[cayugabirds-l] Mall Merlin

2012-10-21 Thread Suan Yong
At 4:45 as I drove south along Tripphammer past the mall I noticed a medium sized raptor perched on snags across from the car wash. I pulled into the car wash and with my binoculars ID'ed it as a merlin (bluish-gray back, weak mustache). When I switched from binoculars to camera it flew away. S

[cayugabirds-l] Marty's rufous hummer

2012-10-21 Thread Bill Mcaneny
Shirley and I stopped by Marty Schlabach's place in Interlaken about noon today in hopes of seeing the rufous hummer that has been there for a week. We were not disappointed. The hummer made three appearances between 12:40 and 1:20. The rufous sides were clearly visible as the bird hovered around

[cayugabirds-l] Greater White-fronted Geese

2012-10-21 Thread Joseph Brin
Drew Weber and I found 9 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in Knox-Marsellus Marsh this morning. Also 16 SANDHILL CRANES, a number of CACKLING GEESE and numerous PIPPITS. All the DUNLIN, about 30, had moved to Puddlers as had 9 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. FYI Bill Purcell repor

[cayugabirds-l] Mudlock Bald Eagles

2012-10-21 Thread smb4inc
Yesterday afternoon we birded the upper end of the lake and around Montezuma. On our way home we checked the Mudlock Bald Eagles and saw an adult and a juvenile sitting in a tree at the point. After a bit the adult took off and gathered nesting materials which it carried to a tree just north o

[cayugabirds-l] Golden Eagle- East Bay, Oct 20

2012-10-21 Thread Michael and Joann Tetlow
We stopped to visit friends at their cottage and had this great show. Mike East Bay, Wayne, US-NY Oct 20, 2012 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Protocol: Stationary 6 species Pied-billed Grebe 7 Great Blue Heron 2 Golden Eagle 1 Immature circled low over the wooded edge where imm Balds had been huntin

[cayugabirds-l] Southern Highlands-Evening Grosbeaks

2012-10-21 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Yesterday I went birding with Nat Taylor and Conor Jameson (author from UK who wrote book Silent Spring revisited and is now working on a book on Goshawks). At Heiberg ESF Environmental Forest in Tully: FOX SPARROW, 2 RB Kinglets, lost of GC Kinglets, 3 BALD EAGLES ( 1 adult and 2 i

[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks

2012-10-21 Thread David
Hi all, What a treat. We have 9 Evening Grosbeaks at the feeders. One male and 8 females. Good birding, David McCartt Tubbs Hill Rd. Richford -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.Northeast