A probable Arctic Tern was found this morning on Onondaga Lake.
-Jay
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From: Jim Tarolli jmtarol...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [OneidaBirds] possible arctic tern - Onondaga lake marina
To: Drew Weber drewwe...@gmail.com
Cc:
The highlight from a brief check of Stewart Park this morning was an
unexpected female RING-NECKED PHEASANT hiding in the weeds and foraging
along the shoreline just west of the dock in the middle of the park. Lots
of Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Blackpoll Warbler around the swan pen but
not much
I have an excited student that just watched a bird of prey with a transmitter
and jesses tear apart a bird at Kershaw Park. Wanted to report it in case
anyone has lost such a bird or
No word on the species.
JVN
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
There were two eBird reports of Nelson's Sparrow sighted this morning at Hog
Hole (SW Corner of Cayuga Lake), but I've not seen these posted to
Cayugabirds-L.
As a reminder, for a bird such as Nelson's Sparrow, although predicable in
location and timing of migration, I'm sure there are dozens
Chris's post brought a question to mind--I often see folks apologizing for
reporting birds out of the Cayuga basin---so I myself have hesitated to
report things seen outside the basin. But I just looked up the listserv
rules, which state that it is for reporting sightings in and around the
I say, if in doubt, report it. I would much rather delete a bird report I don't
care about than miss one I wanted to know about!
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On Oct 4, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Don
timbu...@gmail.commailto:timbu...@gmail.com wrote:
Chris's post brought a question to mind--I often see folks
To give a more specific criterion, if the observation - even of a common species - got your adrenalin or endorphins or dopamine or whatever going, it might be worth a note to Cayugabirds-L so others can get a vicarious dose. On the subject of report-worthy rare birds, I think the Connecticut
