Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: March 07, 2024
Just in case anyone were interested in visiting the area to look for the Black Vultures: the farm stand (Fall Creek Farm Market) is only closed for the winter, the owners live nearby, and they have posted their property and confirmed in person that they don't appreciate trespassers, even for such seemingly harmless pursuits as cross-country skiing across fallow winter fields (which is, of course, completely within their rights). However, the barn is very near the road and easily visible from it. - Allison Myers =Subject: Re: Black vulturesFrom: Dave Nutter Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 09:53:24 -0500X-Message-Number: 3 The barn is between Freeville & McLean, more specifically along the SE side of Fall Creek Rd between Red Mill Rd & Malloryville Rd. Google maps shows a building complex associated with a closed farm stand. Below is the eBird rare bird report which I saved. The record doesn’t show up in the eBird database if you search Black Vulture, but I am still able to access it from this link, so it hasn’t been deleted, revised, or hidden, I guess just not confirmed. >> Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) (2)> - Reported Feb 16, 2024 11:34 by Paul >> Rodewald> - 340–350 Fall Creek Rd, Freeville US-NY (42.5289,-76.3158), >> Tompkins, New York> - Map: >> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=42.528927,-76.315839=42.528927,-76.315839> >> - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S162563609> - Comments: "Two BLVUs >> flying from barn at this location. Seems early for northern limit of >> breeding range, but appeared to be inspecting a potential or prior nest >> location.">- - Dave Nutter -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tundra swan in Sylvan Beach
Rare tundra swan rescued in Sylvan Beach | | | | | | | | | | | Rare tundra swan rescued in Sylvan Beach “When the pic of the bird was sent to me, my comment was, 'What the heck is that.'" | | | -- 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] cayugabirds-l digest: December 13, 2021
Thank you to everyone who has participated in this discussion thus far! We've had an on-demand water heater for twenty years, solar farm panels for five, and an air-source heat pump ductless mini-split system (from Halco via HeatSmart Tompkins) for one, but although that latter upgrade allowed us to eliminate one of our two propane tanks, we do still need that remaining one until we manage to replace the last couple of gas appliances, and we haven't yet been able to switch to hybrid or electric vehicles . . . all of which to say that I'm grateful for the constructive ideas and will be looking into the heretofore-unknown-to-me Finger Lakes Climate Fund as at least a stopgap offset while we work on further reduction. Best to all,Allison Myers On Monday, December 13, 2021, 12:01:12 AM EST, Upstate NY Birding digest wrote: CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Monday, December 13, 2021. 1. Carbon offsets discussion followup -- Subject: Carbon offsets discussion followup From: Hurf Sheldon Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 20:13:54 -0500 X-Message-Number: 1 -- Forwarded message - From: Gay Nicholson Date: Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 3:56 PM David, I am sorry to hear about the problems with your heat pump water heater that our Climate Fund grant supported. We've contacted the owner of Halco Energy and asked that he check in with you. All - I'm not sure what the original discussion was about, but if you were talking about taking responsibility for your carbon emissions related to your birding activities, I hope you will consider a direct action of offsetting your travel emissions with your local carbon offset fund - Finger Lakes Climate Fund <http://fingerlakesclimatefund.org> - where you will see your offset dollars put to work helping lower-income households pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy systems that will reduce their emissions and offset yours. Check out this short video of someone who works at the Lab of O <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97yatiY4lFc=PLGjmnJvhVAGLto1Jv6MEy2k_DbjDAdJIR=12=8s> who chose to offset her travel emissions with us. We'd love to feature the support of the local birding community in one of our Carbon Race Teams <https://www.fingerlakesclimatefund.org/pages/carbon-races> where you could band together and see yourselves making a difference as a group of climate aware bird protectors. Please get in touch if you have any questions about this and we can walk you through it. best wishes, Gay -- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. President Sustainable Tompkins 309 N. Aurora St. <https://www.google.com/maps/search/309+N.+Aurora+St.+Ithaca,+NY+14850?entry=gmail=g> Ithaca, NY 14850 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/309+N.+Aurora+St.+Ithaca,+NY+14850?entry=gmail=g> https://sustainabletompkins.org/ https://fingerlakesclimatefund.org/ <https://www.fingerlakesclimatefund.org/> https://sustainablefingerlakes.org/ 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-220-8991 (cell) 607-272-1720 (ST office) g...@sustainabletompkins.org --- END OF DIGEST -- 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] Snowy owl near Treman Marina
