I am not denying any reports of a Peregrine Falcon on Bradfield Hall,
but I would note that it is not the only raptor to perch on it. Yesterday
I saw a RED-TAILED HAWK perched on the northwest corner of the
roof of the building and also on an antenna very near that same corner.
In the past I
I can confirm (binocular view) the PEREGRINE FALCON atop Bradfield at 4:45pm
this evening.
The falcon (in multiple daily views since Tuesday this week) prefers to
perch at the highest possible point on the southeast corner, although I once
also saw it on the highest possible northwest corner. I
A/The male NORTHERN PINTAIL was in the flock of REDHEADS
off the ice out from the main pavilion at Stewart Park at 3pm today
(15 January). He looked very jaunty - tall and lean and rakish -
in that conservative crowd.
--Dave Nutter
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
For the past few days I have been seeing two different flocks of Snow
Buntings on Mt Pleasant: one flock of 8 or 9 birds is usually at the edge
of the road where there is exposed vegetation in which they forage, the
other flock of more like 20-25 birds is usually in flight over the fields.
And
