Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eaton Marsh

2014-11-13 Thread Carol Keeler
I agree with Judy. It's nice to know of the contributions of Professor Eaton and it gives meaning to the name change. Sent from my iPad On Nov 13, 2014, at 7:04 AM, Judith Thurber jathur...@yahoo.com wrote: Thank you so much for writing this for those of us who did not know of this

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin

2014-11-13 Thread Marc Devokaitis
Hello all, Please join us at *7:30 on November 17th* for the next Monday Night Seminar--featuring Cayuga Bird Club member and wildlife photographer extraordinaire Marie Read. As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. This coming Monday, we will be

[cayugabirds-l] Avocet MNWR

2014-11-13 Thread Carl Steckler
Avocet still at Eaton Marsh despite snow -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Golden-crowned Kinglet

2014-11-13 Thread Paul Schmitt
I was out trying to photograph wild turkeys in a friends woods just south of Corning. Among the small birds was a golden-crowned kinglet. It was so close, 3 feet, that I could not focus on it. I watched it probe the small branches on the hemlock I was next to. I heard a few seep voices above,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Golden-crowned Kinglet

2014-11-13 Thread Asher Hockett
I often get them on the Xmas bird count. On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Paul Schmitt pschmi...@gmail.com wrote: I was out trying to photograph wild turkeys in a friends woods just south of Corning. Among the small birds was a golden-crowned kinglet. It was so close, 3 feet, that I could

[cayugabirds-l] C Loons on lake

2014-11-13 Thread Donna Scott
Approximately 150 COMMON LOONS up down, offshore, in Cayuga Lake off Lansing Station Rd in Lansing, many nearer west shore. Accompanied by several gulls trying to steal food. Also 10 BLACK DUCKS, 5 MALLARDS 1 HORNED GREBE that was close to my beach for a good look. At least 1 FOX SPARROW

Re: [cayugabirds-l] C Loons on lake

2014-11-13 Thread Anne Clark
Loons, ducks, grebe, etc. all wonderful! But about that crow: I suspect from your description that it has crow droppings smeared down its primaries, acquired as it perched directly below another crow in a communal roost. I get reports during the winter of tagged crows, always seen with