[cayugabirds-l] Information on the Myers Point Red Knot in July

2013-08-19 Thread Jay McGowan
Hi all, I know a lot of us were curious where the Red Knot that Kevin and Lee Ann found at Myers Point on 28 July 2013 was banded. I entered it into the shorebird banding database and was able to view where this bird was seen before. It was apparently banded on 2 Sep 2009 at Monomoy National

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Information on the Myers Point Red Knot in July

2013-08-19 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Fantastic. Thanks Jay! According to that history our bird should have turned due east to show up again at Monomoy as planned. Ken Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edumailto:jw...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, I know a lot of us were curious where the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Information on the Myers Point Red Knot in July

2013-08-19 Thread Benjamin Van Doren
Will be interesting to see if it is resighted there again this fall, to support such a navigational strategy! Benjamin On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.eduwrote: Fantastic. Thanks Jay! According to that history our bird should have turned due east to show

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Information on the Myers Point Red Knot in July

2013-08-19 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Wow awfully interesting story! Thanks for the details! I am going to be in Monmoy on 24 August! I will look out for this bird specially. Meena From: bounce-107842715-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-107842715-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth V. Rosenberg Sent: Monday,

[cayugabirds-l] Link to Mushrooms of Park preseve and surroundings

2013-08-19 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, Here is a link to mushrooms I photographed yesterday at Park Preserve and it adjacent locations. Light was too low so had to use the flash and my camera is doing something strange or I don't know how to use the camera with TTL flash.

[cayugabirds-l] Bats

2013-08-19 Thread Susan Fast
I started my occasional nighthawk survey from my house this evening. None of those yet, but a scan with the scope revealed 11 BATS! This is far more than I usually see here, and is an encouraging sign. Steve Fast Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] OT: fab mushroom photos

2013-08-19 Thread Karen Edelstein
Hi Meena, Great finds! Two of your mushrooms (pages 2 and 13) are actually not fungi, but are saprophytic, nonphotosynthetic flowering plants. Probably Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME