[cayugabirds-l] Jaeger

I just had a parasitic jaeger fly soith down the lake theb over me at Stewart park and south towards Ithaca. Blew my mind. Yours, Kevin Ripka www.tekbirdr.com leaflittercritters.blogspot.com Dallas, Pa Luzerne Co. Ithaca, NY Tompkins Co. On Sep 9, 2011, at 12:21 AM, Matthew Medler

[cayugabirds-l] Jaeger now

Jaeger is sitting in water right now off swan pen! Yours, Kevin Ripka www.tekbirdr.com leaflittercritters.blogspot.com Dallas, Pa Luzerne Co. Ithaca, NY Tompkins Co. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Jaeger

And this better look I think it's long tailed. My bad. Thought I saw neck band in morning mist look. Yours, Kevin Ripka www.tekbirdr.com leaflittercritters.blogspot.com Dallas, Pa Luzerne Co. Ithaca, NY Tompkins Co. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Long tailed Jaeger

So I guess I have to publicly eat crow for my morning misidentification. Who knew i was fallable!! Morning fog, short time on bird, and lack of jaeger experience. But Melissa Groo just got pics. Word! Swarm! Yours, Kevin Ripka www.tekbirdr.com leaflittercritters.blogspot.com Dallas, Pa Luzerne

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/18

Came late to Sapsucker so didn't get that Olive-sided. I can add BAY-BREASTED and, literally 2 minutes ago from this post, I had PHILADELPHIA VIREO, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and HOODED WARBLER right out in front of the lab between the conifers and boardwalk. On May 18, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Mark

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

I arrived at Sapsucker Woods in a pretty heavy fog at 7am. Hanging out in the conifers by the front entrance of the lab was a PHILADELPHIA VIREO (aka, the cute vireo) who was very obliging. Things were a little quiet but as I got near the end of the boardwalk on that side I picked up a

[cayugabirds-l] Caspian, Warblers- Stewart Park

I was at Stewart Park this morning and the wind was fairly bitter and relentless. Over the water I had a CASPIAN TERN, possibly 2. Around Swan Pen nothing was being particularly accommodating or vocal except for some YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (4/5?). I caught a YELLOW WARBLER flitting in away from

[cayugabirds-l] Meyers Point

At Myers Point this morning I had the merganser sweep with a single FOY male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. Also present were 3 KILLDEER and I spooked up the largest group of WOOD DUCK I've seen so far this year with about 25. And yesterday about 5:30pm I had another/ the same adult LESSER

[cayugabirds-l] East Shore/Stewart this morning

This morning from a pull-off between East Shore Park and Stewart Park an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was amidst all the gulls on the ice edge. Also an adult BALD EAGLE was standing on a spit across the way and a male and female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were a long scope throw away looking north.