[cayugabirds-l] Redheads, mergansers + Buffeheads off Hog Hole
Friday afternoon off Hog Hole (S.E. corner Cayuga lake) counted 220 Redhead ducks, 20 Common Mergansers (mostly females), and a few Buffleheads. Chris Sperry -- 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] Lesser Sandhill Crane, Montezuma NWR
Hi all, For anyone checking out the impressive Sandhill Crane flock at Montezuma NWR this winter, keep an eye out for an apparent LESSER SANDHILL CRANE (A. c. canadensis) that I found yesterday, the more northern-breeding subspecies that is quite rare in the area. It was in the flock off Olmstead Road north of Armitage that was forming in the morning as small groups flew in from East Road where they had been roosting. It was markedly smaller and shorter-billed than the Greater Sandhills around it, and it also stood out by its (presumably not diagnostic for subspecies) mottled dark red plumage. Distant photos here: https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S98986464 Jay -- Jay McGowan jw...@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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cranes and snow geese
Good morning all, it’s my morning update I found a flock of ~4500 snow geese on Route 318, quite close to the road. Unfortunately though, not a great place to stop because of traffic. I was able to stop briefly and estimate a count. Also, the Sandhill Cranes were hanging out in their spot on the corner of Armitage and Olmstead Roads, better seen from Olmstead. Have a great day! -- Alyssa Johnson Environmental Educator 315.365.3588 Montezuma Audubon Center PO Box 187 2295 State Route 89 Savannah, NY 13146 Montezuma.audubon.org Pronouns: She, Her, Hers -- 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/ --
