Re: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer Courtship at Myers

One recent good description of poses, etc. is the Stokes Nature Guides, Guide to Bird Behavior, vol. 2.The original Saunders source is Saunders, Aretas Andrews, The Summer Birds of Central New York Marshes  Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin. vol. 3 , pp. 335-475.  1926Also A. C. Bent's Life

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

I was awake around 330 am. I heard a large flock of snow geese fly over my house at 3.39 am. It passed over my house over a minute.. What a fun way to count birds while you are under a warm blanket. Meena Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mute swan smith park Seneca lake

A pair of mutes are regulars on the Watkins waterfront and overwinter on the west shore. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492' Website:

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer Courtship at Myers

Hi Lauren, As Marie noted sometimes this behavior is by small groups. I watched a group of four Killdeer doing this display on a visit to Myer’s several years ago. It was the most unusual thing to see these birds do what amounted to a Killdeer version of a square dance calling

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese where abouts

Hi all, Some of my friends want to see snow geese flocks in numbers this week-end. So if someone is seeing birds could you post locations to the list or call me at 6072298710. Thanks in advance. Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Email:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese where abouts

Posted to the list would be much appreciated! On 3/27/15, 9:56 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, Some of my friends want to see snow geese flocks in numbers this week-end. So if someone is seeing birds could you post locations to the list or call

[cayugabirds-l] Some of you may be interested in theseCornell plantations workshops

To enhance habitat for native birds and other species, some of the workshops might be of interest to you. http://www.ssreg.com/cornellplantations/classes/results.asp?cID=83531 Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Email:

[cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe

A snipe is just east of a white farmhouse in a wet area on Stevenson Road. A Killdeer is also present. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Field Sparrow

An early Field Sparrow was at our feeder in the Village of Lansing just now. Although it's not typically a species I think of as a feeder visitor, we had one here (on the same feeder even) in April of 2013. -Scott H -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Field Sparrow

There is often a Field Sparrow or two at the Lab of O feeders during migration also.not saying now though. Linda Orkin On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote: An early Field Sparrow was at our feeder in the Village of Lansing just now. Although it's not

Re: [cayugabirds-l] 2 snowy owls

I'm just realizing that I don't think I have ever seen a Snowy Owl in flight. Cool Colleen. Linda On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:07 PM, cl...@juno.com cl...@juno.com wrote: Sorry for the late post - life is a whirlwind these days. Sitting in a friend's house at the corner of County Rte. 139/130

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe; gulls

In addition to the two continuing Wilson's Snipe, the compost piles on Stevenson Road were very good for gulls this morning. Two ADULT GLAUCOUS GULLS, one 1ST CYCLE and one ADULT ICELAND GULL, and two ADULT LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were among the birds sitting in the fields around the piles, all

[cayugabirds-l] eastern phoebe

Spotted an Eastern Phoebe on Dodge Road in trees just south of the stream crossing about noon today (playing hooky from work). Ken Kenneth J. Kemphues Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 435 Biotechnology Building Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 voice: 607-254-4805

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese where abouts

Last Wednesday there were several hundred Snow Geese in the cut-over corn field along Rt 31. North side of the road. West of the Potato Building. The field was still snow-covered and frozen, but I would expect there to be many more geese there by this weekend. Bob McGuire On Mar 27, 2015, at

[cayugabirds-l] Meadowlarks

I had two Eastern Meadowlarks singing along Burdick Hill Road around 9 am this morning. One perched high in tree. The other I could not see. South side of the road, about one third of the way down the road from Triphammer Rd. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park today

About 1pm, north of the footbridge between the park and the golf course, we saw about 8 Bufflehead, along with one pair of Hooded Mergansers, and one pair of Redheads. Teresa Bulatek -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] redpoll, at last!

One, lone REDPOLL showed up today at our niger seed feeder. Finally! --Marty === Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 Interlaken, NY 14847 cell315-521-4315

[cayugabirds-l] Chipping/Fox Sparrow

Larry called me to our bay window to quickly look at a CHIPPING SPARROW. As I was grabbing my bins to look--but in the opposite direction--I spotted a FOX SPARROW!! In the meantime the rest of the birds were flushed, and I have been waiting for the chipper to come back, so I could see it for

[cayugabirds-l] Snowgeese

Just had a large flock of Snowgeese fly over-going south. I don't regularly get Snowgeese here between Skaneateles and Auburn. Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Chipping sparrows: Union Springs

On Wed. 25 Mar. 2015 Becky Sewell, my daughter, saw 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS under her feeders. She is 3.5 mi. east of Union Springs, inside the Basin has far more varieties of feeder birds than I do. I've had a SONG SPARROW under my feeders since 26 Mar.. I saw one on 18 Jan. but didn't try to

[cayugabirds-l] swans

I'm not aware of any migrating swan reports, so will add that a fine-looking Vee of 38 TUNDRA SWANS flew over my house about 1100 this morning.  I don't usually see groups this large. Steve FastBrooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey

I headed up the lake this afternoon to see the thousands of Snow Geese Bob mentioned. It was quite a sight! I did see one Osprey near May's Point hovering over a stream where there were a number of Great Blue Herons. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow

Beautiful FOX SPARROW (FOY) eating bird seed on ground under Spruce tree in my front yard near dusk this evening, along with 7 female N. CARDINALS at least 4 male Cardinals, a SONG SPARROW, a few D.E. JUNCOS, 6 male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Several SNOW GEESE flocks seen earlier on walk down