Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Booby Photos (SFW)

2016-09-18 Thread Kimberly Sucy
Buoy 49 where it was spotted soon afterwards by Mike Tetlow from the west side. Fantastic views of the bird in flight! -kimberly sucy -Rochester, NY > On Sep 18, 2016, at 7:53 PM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Around 11 this morning I arrived at Harris Park in Cayuga to find Chris T-H >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] SPEAKING OF NATURE: Fishers are back | Lifestyle | fltimes.com

2016-09-04 Thread Kimberly Sucy
marginally familiar with these creatures and identified it one week later at the refuge when consulting their field guides. I saw a large, brown weasel-type creature, about the size of a dachshund, with a bushy darker tail. I had no idea they were so uncommon! -kimberly sucy -Rochester, NY >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma is great today!!! - out of car thread...

2015-10-18 Thread Kimberly Sucy
The whole "out of the car" issue is why I wish there were photo/viewng blinds in the area across the road, where people could pull off the main drive into the old trail parking lot and share scopes, provide assistance, and take photos without obstructing the view of passing cars or disturbing wi

[cayugabirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Trumpeter Swans - Eaton Marsh, Montezuma NWR at sunset

2015-09-07 Thread Kimberly Sucy
A trip along the wildlife drive at Montezuma just after 7 PM tMonday yielded some nice views at Eaton Marsh of a pair of Trumpeter Swans preening in the gorgeous evening light, while a rather mottled-looking American Golden-Plover picked along a ridge of mud behind them. Greater and Lesser Yell

[cayugabirds-l] Evening at Knox-Marcellus, Montezuma NWR

2015-08-22 Thread Kimberly Sucy
After a great RBA field trip, which is not my story to tell (but worth waiting for!), I headed to a few spots and ended up at the Knox-Marcellus overlook well after 7 PM for my traditional evening "last-call" birding. Before too long, I'd picked out a Phalarope that looked much different (SPOI

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Impacts of approved casino at Tyre:OT?

2014-12-21 Thread Kimberly Sucy
The CasiNO Tyre web site ( http://www.casinofreetyre.com ) points out the risk of runoff from the parking areas into White Brook as a cause for concern. It's a good site (discounting the obvious bias towards one side of the issue which one would expect from the site name!). -kimberly On Dec

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Support NW Refuges

2014-08-05 Thread Kimberly Sucy
I bought my Duck Stamp from the ABA to ensure that my contribution was marked as non-hunter revenue - not that I deny the many contributions of hunters to the preservation of our natural lands! That just doesn't represent me best. -kimberly sucy -ks...@eznet.net > On Aug 5, 2014, at

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MNWR

2014-08-03 Thread Kimberly Sucy
I'm gonna come out in favor of keeping the drive pedestrian-free. I know other places that do have pedestrians (Forsythe's lovely auto loop comes to mind) are quite successful and enjoyed by many, but in Montezuma's case, what would be the gain? The pedestrians I've seen on our drive push thro

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma this afternoon

2014-05-10 Thread Kimberly Sucy
, a Solitary Sandpiper on the main pool, and the Willow Flycatcher at Tschache. Add that to a spectacular morning at the Pathways trail in Phelps, plus a hearty brunch at the Blue Ribbon diner, and this was a nearly perfect day. :) -kimberly sucy -ks...@eznet.net -- Cayugabirds-L List In

[cayugabirds-l] Questions re: Black-crowned Night Heron behavior, banded Peregrine

2013-08-24 Thread Kimberly Sucy
Hello! After the Montezuma/RBA field trip today, several of us headed over to Van Dyne Spoor for some later-evening birding. A young Peregrine Falcon was once again perched on the power poles, just like last week, but this time we briefly saw its leg band colors: the right leg had a blue band

[cayugabirds-l] Huckleberry/Montezuma in the rain and drizzle

2012-04-01 Thread Kimberly Sucy
I had some free time after an RBA field trip today and headed to Montezuma to bird a bit in the gray and soggy afternoon. I actually had quite a bit of fun, from watching the Armitage Road eagles while Pileated Woodpeckers called in the woods (one eventually was seen flying across the road towa

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Avocet Continues

2011-09-25 Thread Kimberly Sucy
I saw the American Avocet from East Road, distant but decisive scope views, at 6:30 PM Sunday. Same area of Puddler's Marsh as he was in yesterday. A Sandhill Crane pair were feeding on the berm not far away, and a Caspian Tern was on the nearer marsh.The Black-crowned Night Herons at the f