfly the the casino site. Please chime in if you see other problems or think I've got it wrong. I only saw one map of the proposal awhile ago, and it was hard to track down. --Dave Nutter On Dec 19, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Betsy Darlington darlingtonb...@gmail.com mailto:darlingtonb...@gmail.com wrote: And not just the light pollution! It's a massive project. Betsy On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Karen Edelstein k...@cornell.edu mailto:k...@cornell.eduwrote: My advance apologies if this question is outside of list bounds (please weigh in, Chris). I am wondering if there are concerns about the light pollution from the gigantic casino facility just approved for Tyre, and the impacts this gaming development may generate at Montezuma NWR. When this project was first proposed, I asked Tom Jasikoff if a study would be done, but never heard back. Thanks for your thoughts. Please email me off- list if Chris says this is not ok too discuss here. Karen -- *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/!* -- -- *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/!* -- -- *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
[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Salt rd. Groton
Nearer Rt 222 than to rt 90. Just as Gary Kohl. left after viewing SNOWY OWL from his car, I heard RAVENS approaching! 2 croaked constantly as they flew low over the Snowy Owl a few times. Snowy stayed put, but craned its head around watching Ravens, who have now left. Now owl has flown to a fence post south of field where it sat for a long time. 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Salt rd. Groton
By blue house across from Teet Sons Scrap metal. Bob M said it is house # 955. These are numbers in Town of Groton. House #s coming to here from Rt 90 descended from 380s to 100s before I passed into north end of Groton. Owl is on fence post east side of rd just north of blue house. Fence is in line w tall Spruce Trees. Sorry didn't note cross roads names. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Dec 21, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Kelly Lee Smith kl...@cornell.edu wrote: Between which intersections? I live on Clark St Ext just off Salt Rd will go look for it... From: bounce-118647338-7189...@list.cornell.edu bounce-118647338-7189...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Donna Scott dls...@me.com Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 2:19 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Salt rd. Groton Nearer Rt 222 than to rt 90. Just as Gary Kohl. left after viewing SNOWY OWL from his car, I heard RAVENS approaching! 2 croaked constantly as they flew low over the Snowy Owl a few times. Snowy stayed put, but craned its head around watching Ravens, who have now left. Now owl has flown to a fence post south of field where it sat for a long time. 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 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 buntings Mt Pleasant
3 pm, Sunday. The large flock of snow buntings is still on Mt Pleasant, flying back and forth across the east end of the road. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Apples for breakfast-Red-bellied Woodpecker
I remember many years ago seeing an apple tree with frozen fruit with several Pine Grosbeaks enjoying the fruit. Lovely sight. By the way, Beaver Lake Nature Center in Baldwinsville had both Long-eared and Saw-whet Owls today on the Bog Trail.My favorite kind of Christmas present! Judy Thurber Liverpool, NY Sent from my iPad On Dec 21, 2014, at 11:39 AM, Anne Clark anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: This morning, before it was seen at the feeder, the male Red-bellied Woodpecker that frequents our suet was eating a frozen brown apple still hanging on a tree. It was drilling into it and extracting bites. Fruit is frequently mentioned as part of their diet, but I hadn't before seen one eating apples, especially not frozen brown ones. Carbs a little limited at this time of year?! Anne Clark (147 Hile School Rd, Freeville) -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Sun 12/21
This afternoon, for the first time since last April, we saw an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL in our box in northeast Ithaca. I feel nearly certain that I've never seen this particular owl before. It has distinctive arcs on the margin of each lower eyelid, toward the bill. They look like the black eyes a person might get with a broken nose. I've loaded two poor-quality but illustrative snapshots at the end of this album. https://plus.google.com/photos/114049026073343451957/albums/5291963262350115 713 Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/ --
