[cayugabirds-l] Summerhill logs and birds

2014-08-09 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
Hi all, I thought it would be fun to chase Jay and Livia’s Olive-sided Flycatcher. on Neimi Rd., today. I struck out on that one so I decided to go to Summerhill to my other can’t miss spot”. Well of course I did miss seeing one there as well, but a nice consolation prize was a RED

[cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk and commotion

2014-08-09 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, Just a few minutes ago there was lot of commotion in my yard. Every bird in the area seem to be at my home. Several Robins, Black-capped Chickadees, Nuthatches, Blue Jays and House Wrens, were going nuts and everyone seemed to be looking in the spruces. After 10 minutes I decided to

[cayugabirds-l] Turkey Vultures

2014-08-09 Thread William Roberts
I had the good fortune of seeing the biggest kettle of TVs ever (for me) as they circled and swooped over the parking lot and the general vicinity of Wegmans in Auburn, New York. I counted over 100 and approximated that possibly 125 were participating. I looked for Black Vultures but did not