[cayugabirds-l] Additions: RE: Knox-Marsellus Labor day evening: Fantastic pergerine show

I neglected to mention some of the other birds yesterday in post. There was a juvenile SANDHILL CRANE, which seemed to be alone in a grassy patch that ventured into the marshy area. Every step it took it tested for the firmness of the ground and hesitated for a second before continuing. After

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Highlights - BV, Olive-sided Fly, Red Knot, Whimbrel, Buff-breasted

Birding with Jim Tarolli, we first saw two Black Vulture at Stevenson Rd in Ithaca. Proceeding up to Mud Lock we were lucky enough to see Red-headed Woodpecker and Olive-sided Flycatcher. At Towpath Rd we found Red Knot, Whimbrel, Buff-breasted, and White Pelican. We couldn't find the Eurasian

[cayugabirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Dryden

Another AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER is hanging out with Killdeer in the same field as one was seen last week, on Rt. 13 NW of Ringwood Road. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine shows

On the Rochester Birding Association-hosted field trip onto the dikes at Knox-Marsellus a week and a half ago we first saw a Peregrine Falcon repeately diving at an immature Bald Eagle high in the sky. Later the tables were turned and a Bald Eagle attacked a Peregrine Falcon, so I don't know what

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrine shows

Small birds like to harass larger birds, and sometimes the larger birds fight back. I photographed a Peregrine/Bald Eagle interaction on 1 January 2013, during the Ithaca Christmas count: https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Winter20122013#5830086336675688290. Kevin From:

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 9/3

Tilden and I found some scattered migrants around Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning. * BAY-BREASTED and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER together with chickadees along the Hoyt-Pileated Trail (regrettably, former bird seen by me only) * BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at the first split along the Wilson Trail

[cayugabirds-l] black vulture

I was out in our front yard shortly after 7 PM looking for nighthawks when I noticed a large, dark bird far to the SE. It was coming slowly toward me and against the air flow (clouds moving from the NW). It got fairly close, then suddenly turned about and headed back the way it had come. I

[cayugabirds-l] Earthflight (PBS)

Just noticed a series coming up called Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation that purports to be a bird's-eye tour of 6 continents, observing animal migrations, etc. This Sat on PBS at 8pm (and probably other times): North America, snow geese, pelicans, bald eagles... Appears to be the