My brother, who works at Treman Marina at the southwest corner of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, reports a sighting of a Snowy Owl along the lakeshore this morning. The owl may or may not be easily visible from the marina, as he says he only saw her/him after walking west along the lake shore (where the low water level has exposed some of the lake bottom) "until the large roadside ditch joins the lake," near the first house on Route 89. He was able to get a decent cell-phone photo of the owl in flight, and another -- from a distance, but still recognizable -- of her/him sitting on the shore. -Allison Myers -- 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] Dryden Lake dam: Zoom link for Conservation Board meeting 11/24
CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING – 11/24/20 – 7PM VIA ZOOMPosted by Secretary | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 | Topic: Conservation Board November MeetingTime: Nov 24, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84843026439?pwd=ekdJbHJQdDdycm9VMG0wMzBDbUh1UT09 Meeting ID: 848 4302 6439Passcode: 743942 One tap mobile+16465588656,,84843026439#,,0#,,743942# US (New York)+13126266799,,84843026439#,,0#,,743942# US (Chicago) Dial by your location+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)Meeting ID: 848 4302 6439Passcode: 743942Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kmLAbAxZg -- 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/ --
Fw: [cayugabirds-l] Dam at Dryden Lake
- Forwarded Message - From: Nita L. Irby To: Allison Myers Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020, 01:52:29 PM ESTSubject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dam at Dryden Lake Hello!I don’t know how to mail the list but here is the Zoom link, etc from the Town web site. Thanks for sending the above info!Nita Irby Get Outlook for iOSFrom: bounce-125164873-69308...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Allison Myers Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 11:55:52 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Dam at Dryden Lake Hi all, I emailed the Dryden Town Clerk asking whether the topic of the dam at Dryden Lake would be on the Conservation Board's agenda for their meeting tomorrow. I'm sharing her response here in case anyone else is interested: [towncl...@dryden.ny.us]: "There is some discussion going on about the dam at Dryden Lake. The DEC has told the town that the dam needs attention. The situation was discussed at a recent Conservation Board meeting and there were differences of opinion on how to proceed. Note that the final decision does not rest with the Conservation Board but with the Town Board. The Conservation Board is scheduled to meet tomorrow [Tuesday, November 24] night at 7:00 p.m. I haven’t yet seen an agenda. I expect the log in details will be posted on the town’s website today or tomorrow. I’ve copied the Town Supervisor, Jason Leifer [supervi...@dryden.ny.us], on this response so that he is aware of your interest. You should include him in further communications." Regards,Allison Myers--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations toeBird!-- -- 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] Dam at Dryden Lake
Hi all, I emailed the Dryden Town Clerk asking whether the topic of the dam at Dryden Lake would be on the Conservation Board's agenda for their meeting tomorrow. I'm sharing her response here in case anyone else is interested: [towncl...@dryden.ny.us]: "There is some discussion going on about the dam at Dryden Lake. The DEC has told the town that the dam needs attention. The situation was discussed at a recent Conservation Board meeting and there were differences of opinion on how to proceed. Note that the final decision does not rest with the Conservation Board but with the Town Board. The Conservation Board is scheduled to meet tomorrow [Tuesday, November 24] night at 7:00 p.m. I haven’t yet seen an agenda. I expect the log in details will be posted on the town’s website today or tomorrow. I’ve copied the Town Supervisor, Jason Leifer [supervi...@dryden.ny.us], on this response so that he is aware of your interest. You should include him in further communications." Regards,Allison Myers -- 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 Newfield
My second incidental Bald Eagle sighting this spring! This one (another adult) flew over Route 13 at the top of the hill in Newfield (between the old gas station and the turnoff into the Village), headed uphill (west) from the valley below (east of) the road. S/he was carrying something bloody in her/his talons and was being chased by a couple of crows. Cheers, Allison Myers Freeville NY -- 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 Freeville area
Saw an Adult Bald Eagle flying along Fall Creek Road between the Village of Freeville and Ed Hill Road on the evening of April 19. Cheers, Allison MyersFreeville NY -- 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] Wild turkeys on Mott Road, Dryden
At around 8:00 this morning (Friday), there was a flock of about 50 wild turkeys in the fields behind 184 Mott Road, including probably half a dozen males. Three of them, separated from the main flock and closer to the road, were parading in full tails-spread glory before the same single female. She seemed unimpressed, but I pulled over and took a moment to admire them :-) Cheers,Allison MyersFreeville NY -- 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] Osprey sighted on Hanshaw Road
FWIW, at around 4:50 p.m. today (Thursday), I saw an Osprey perched atop a telephone pole on the north/west (open fields) side of Hanshaw Road between about 1552 (Ludgate's) and 1608 (before the SPCA). Cheers, Allison MyersFreeville NY -- 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/ --
