[cayugabirds-l] Towpath & MAC, 7/28/10

2010-07-28 Thread Dave Spier
Location: Montezuma NWR-Towpath Rd. Canada Goose 8 Trumpeter Swan 6 (the 2 adults kept the juveniles between them) Wood Duck 1 duck sp. 20 (estimated) distant Double-crested Cormorant 2 flying Great Blue Heron50 (estimated) Great Egret1 Bald Eagle3 Common

[cayugabirds-l] Bald eagle

2010-07-28 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, Yesterday around this time, my colleague and I watched an adult Bald Eagle come flying straight along Fall Creek from east and headed towards lake. I forgot to post yesterday. I also saw two fledged Flickers along the road behind the USDA building near Mundy Wildflower garden. As for bi

[cayugabirds-l] "Summer" movements at Monkey Run

2010-07-28 Thread Christopher Wood
I'd like to thank Stephanie and Ken for bringing up the topic of birds moving in summer. Many species move in significant numbers at this time of year -- far more than the modest level of birding activity suggests. Many of these birds are southbound migrants (Least Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher