Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

2016-04-14 Thread Dave Nutter
Yesterday there were also some Greater Yellowlegs near the NW corner of Knox-Marsellus visible in a quick scan from East Rd. --Dave Nutter On Apr 14, 2016, at 08:46 PM, bob mcguire wrote: For leaders and participants on this weekend’s Montezuma SFO trip - I

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

2016-04-14 Thread bob mcguire
For leaders and participants on this weekend’s Montezuma SFO trip - I scouted several of the traditional hot spots in the Montezuma Complex this afternoon. Shorebird habitat is limited, with Yellowlegs only in Eaton Marsh and Carncross Rd. Eaton had a couple of Dunlin, and the beginning of West

[cayugabirds-l] Birds and bat

2016-04-14 Thread Geo Kloppel
The only new bird around my place today was a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Hermit Thrushes and Fox Sparrows were very evident. Around 8 pm I found a Robin singing an unusual dusk song, full of flutey trills reminiscent of genus Catharus. This evening I have a bat flying around the yard. Big brown

[cayugabirds-l] Great Egret, Jetty Woods

2016-04-14 Thread Jay McGowan
The GREAT EGRET found earlier this evening along Jetty Woods near Stewart Park is now, as of ten minutes ago, perched high near cormorants in the trees along the west side of Jetty Woods across the inlet from Cass Park. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca: Northern Rough-winged Swallows

2016-04-14 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
I know that Jay McGowan posted a sighting of Northern Rough-winged Swallow from Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on 26 March, but I thought I would mention that there were two Northern Rough-winged Swallows actively calling and flying around above the parking lot behind Gateway Center at the

[cayugabirds-l] Field Sparrow

2016-04-14 Thread W. Larry Hymes
Of late our Junco numbers have begun dwindling. Sorry to see them go, but at this time of year the call of nature compels them to start dispersing/migrating to their "nesting grounds". The bright side of this is that often they are replaced, at least temporarily, with new birds. This was