OT: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Venus transit visible from Myers

I had to be at a meeting in City Hall from 5:30 until 8pm. When I got outside I was surprised to find few clouds, but the sun was so low only the tops of some of the buildings were lit. There wasn't time to get to the Fuertes Observatory on North Campus, which I heard was open for viewing and

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR, Jun 5, 2012

Had a great day from mud lock all the way to Marin's track. Took my 5 year old nephew for an 8 hour birding tour, he enjoyed about 6 houors of it LOL!!  Also was great to see some old friends Jackie, Larue, and Chuck. Here is the E bird list... side note: saw a pied pilled grebe catch a fish,

[cayugabirds-l] any one ID this egg?

Hi all, On my Mundy walk, I found two eggs of this type, about 2 1/2 inches long and 1.5 inches wide along the cliff path of Mundy. I also saw large Snapping turtle basking on a rock in the middle of the Fall Creek near Mundy. https://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal/June62012# Can anyone

RE: [cayugabirds-l] any one ID this egg?

://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7201 (20120606) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

[cayugabirds-l] migrating cuckoos

I was surprised to step out in my driveway (Ithaca NY) this evening and hear 4 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS in 15 minutes (3 in the first 5 minutes). Maybe caught the tail end of a migration burst, but at least some mysterious migrants are continuing to move at night. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation

Re:[cayugabirds-l] [nfc-l] migrating cuckoos

I've been recording and then hand browsing most nights this spring. Even on crummy nights with drizzle or light north winds, at least one Black-billed Cuckoo vocalized each night. Total Black-billed Cuckoo calls (some are duplicate birds heard calling twice as they pass over, once distant and