[cayugabirds-l] Wegman's birds

2013-11-16 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Looked for the Audubon's a little before noon but we were unsuccessful. Did see the Yellow Warbler in the weeds at the far very south end of the parking lot, near where they keep the snow plow. Sue -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park and NE Ithaca, Sat 11/16

2013-11-16 Thread Mark Chao
The immature/female BLACK SCOTER was still present off the east end of Stewart Park in Ithaca on Saturday morning. Seeing it among all the RUDDY DUCKS and BUFFLEHEADS requires patience, discernment, and some luck, especially because the scoter spends a lot of time under the surface. For me,

[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rough-legged Hawk

2013-11-16 Thread Marie P. Read
Around 11:30 this morning, I found a Rough-legged Hawk hovering over the fields just east of the Mt Pleasant Observatory. I watched it for about 15 minutes, hoping it would come back into photo range, but it slowly made its way south, circling and hovering as it went, until it was out of sight.

[cayugabirds-l] Sandhills Cranes

2013-11-16 Thread Laura Stenzler
37 Sandhills Cranes viewed from East Rd. , Montezuna NWR. 3:50 pm Saturday. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Saturday Around the Lake

2013-11-16 Thread bob mcguire
John Confer and I drove the lake circuit today, looking for anything of interest. And we did find a few things. Center Road - 50 Snow Buntings, 6 Horned Larks Lake Ridge Road - 2 rather late EASTERN MEADOWLARKS Aurora Bay - at least 140 Common Loons, 10 Horned Grebes Frontenac Park (Union

[cayugabirds-l] Up the East Side of Cayuga Lake

2013-11-16 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi all, Today, Ton and I went up the east side of Cayuga Lake to Montezuma, starting at Stewart Park at 11 am and ending at the Potato building on route 31 at 4:30. (By the way, as I was typing this just now, I saw the posting by Bob McGuire of his and John Confer’s trip up the lake today. We

[cayugabirds-l] warblers; crows; raptor; musings

2013-11-16 Thread Dave Nutter
At noon today I saw the YELLOW WARBLER by the southwest corner of the Wegmans parking lot. It flew up from tall thick weeds into some saplings along with a small flock of HOUSE SPARROWS, one of which chased it a bit. On the west side of the Wegmans building in saplings along the bank of the relief