RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers at May's Point

2013-08-21 Thread Marie P. Read
RHWOs were definitely bringing out fecal material this morning...saw it twice. Given that the young inside are not so big as to prevent the adults from entering easily, I'd say it will be a week yet before fledging, maybe longer. Photos to come... Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452

Re:[cayugabirds-l] 17th Annual Muckrace reminder

2013-08-21 Thread Linda Orkin
Montezuma Muckrace reminder again!! Today is the entry deadline. The Cayuga Bird Club is currently sponsoring one team, The Plucky Mucksters but we would love to reach our quota of three teams sponsored. Bird club members, join up and make a team, count birds, raise funds and have fun. Best,

[cayugabirds-l] Prairie Warblers, Sapsucker Woods

2013-08-21 Thread Jay McGowan
At least two juvenile PRAIRIE WARBLERS, as well as two Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided, American Redstart, and Blue-headed Vireo are on the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Most unusual flyover ever at Van Dyne Spoor Road

2013-08-21 Thread Paul Anderson
I had to go to Syracuse this morning, so I drove over to Montezuma to see what was there. My first sighting was John Confer. At the visitor's center we saw a Bonaparte's Gull, both Yellowlegs, G-w Teal, Ring-billed Gulls, Caspian Terns, Killdeer, a Pectoral Sandpiper, and very scruffy