[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl

What a beautiful day to be out. Cold, but nice otherwise. Is it late to have pied-bill grebes? Daughter, Becky, & I saw one in close at Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls this afternoon. Saw about 20 each of hooded & common mergs there along with mallards & gulls & about 300 Canadas. Didn't take

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

thanks for the report, Marty — have you found any Short-eared Owls north or Trumansburg this year?? KEN Kenneth V. Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology Office: 607-254-2412 cell: 607-342-4594 k...@cornell.edu On Jan 6, 2017, at 8:43 PM,

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

We were there about 4:30pm today. We didn't spend much time looking, but didn't see a snowy at the airport, but did see one perched on top of the grain bins at the Lott farm along rt 414. We did see a male northern harrier near the airport. --Marty (& Mary Jean)

[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon info

I just heard secondhand that a falconer working at Seneca Meadows Landfill said the Gyrfalcon seen yesterday at the Finger Lakes Regional Airport is not theirs. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

We saw one snowy owl at the Lott farm around noon today. Nothing at the airport on Martin Rd and no Gyrfalcon. Alas. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] just heard a Cardinal singing

On 31 Dec, I had two or three notes of a white-throated sparrow, and on 3rd Jan, an aborted beginning of a mourning dove “song”. Days are getting longer and sun makes them SEEM longer still. > On Jan 6, 2017, at 10:22 AM, Laurie Roe wrote: > > Just heard a Cardinal

[cayugabirds-l] just heard a Cardinal singing

Just heard a Cardinal singing. Maybe the sun inspite of the cold got him going. Anyone else hearing this today? Laurie -- Einstein quote: ‘Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the ONLY means.’ Healing Hands of Ithaca MassageIthaca.com 108 W. Buffalo Street,

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl

Hi All, The bird that was attacked by the Gyrfalcon was one of the birds that has been banded. It has a really dark head, but upon viewing it on the computer, I could easily see a color difference in the dark head from the body. A check with a friend who is familiar with the banding process

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

So it is a gray phase, but is not the gray landfill agent, if I read this correctly. On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: > Gyrfalcons come in a variety of colors, from nearly pure, Snowy Owl white > with scattered dark feather edging, to nearly all sooty

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

Gyrfalcons come in a variety of colors, from nearly pure, Snowy Owl white with scattered dark feather edging, to nearly all sooty black, usually with some light streaking and spotting on the chest and belly. David's bird fits cleanly in the middle, with dusky gray back and face and mostly pale

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

Dorsal appearance plays in that call Asher, and I believe from Dave K's photo that this is a dark phase. All three appear light on the ventral side with the beautiful white gyr a real eye stopper. Many years ago (late 70s I think) we enjoyed all three at one time at a quarry in SE