There was also a single Lapland Longspur at Mt Pleasant yesterday, mixed in
with about 200 Snow Buntings and about 50 Horned Larks. And an immature Bald
Eagle floated by. And kinda weird to hear Cardinals and Juncos in full song
while staring at a flock of Snow Buntings.
Justin
On Feb 24,
This press release will be of some interest to Cayuga Birders.
David Ruppert
Native Plants for Native Birds - Free talks and a CU student exhibition of
landscape designs for bird habitat
Friday, March 7, 5:00 - 8:30 pm
Tompkins County Public Library - Borg Warner Room
Learn how to transform
FYI everyone. And don't forget Central New York Habitat Gardening Club a
chapter of Wild Ones! Native has such positive impact on yard
wildlife...especially the little little things!
Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: David Ruppert d...@cornell.edu
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* February 24, 2014
* NYSY 02. 24. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
February 17, 2013 - February 24, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands
Ten great birders joined me for a trip up the lake. Our first stop was at
East Shore Park. The winds were rather calm. We had great looks at all the
Aythyas, except for the Tufted Duck. Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Coots,
plus 30+ White-winged Scoters were seen. Common and Hooded Mergansers were
