[cayugabirds-l] Winter towhee

Back in the late 70's or early 80's (???) we had a female TOWHEE spend the entire winter walking in from the neighbors every day (they had very good protective vegetation) to feed around our feeders. She disappeared when the weather warmed the following spring. We live just off Mitchell St.

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl - no

I looked for the Snowy Owl at Tschache Pool at first light this morning and then in the Mucklands and the Main Pool, all without success. The Montezuma CBC is happening today, so maybe someone will happen across it while counting for that. If anyone does see it or hear any reports, please post as

[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle Yard Bird

Adult BALD EAGLE over my yard and beach about 2 PM today (Monday). It soared around and around overhead for a while then headed north; came back down later and flew south. Donna L. Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  December 19, 2011 *  NYSY 12.19.11   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 12, 2010 - December 19, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

[cayugabirds-l] Sunday Birding--Snowy Owl, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-rumped Warblers, etc.

Hi, I thought I'd post some more details about our trip up the lake on Sunday. Besides the SNOWY OWL in the evening, other highlights that Brad Walker and I observed were a close female LONG-TAILED DUCK at Stewart Park, 8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER at the bottom of

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike in Danby

We've had a Northern Shrike hanging out in the field north west of the corner of E Miller and Nelson Rds in Danby. We saw it yesterday and followed it for a while without very good looks. But today it appeared as we were driving up Nelson, it sat close to the road on a hay bale for a while

[cayugabirds-l] Night-time squawking

For the past few months we have occasionally heard what I think can best be described as insistent squawking by our back door during the evening. I think it sounds like a bird. It seems to be coming from a large lilac bush near our back door. Since it's always dark when it happens I haven't

[cayugabirds-l] Squawking (OT)

A couple of people have suggested this might be a squirrel. Grey squirrels make a sound that seems to be close, but then I checked the sound flying squirrel sounds and they seem really close (based on memory). I wonder if there are 2 living in one of our bluebird houses. I thought they were