[cayugabirds-l] Upland Sandpiper: Etna, NY

2011-08-01 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes
Just a quick note: Saturday night, around 11:00pm, while doing some brief star-gazing from the back yard, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the four-noted night flight call of an Upland Sandpiper, as it passed overhead on its southward migration. The distinct call heard was the bubbly

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Aug 1, 2011--Great Egret

2011-08-01 Thread Tim Lenz
Stewart Park, Tompkins, US-NY Aug 1, 2011 7:19 PM - 7:59 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 27 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5 American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 150 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax

[cayugabirds-l] Grey-headed Gull

2011-08-01 Thread Ann Mitchell
I met with my financial adviser at TTC (not that I have any money) today, and he actually brought up the subject. WOW. He must read the NY Times. I am still broke, but he knows about the bird and asked me many questions. Cool. Maybe we have a convert. Best, Ann -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Cardinal Singing - update on posting from last week - etc

2011-08-01 Thread Meena Haribal
I have one more possible theory regarding singing. How about day length matching to day of the spring days? May be not it is still little too long. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/