Hi all,
With the calm winds, it was considerably slower on the loon front. Total count
this morning was 319 south (10 north) with a dozen or so sitting on the water.
The second wave was virtually nonexistent, with no loons from Lake Ontario.
The highlight this morning was four Red Crossbills
Cayugarba red phalarope working west shore of inlet south toward marina mouth
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Cayugarba red phalarope on nw lakeshore treman/hog hole
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Still present when I left at 4:10pm as the sun went behind West Hill and the temperature dropped. The bird slowly worked its way back and forth several times along the length of the muddy lakeshore west of the northwest corner of the mowed loop path. It spun in the water for a couple minutes at
Greetings Cayugabirders,
This is a sentimental post for a large farm Mallard that was furtively released
on the main pond at Sapsucker Woods back in the 1990s, when I was formally
associate with the Lab of O when it was lodged in the old building with a
staff of 50 or so. There were a few
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 12:01 PM
Click on the bottom attachment.
This is from the Piedmont, NC bird club in Greensboro, NC with a presentation
about the Bermuda Petrel known as the Cahaw. Surely some of the Lab folks will
know about the research know the speaker, Mark Reaves.
If
PS: Here are four of the pictures - all in one file - around 9MB, FYI - may
take a little while to load.
Margaret took these of me feeding them. I miss the OLD Lab. We used to have
SO much fun there!
http://www.macosphere.com/~MingleTP/Temporary/MongoAndSpike1997.jpg
--Terry
I remember Mongo very well. He has been gone a long time, but I always think
of him when I see a big domestic Mallard somewhere. A sudden demise could
easily be attributed to a Red-tailed Hawk, a coyote, a fox, one of the many
minks, or, perhaps, an angry beaver.
Kevin
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