[cayugabirds-l] Turkey Vultures over Ithaca

2010-10-22 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
As we were heading North on Meadow St. just after 6 p.m. tonight we saw a flock of 14 turkey vultures flying ... (not soaring) out towards Wal-mart area ... what's that ... SW??? Never have seen them just flapping all together like a flock of crows or geese as they were tonight. Good thing I had

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Fri 10/22 et al.

2010-10-22 Thread Mark Chao
For the first time since February, we saw an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL today in our nest box on Simsbury Drive in northeast Ithaca. Much jubilant leaping and whooping has ensued. Still, I am trying to be guarded in my hopes that we will have a fourth consecutive winter with an owl in the box, as the

[cayugabirds-l] Rafferty Rd.: 2 out of 3

2010-10-22 Thread Susan Fast
Susie & I traveled to southern Cayuga County late this afternoon, scouting for short-eared owls. We managed to achieve 2 out of 3 items on our itinerary. 1. Excellent supper at the BE HAPPY Café in Union Springs, 2. Fabulous orange-red sunset at Aurora, but 3. No owls at Rafferty Rd

[cayugabirds-l] Special Lunchtime seminar featuring Dr. Rob Bierregaard, Wednesday Oct. 27

2010-10-22 Thread charles eldermire
Special lunchtime seminar on Wednesday, October 27, featuring DR. RICHARD O. "ROB" BIERREGAARD, JR. Distinguished Visiting Research Professor Department of Biology University of North Carolina at Charlotte "Juvenile and adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) migration between North and South Americ

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Field Trip SUNDAY

2010-10-22 Thread Stephanie Greenwood
I'm planning to go if anyone would like to carpool from West Hill area. My phone number below. Stephanie On 10/22/10 10:01 AM, bob mcguire wrote: I will be leading a local, half day field trip for the Cayuga Bird Club this SUNDAY, the 24th (not Saturday, as printed in the club newsletter). Mee

[cayugabirds-l] Field Trip SUNDAY

2010-10-22 Thread bob mcguire
I will be leading a local, half day field trip for the Cayuga Bird Club this SUNDAY, the 24th (not Saturday, as printed in the club newsletter). Meet at the lab at 8 AM. All are invited, not only club members. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayug