[cayugabirds-l] correction

2016-12-13 Thread Eben McLane
Monthly LTD benefit from Wells’ insurer is $2,835.10 — I was reading the wrong line on the form they sent…. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] turkey vulture with white in wings

2016-12-13 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
The pied Turkey Vulture I saw today looks very much like one I photographed last year in November 2015. Here is today's checklist with photos: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33000639 And here is a checklist from 21 November 2015: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33003023 Kevin

[cayugabirds-l] Turkey Vulture with white in wings

2016-12-13 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
While taking a walk at lunch through Sapsucker woods I saw a Turkey Vulture circling over the pond. On close inspection, I saw it had big white patches in the tips of the wings. I put photographs in my checklist at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33000639. I haven't looked to compare it

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Screech-Owl in Caroline now

2016-12-13 Thread John Confer
I drive by the Slaterville Dandy store, and often get a coffee. I always look for the screech owl. I haven't seen it yet this season. However, as I left the store a few days ago there was a flock of calling and apparently agitated titmice flying around the hole and seeming to peer in it. I

[cayugabirds-l] Screech-Owl in Caroline now

2016-12-13 Thread Anne Marie Johnson
I finally saw the Eastern Screech-Owl for myself. I left it 5 minutes ago sitting in the tree cavity behind the Dandy Mart in Slaterville Springs. Anne Marie Johnson -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re:[cayugabirds-l] eNews: An App That Can ID Your Bird Photos

2016-12-13 Thread Carl Steckler
The new version of Merlin is fantastic. Not only will it identify photos of birds taken with your phone, you can take a photo from the LCD screen of your Digital camera. It should work with digiscoping as well. I gave it a workout on the recent CBC field trip to Niagara Falls and it was near

[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on Bradfield

2016-12-13 Thread Ray Zimmerman
There is a Peregrine Falcon on a ledge on the west side of Cornell's Bradfield Hall, enjoying its breakfast. Sent from my phone, please excuse brevity and typos. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES