Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma area Cattle Egret

2012-10-29 Thread nutter.dave
I would guess that means NYS-89 by the giant goose (Goose Haven) between 520 and I-90. I found a Cattle Egret among the cattle there late in a previous year.--Dave NutterOn Oct 28, 2012, at 10:26 PM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote:No more information so far, hopefully we can get more

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca BRANT arrival 5:15pm Sunday

2012-10-29 Thread nutter.dave
As I was finishing a walk to Treman Marine Park Sunday afternoon I saw a flock of ~75 BRANT flying south fairly low over the Inlet. They quickly changed their collective mind and circled the Stewart/Treman area for a couple minutes. I last saw them on a glide path for the southwest part of the

[cayugabirds-l] White-winged Crossbills, Cornell

2012-10-29 Thread Jay McGowan
Group of about 15 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in hemlocks at Azalea Garden, Cornell Campus. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] White-winged Crossbills on campus

2012-10-29 Thread Scott Haber
At least one male and one female-type White-winged Crossbill were still feeding in the hemlocks between the A.D. White House and the Big Red Barn on the Cornell campus as of 1:30PM. Best, Scott --- *Scott Haber* Digital Content Manager Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY *sa...@cornell.edu

Re:[cayugabirds-l] A gentle reminder from a digest reader

2012-10-29 Thread Nari Mistry
I heartily endorse John Gregoire's repeat plea on behalf of all Cayugabirds-L Daily Digest readers: please, please try to delete the endless thread added to each successive reply to a Cayugabirds message -- Unless you feel it is extremely relevant to add the whole thread. (Perhaps those who

[cayugabirds-l] Flock of Evening Grosbeaks, Brooktondale

2012-10-29 Thread Melissa Groo
Today while slavishly attending to my feeder, hoping to fortify my yard birds (Purple Finches, Goldfinches, Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, Red-Breasted and White-Breasted Nuthatches, and 1 White-Crowned Sparrow) for the impending storm, I realized mid-afternoon that I had a flock of EVENING

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-10-29 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * October 29, 2012 *  NYSY  10. 29.12   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 22, 2012 - October 29, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[cayugabirds-l] cormorants on Dryden Lake

2012-10-29 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I figured I'd check Dryden Lake this evening, just in case some scoters or something might appear. No such luck. There were a couple of Ruddy Ducks, some Common Mergansers, a few dozen Canada Geese, 5 Mallards, and 75 Double-crested Cormorants. Most were out in the middle of the lake,