[cayugabirds-l] migration on radar again

The weather radar is showing night migration again now (4-5 April). What's moving in, or through, or away? Anybody got your ears to the skies? What will be different out there today? Last time there seemed to be an influx of Eastern Phoebes, American Robins, Song Sparrows, some other sparrows (Fox,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] migration on radar again

We had our first of year TREE SWALLOW this morning. David McCartt Tubbs Hill Rd. Richford --- On Fri, 4/5/13, nutter.d...@me.com wrote: From: nutter.d...@me.com Subject: [cayugabirds-l] migration on radar again To: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Date: Friday, April 5, 2013, 4:25 AM The weather rad

[cayugabirds-l] Woodcocks????

Has anyone been hearing/seeing woodcocks in the past few days? Back at the beginning of March we had several here on Whitted Rd (Snyder Hill). And in years past we have had up to seven in our and neighboring fields. I went out last night around 8 pm to survey and could not find a one. It wa

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcocks????

I saw and heard 3 woodcocks last evening. But the first chorus of peepers was even more exciting! On Apr 5, 2013, at 9:11 AM, bob mcguire wrote: Has anyone been hearing/seeing woodcocks in the past few days? Back at the beginning of March we had several here on Whitted Rd (Snyder Hill). And i

[cayugabirds-l] Female RWBlackbird

Saw my FOY female red-winged blackbird this morning at Commonland. The 100+ ring-necked ducks that were still at the second dam yesterday morning were gone this morning. Saw my FOY sapsucker yesterday near the Giles St footbridge - a brilliant male, yellow belly and all. Suan PS It would be m

Arctic Sea Ice - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcocks????

Bob, I suspect the cool weather has a lot to do with it. I believe that we are having a significantly cooler-than-normal spring, due to the Jet Stream being slightly farther south or much broader than usual. This, as I understand it, is directly correlated to the reduction in sea ice in the arc

[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys at nest in Lansing

Yesterday evening, I spotted 2 Ospreys at the nest platform on Portland Point (Cargill plant). One was in the nest, and the other was eating a very orange fish (koi?) just below. Robyn Bailey Lansing -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Nort

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcocks????

Hi Bob I'm pretty sure I saw a Woodcock out the back of my house on Cosmos Hill west of Homer at about 6pm last night (Thursday 4th). I was walking in an area between a field and scrub, and it just shot up in from of me. Dimitri Ponirakis -Original Message- From: bounce-79031350-24773

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Woodcocks???? and Owls

Ann Mitchell and I went out looking for owls yesterday evening, stating early enough to heard Woodcocks as well. We found what I will confidently say were at least 5 individual Woodcock behind the airport near where Snyder and Mohawk meet. We were in the vicinity till well after 9 but could not

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker dinner - Monday, April 8

The Cayuga Bird Club will hold its monthly meeting next Monday, April 8, at 7:30 at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with cookies and conversation at 7:15. David Nicosia, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the NOAA/National Weather Service in Binghamton will present "Highways in the Sky - Wi

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker dinner - Monday, April 8

Thanks Colleen. I hope to see many of you at the dinner. We will be starting the meeting this coming Monday at 7:25 and zipping through. This month we are having an additional presentation from Andy Zepp giving us all the Finger Lakes Land Trust news and exciting updates. Andy will start his

[cayugabirds-l] Monday April 8 Cayuga Bird Club Clarification.

Responding to some confusion regarding presenters at the April 8 Cayuga Bird club meeting and realizing that people who may not regularly attend are not quite sure of the scheduling I offer the following. Our normally scheduled speakers start at 8 after a one half hour club meeting. Andy aske

[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls

From Wheeler Hill, Steuben County For the first time since January 18 we have not had to refill our two Niger seed tube feeders. Michael -- www.foothillspublishing.com/poetguy www.foothillspublishing.com/48states www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Czarnecki/1575191103 "Never Stop Asking for Poem

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma meeting place

Xing, CLO stands for Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, so it's the parking lot in front of the ornithology lab On Sapsucker Woods Road. is that enough information? Donna Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Apr 5, 2013, at 8:39 PM, Xing Cai wrote: > Hi there, > > I am Xing Cai and I will go

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center GREAT EGRET

I found one GREAT EGRET in the north marsh behind the Montezuma Audubon Center (2295 Route 89 Savannah) this afternoon at 2:30 pm while leading a Girl Scout program. Chris Lajewski Education Manager Montezuma Audubon Center 315.365.3588 clajew...@audubon.org -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://

[cayugabirds-l] Skydance @ Edwards Lake Cliffs

I had some spare time before pickup hockey at The Rink, so I decided to take an evening walk in the Edwards Lake Cliffs preserve, not really expecting to see anything special. To my surprise a loud peent emanated from the brush next to one of the small open areas, and continued while I tried to