[cayugabirds-l] EIRW walk from Honness lane to Game Farm Road

2014-12-01 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
?Hi all, Yesterday I walked EIRW and the highlights of my walk are below here. Sparrows included White-throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows and Tree Sparrows near the feeder at house on EIRW near the junction of Hawthorn/foot ball field south entrance, where they usually hang around with local

[cayugabirds-l] Southern Highlands

2014-12-01 Thread Susan Fast
I spent yesterday touring the so-called Southern Highlands, starting at the Tioughnioga WMA outside Woodstock (S. of Cazenovia) and moving south through a number of hilltop State Forest conifer plantations, ending in the Pharsalia area.  Looked for birds and cones in Norway and white spruce,

[cayugabirds-l] Letters opposed to a proposal for Union Sp Mill Pond

2014-12-01 Thread Donna Scott
Re response to this boy scout proposal for the Union Spring Mill pond: I have much experience with activism letter writing to small town/non-Ithaca town boards (Lansing is not at all like Ithaca, with regard to its governance and with the values of many of its citizens). I chaired the huge

[cayugabirds-l] Mill Pond ... Union Springs

2014-12-01 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Thanks to all who have written to me. I agree with Donna Scott about personal, paper letters. If necessary, I can print letters to present to the mayor. I would like to have copies of whatever is sent to the Mayor. Letters should be addressed to: Mayor Ed Trufant and Board of Trustees,

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-12-01 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* December 01, 2014*  NYSY  12. 01. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):November 24, 2014 - December 01, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[cayugabirds-l] Birding lake/Montezuma yesterday

2014-12-01 Thread Judith W. Jones
We also saw the pipits (2) along Wildlife Drive at Montezuma. Believe the large white birds were Tundra swans, not snow geese (saw them fly, no black wing tips etc. Many mixed duck groups , including the Mill Pond in Union Springs, preponderance of Wigeons, and the notable and easily seen raft

[cayugabirds-l] Lansing birds

2014-12-01 Thread Donna Scott
Saturday a pair of E. BLUEBIRDS on Lans. Stat. Rd. today ~30 SNOW GEESE flying northeast away from Cayuga Lake, today on Lans. Stat. Rd. Probable female A. KESTREL on wire by Scofield Rd. north side NY RT 34B. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: