[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo, Orchard Oriole on Freese Road (northeast Ithaca) (technically Dryden)

2013-06-01 Thread Tom Schulenberg
This morning Rufus and I had 1 Black-billed Cuckoo (possibly 2?) in the small stand of trees and shrubs on the east side of the road, just south of Dyce Lab (201 Freese Road). Mostly silent, but sang quietly a few times. 1 second summer male Orchard Oriole, singing regularly in the small open

[cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis - Knox-Marcellus Marsh

2013-06-01 Thread Brent Bomkamp
The Glossy Ibis is currently in the northwest corner of Knox-Marcellus Marsh at Montezuma NWR, as viewed from East Road. Brent Bomkamp Northport, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] waterthrush ID help

2013-06-01 Thread Ray Zimmerman
My son took these pictures of a waterthrush this morning by the SSW - Podell Boardwalk … https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g38islyumjrlkb8/8B-UtAXVTt Not being familiar with waterthrushes, I began looking at various books, web-sites, apps to try to figure out which one it was and was coming to the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] waterthrush ID help

2013-06-01 Thread Ray Zimmerman
Thanks for everyone who answered … Northern it is. Ray On Jun 1, 2013, at 5:22 PM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote: My son took these pictures of a waterthrush this morning by the SSW - Podell Boardwalk … https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g38islyumjrlkb8/8B-UtAXVTt Not being familiar

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Saturday

2013-06-01 Thread bob mcguire
Susan Danskin and I met Stu Krasnoff at the MNWR visitor's center this morning and then explored the refuge and DEC lands farther north. The only shorebirds we encountered (other than the local breeders - Spotted Sandpipers) were on the flats just south of the Thruway, at the bend in Rt 90

[cayugabirds-l] Some Notes around the Cayuga lake basin

2013-06-01 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, I was planning to go kayaking on Tioughnioga River, but unfortunately as I reached Etna, my car tire started loosing air and finally ended up paying $ 300 for a new tire and alignment. I was told it would take about an hour to do changes. So I walked to Larch Meadows while car was