RE: [cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon, many Commons, retraction of Red-throated

I stopped after work to try and see the Pacific Loon. I didn't have any luck refinding it, but many Loons were in the distance. With the clouds it got very dark quickly. I did see my first Long-tailed Duck of the fall, at Sheldrake point exactly were she seems to hangout the last few years. G

[cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon, many Commons, retraction of Red-throated

I saw lots of loons today. The PACIFIC LOON at Sheldrake I saw very well, initially quite close, and even took some adequate photos (available on request) showing the thin bill, slim head not much thicker than the neck giving a somewhat snaky appearance when extended, smooth light gray hood ex

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker dinner

The Cayuga Bird Club is pleased to welcome Matt Carling as guest speaker at our monthly meeting on Monday, November 9 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In his presentation, "Bird Speciation: Insights from Lazuli and Indigo Buntings", Matt will discuss what we can learn about the proce