[cayugabirds-l] 2 peregrines
East side of Bradfield hall now. 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Peek @ My Apps - Birding Transportation Apps - Fun Interactive Event!
[cid:image003.jpg@01D03AE9.960B2C50] Are you an avid or novice birder? A commuter looking for cheap and efficient ways to get around? Or just a geek who loves technology? If you're any of these things, you'll want to join Dr. Miyoko Chuhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/miyoko-chu/b/3b2/799 from the Cornell University Lab of Ornithologyhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/ and Gary Cremeenshttp://www.linkedin.com/in/gcremeens from Cornell University Transportation Serviceshttp://transportation.cornell.edu/ for a fun and informative Peek @ My Apps session focusing on birding and transportation apps. This workshop will be held in room 226 Weill Hallhttp://goo.gl/maps/hvokm on Friday, February 13, 10:30 am - 11:30 am. For those that can't attend in person, the session is also available via WebEx. There is no cost for attendance. Dr. Chu will present a live demo of the Merlin Bird ID app, and demonstrate the Great Backyard Bird Count app. The nation-wide tally of back-yard birds takes place February 13-16, 2015. Gary Cremeens will share his top-ten transportation apps for getting around the community and saving on commuting costs. Attendees will also have an opportunity to talk about and share any apps they love to use, whatever the reason. Gary's Peek @ My Apps sessions are a great way to learn about the mobile applications your peers are using, and to share the ones you use, says Mike Baker of Facilities Services Information Technologies. Gary brings a wealth of knowledge to these interactive workshops, and provides a very energetic atmosphere. To learn more and register for this workshop go to http://www.peekatmyapps.com. Miyoko Chu leads the Cornell Lab's Communications team and is the principal investigator of the NSF-funded Merlin project. -- 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] Eastern Screech-Owl, Northern Harrier, Pairegrines
Today I had occasion to stop with the taxi at the Dandy Mini-Mart in Slaterville Springs. It being a cold sunny winter day, I thought to check the cavity in the tree behind the store which John Confer tipped us off to months ago. I guessed right, and added EASTERN SCREECH-OWL to my Office List as well as my 2015 Basin List. I'm also thrilled for Mark family that their box is occupied despite a recent casualty in the neighborhood. Another cool Office Bird today was a male NORTHERN HARRIER on McClintock Road by Livermore Road just west of the Village of Dryden. It was moving quickly south while facing more west, such were the weather conditions and its flight style. Although I had previously seen Peregrine from my Office windows this year, I was thrilled to see the male and female perched on the SE corner of Bradfield Hall this morning, he on a ledge directly below her ledge. Has anybody seen them perched on the same ledge together, or actively courting or copulating? Is there an appropriate bit of gravel somewhere atop Bradfield for them to nest? If not, will somebody please quick put a box up for them, and include a camera? By the way, have the Red-tailed Hawks been nearby? What sort of inter-species interactions have there been? Do the Red-tailed Hawks show interest in last year's site? Is Cornell/CLO loyalty/investment in the Red-tailed Hawks so great as to preclude encouraging the Peregrines? I think having Peregrines nest at Cornell would be the best tribute to the folks here in the 70s who worked so hard to captive-breed and reintroduce this species to eastern North America. --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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Patriotic Yard Birds
Dawdling at the breakfast table after chores has its rewards here by the lake! First I was treated to a nice flotilla of REDHEADS and their CA GEESE and MALLARD groupies swimming and diving back and forth. Then I had a rarer treat: First, 2 BALD EAGLES, an adult and probably a 2nd year juvenile (lotsa white on belly, some white flecks on head) landed in the tall cottonwood tree on my beach, directly out from my kitchen table. They sat for a minute and the adult flew off out over the lake, leaving Juv. on branch. Soon, 3 of the 6 residents of the local A. CROW family started harassing the Eagle, which mostly sat there looking around, fluffing its feathers. The crows actually kept landing on branches near the Eagle, as well as strafing its back. Some of my ~36 resident MOURNING DOVES, who had been sitting near the water, beat a hasty retreat from their lakeside perches, up into the yard by the house. Then the Adult Eagle returned and the two flew just south of my property and the adult dove down to the beach, while the Juv. perched in Cindy Lion's tree. For a minute I thought I saw 2 adults, but was not sure. Then Juv. went down and came back up with a long piece of tissue in its beak which it kept transferring to its talons in flight. It seemed to be adjusting the tissue so it could eat it, which I think it finally did. In the air. Meanwhile, an adult came up with a red lump in talons and ate that in my tree, with the Juv. hovering in air and then on branch nearby. After the little meal, the adult started screaming (I was out on deck by now, watching, hearing). The two took off again and flew down around the beach shore and then I saw that there were indeed 2 adult eagles. The other must have been on the beach with a prey animal. All three took off flying over the water and in quick succession both adults caught in their talons a prey animal from the surface of the water. Same size prey, dark gray; then all three Eagles flew south out of sight. Prey looked much more fish-like than duck-like. --Donna Scott Donna L. Scott Lansing Station Road /Cayuga Lake Lansing, NY d...@cornell.edumailto:d...@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] Peek @ My Apps - Birding Transportation Apps - Fun Interactive Event!
By looking at the subject title I was not sure if I want to open the email or not. But it seems I was fooled by the title. Sounds like an interesting app! Meena From: bounce-118751002-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-118751002-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gary R. Cremeens Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 11:00 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Peek @ My Apps - Birding Transportation Apps - Fun Interactive Event! [cid:image001.jpg@01D03AF4.45FE4F70] Are you an avid or novice birder? A commuter looking for cheap and efficient ways to get around? Or just a geek who loves technology? If you're any of these things, you'll want to join Dr. Miyoko Chuhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/miyoko-chu/b/3b2/799 from the Cornell University Lab of Ornithologyhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/ and Gary Cremeenshttp://www.linkedin.com/in/gcremeens from Cornell University Transportation Serviceshttp://transportation.cornell.edu/ for a fun and informative Peek @ My Apps session focusing on birding and transportation apps. This workshop will be held in room 226 Weill Hallhttp://goo.gl/maps/hvokm on Friday, February 13, 10:30 am - 11:30 am. For those that can't attend in person, the session is also available via WebEx. There is no cost for attendance. Dr. Chu will present a live demo of the Merlin Bird ID app, and demonstrate the Great Backyard Bird Count app. The nation-wide tally of back-yard birds takes place February 13-16, 2015. Gary Cremeens will share his top-ten transportation apps for getting around the community and saving on commuting costs. Attendees will also have an opportunity to talk about and share any apps they love to use, whatever the reason. Gary's Peek @ My Apps sessions are a great way to learn about the mobile applications your peers are using, and to share the ones you use, says Mike Baker of Facilities Services Information Technologies. Gary brings a wealth of knowledge to these interactive workshops, and provides a very energetic atmosphere. To learn more and register for this workshop go to http://www.peekatmyapps.com. Miyoko Chu leads the Cornell Lab's Communications team and is the principal investigator of the NSF-funded Merlin project. -- 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/ --
