[cayugabirds-l] American Coots & G-h Owl

2012-02-03 Thread William Roberts
At about 1:30 p.m. yesterday a raft of approximately 150 American Coots were gathered near the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake in Aurora between the Masonic Lodge and the United Ministry church.One lakeside resident reported that the Coots had been in the area for two or three days. This evening

[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared Owls, Cayuga Co.

2012-02-03 Thread mwitmer
3:20-3:30 pm today, three Short-eared Owls were foraging over weedy field to west of rt. 90, about 0.25 mi. n. of jct. Lake Ridge Rd. (Triangle). REally nice views. --Mark - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/produ

[cayugabirds-l] FWD: DaveNutter: Please report Western

2012-02-03 Thread 6072292158
FWD: DaveNutter: Please report Western Grebe to CayugaRBA. Once per day per location should suffice. m.textmarks.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscr

[cayugabirds-l] Geneva Coots

2012-02-03 Thread Mark Miller
Forgot to mention, next to the pier in Geneva (west of the chamber of commerce) was a raft of about 100 coots. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfig

[cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Ducks

2012-02-03 Thread Donna Scott
East side of Cayuga Lake, viewed from RR track near 591 Lansing Station Rd. about 1:30 PM, flock of around 175-200 Aythyas, about 4/5 RING-NECKED DUCKS with about 1/5 REDHEADS. Also, two COMMON LOONS diving nearby. Donna L. Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- C

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca & Cayuga State Parks

2012-02-03 Thread Mark Miller
Spent an hour or 2 driving around north ends of Seneca & Cayuga lakes. Seneca Lake State Park had it's normal mallards & black ducks, along with a female long-tailed duck, several bufflehead, and 1 pair of common mergansers "getting busy" until a GBB gull dived at them. Gulls were mainly ring-bi

[cayugabirds-l] Summerhill

2012-02-03 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hi all, A quick run through of Summerhill this morning yielded 14 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS on Lick Street and 9 PINE SISKINS and a COMMON REDPOLL on Salt St.. I also had the NORTHERN SHRIKE at the corner of Lick and Rte 90. South of Rte 90 I had 2 Red-tails and a soaring BALD EAGLE. Matt

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe at Hog Hole

2012-02-03 Thread bob mcguire
I visited Hog Hole about an hour before Gary, noting the Western Grebe close in – and a Red-throated Loon out past the White Lighthouse. Bob On Feb 3, 2012, at 2:25 PM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: > W. Grebe easily visible from Hog Hole now. Directly north with small > flock of Scaup. > > > > > --

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe still there

2012-02-03 Thread Jay McGowan
The WESTERN GREBE is being very accommodating near the southwest corner of the lake. I was looking from along Taughannock Boulevard, but I think it would have been almost equivalent viewing from Hogs Hole or the white lighthouse (and it would have been fantastic looks from the red lighthouse!) As i

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe at Hog Hole

2012-02-03 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
W. Grebe easily visible from Hog Hole now. Directly north with small flock of Scaup. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARC

[cayugabirds-l] Predator

2012-02-03 Thread Nena J. Winand
I just had a mink take a woodpecker (downy I think-smallish)! I have never seen that before. Yikes! She lives on my pond (for better or worse). Apparently she is not getting an adequate intake of bass. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.

[cayugabirds-l] FLICKER

2012-02-03 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Just have my first FLICKER of the year in our English Walnut tree here in Union Springs. Fritzie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.

[cayugabirds-l] Sodus & Geneva highlights - Thurs. 2/2/12

2012-02-03 Thread tigger64
The ice edge at Sodus has receded so far into the bay that much of the action is beyond scope range. Female King Eider continues and an adult male Surf Scoter finally showed up. Over at the Geneva waterfront, not much change. By far the most unexpected bird was an Egyptian Goose grazing in th

[cayugabirds-l] Western grebe, Hog Hole

2012-02-03 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all, The Western Grebe is currently swimming near the cormorant snag off of hog hole. It was refound by Chris and Jessie. Tim Lenz and I can see it distantly from East shore. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugab