[cayugabirds-l] Garganey present - Thursday, June 16

Hi everyone, Just a quick note since I haven't seen any recent reports about the Garganey at Montezuma. I spent a few hours at Knox-Marcellus Marsh in the early-mid afternoon on Thursday and was able to see the Garganey for a few minutes before it disappeared among the cattails. I missed the bird

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting update

I heard a merlin twittering on Christopher Circle/Christopher Lane yesterday evening, although hadn’t seen activity on it. I have not scoped it recently. > On Jun 16, 2016, at 6:26 PM, John Confer wrote: > > Not good news, overall, for Merlin nests. > > The Titus Ave.

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting update

Not good news, overall, for Merlin nests. The Titus Ave. nest, and the Dryden nest, and the City Cemetery nest have all failed. I saw red-tails in the vicinity of two of the nests. The sticks in two of the nests were dis-assembled, allowing light to penetrate where it had been opaque,

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Co. Franklin's Gull belated report

Hi all, I wanted to let anyone interested know that the LAUGHING GULL that Alex Lees, Nargila Moura, Ken Rosenberg, and I reported on May 29 turns out to have been a FRANKLIN'S GULL! We were scanning from the Frontenac Harbor Marina when Alex spotted the bird flying out over the lake. It