[cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron - Upper Buttermilk

2016-12-14 Thread W. Larry Hymes
On a walk around Upper Buttermilk yesterday afternoon I was surprised to see a GREAT BLUE HERON lift off and fly upstream from the marshy area at Lake Treman. Don't see how it could find sufficient food there to survive, much less just keep warm. Selfishly it would be nice to have it stick

[cayugabirds-l] crows

2016-12-14 Thread Judith Jones
Flew into the area bounded by Plain, Center an North Titus abt 4:45, rested and moved on - many still there. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] A Crow flight

2016-12-14 Thread Ann Mitchell
I saw hundreds of crows flying down Rte 13 heading towards Cornell around 4:30. Ann Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Donna Lee Scott wrote: > > For almost 25 minutes that I have been here, a steady flow of AMERICAN CROWS > are flying over South Lansing from

[cayugabirds-l] A Crow flight

2016-12-14 Thread Donna Lee Scott
For almost 25 minutes that I have been here, a steady flow of AMERICAN CROWS are flying over South Lansing from NE to somewhat SW over East Shore Drive. They are coming from North Lansing at least. I am now on Conlon rd north of rt. 34B/ Ridge Rd. and see some crows stopping briefly in a line of

[cayugabirds-l] HHOWLS banding summary

2016-12-14 Thread John Confer
Hammond Hill Owls (HHOWLS) 2016 tally (south end of Hammond Hill 2.2 miles east of Slaterville Springs): This year HHOWLS captured 121 individual Northern Saw-whet Owls, exceeding the previous high by 19 birds. We tried to capture owls on only 15 nights, fewer than in other years. On several

[cayugabirds-l] Birds on Lansing Station Rd

2016-12-14 Thread Donna Lee Scott
2 PINE SISKINS along with many AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, HOUSE FINCHES, D.E. JUNCOS, B.C. CHICKADEES. 4 TUFTED TITMOUSE, 2 AMER. TREE SPARROWS, a few WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCHES, DOWNY WOODPECKERS, HOUSE SPARROWS, & BLUE JAYS. 1 each HAIRY & RED BELLIED WOODPECKERS. The usual family of 6 AMER. CROWS.

[cayugabirds-l] CBC owlers with good ears

2016-12-14 Thread John Confer
HI Folks, I have this fascination with owls and I believe I have gone out on some 60 Christmas Counts in pre-dawn hours looking/listening for them. I find that my hearing isn't as good as it once was and I can't hear owls that are calling from as great a distance as I once could. I would

[cayugabirds-l] Rare glimpse of feathered dinosaur tail

2016-12-14 Thread Peter
Talk about ancestry. http://earthsky.org/earth/rare-glimpse-of-feathered-dinosaur-tail -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count in Danby

2016-12-14 Thread Asher Hockett
Listers: Several of the folks who counted birds for Danby last year and the year before will not be able to participate this year, so this is an appeal for folks to join us in Danby on Jan 1st. This coming Saturday we will he hosting a count warm-up session for those interested. Attendance