[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl gone

2012-02-07 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
The Chiropractic College Snowy was gone yesterday. Probably didn't appreciate so many visitors. Later in the afternoon we were returning on Rte 414 through Seneca Falls and spotted a Snowy flying overhead. ran a few side streets trying to keep up and eventually lost the youngster over the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl gone

2012-02-07 Thread Carol Keeler
Well, she was there about 9:00 am yesterday. She was sitting on the blue bleachers out near the hedgerow. She was very hard to see from the maintenance building . She seemed to be nestled inside the bleachers, like where you put your feet rather than sit. Carol Keeler Sent from my iPad On

[cayugabirds-l] Eagle nest Decorah Iowa webcam

2012-02-07 Thread Donna Scott
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/one-more-eaglet/ Plug this link into Google to see a nice view of Decorah, Iowa Bald Eagle on its new nesting material. Captions with video are from last year, but I looked at this link a couple weeks ago and there were just bare sticks and no bird in

[cayugabirds-l] NYCC Snowy Owl

2012-02-07 Thread Dave K
Chiro College grounds crew reports that the Owl was on the bleachers yesterday. Last seen being harassed by three crows and flying over a hedge row. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Cornell compost

2012-02-07 Thread Jay McGowan
Hi all, This morning I saw two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS with the many Herring and Great Black-backed gulls at the Cornell compost facility. The 2nd cycle bird I saw at Stewart Park last week was present, along with a 3rd cycle bird, perhaps the bird others had been reporting last weekend. Photos

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe still around

2012-02-07 Thread Jay McGowan
I haven't seen any posts for a day or two, but Tom Johnson saw the WESTERN GREBE around 2:15 this afternoon (7 February 2012) from Stewart Park. He said it was near the red lighthouse jetty. -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List

Re: [cayugabirds-l] snowbirds

2012-02-07 Thread B Mcaneny
Nancy's observation is timely. The same happened here today, but our number was smaller, only 10 juncos. Still, that's double our usual number. Bill McAnenyT'Burg - Original Message - From: Nancy W Dickinson To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:10 PM

[cayugabirds-l] red tail next on Cornell campus

2012-02-07 Thread Marty Schlabach
It appears that a pair of redtail hawks are again building a nest on a light pole at the north end of the field hockey field on the Cornell campus. This would seem like an ideal location for a webcam, if someone were so inclined to pursue it. Marty -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Killdeer and Lesser Black-back at compost

2012-02-07 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
A quick lunchtime trip to the Cornell compost facility on Stevenson Rd turned up a KILLDEER (seen and heard) between the piles and a 3rd cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Several FISH CROWS around as well. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Events at the Cornell Lab

2012-02-07 Thread charles eldermire
Hello- If you want the inside skinny on upcoming events at the Cornell Lab, check out the midwinter edition of Sapsucker Woods Eventshttp://bit.ly/Midwinter2012_SapsuckerWoodsEvents (hosted as a google doc): Monday Night Seminars, public events birdwalks, book readings, art shows new

[cayugabirds-l] snowbirds

2012-02-07 Thread Nancy W Dickinson
This afternoon my yard holds by far the biggest flock of juncos I've seen this year-- at least 20-- and I wonder if winter weather might finally be on the way. Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME