[cayugabirds-l] Bird Watching and Wine Tastings - May 22

2014-05-19 Thread Chris Lajewski
May 22, Thursday, 6:30 PM-9:00 PM Under the Shadow of the Moon Winery Bird Walk Join the Montezuma Audubon Center Staff at White Springs Winery in Geneva for wine tastings and a bird watching walk. During this walk we will look for birds heading to their evening roosting sites and we’ll use

[cayugabirds-l] Trip To Watertown to find Ptarmigan

2014-05-19 Thread Carl Steckler
I am thinking of going up to Watertown to find the Willow Ptarmigan and wounder if anyone would like to go along? I can seat 3. Thinking Wed or Thurs unless sightings stop. If interested please e-mail me at c...@cornell.edu. Thanks cark Steckler --- This email is free from viruses and malware

[cayugabirds-l] Wilsons Phalarope MNWR Visitor Center

2014-05-19 Thread Dave K
Got word of two Wilsons Phalarope at the MNWR visitor center. I saw one at 3 pm. https://flic.kr/p/nEJXvb A Baltimore Oriole is building a nest 30 yards East (toward river) of the Red-Headed WP cavity. Hanging directly over the double yellow line of road.https://flic.kr/p/nGJpwF

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-05-19 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * May 19, 2014 *  NYSY  05. 19. 14   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 12, 2013 - May 19, 2014 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[cayugabirds-l] Nighthawks

2014-05-19 Thread Geo Kloppel
Out in the yard just now when I heard the peent and looked up to see a Common Nighthawk high overhead. It moved off to the north, and 3 minutes later another (or the same) went over, also peenting. Made my day! -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored/Chipping Sparrows

2014-05-19 Thread Matthew A. Young
Hi all, A couple days late to the discussion, but one of the two years Clay-colored Sparrow showed up at the xmas tree plantation on Lick Street Summerhill, I witnessed the bird copulating with a Chipping Sparrow. The other year it seemed to be an unmated bird. I think they were present there