[cayugabirds-l] Tundra Swans, Stewart Park
Seven TUNDRA SWANS, two adults and five immatures, just flew in from the north and landed on the water just off the swan pen. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: TONIGHT--Climate Change, Food Caching, and Winter Breeding: The Story of a Declining Gray Jay Population
Hello All, A late notice for this week’s Monday Night Seminar at 7:30 p.m.TONIGHT at the Lab of Ornithology http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1573. As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. *Climate Change, Food Caching, and Winter Breeding: The Story of a Declining Gray Jay Population* *Speaker: Ryan Norris, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph.* * Host: Irby Lovette* A bird of the Canadian boreal forests, Gray Jays breed in late winter andrely on cached food to survive. But at the southern edge of the bird’s range in Algonquin Park, Ontario, the jays have been declining for the past 20 years. One hypothesis is that increasingly warmer fall temperatures are spoiling cached food. Using data from a banded population that spans more than 50 years as well as a series of novel experiments, Norris presents results that test both the assumptions and predictions of the “hoard-rot hypothesis.” *More Upcoming Seminars:* *December 9 Cayuga Bird Club Meeting and Seminar* *The Way West: Birding with a Microphone* *Speaker: Bob McGuire, sound recordist, former CBC president, and editor of Birding the Cayuga Lake Basin. Host: Laura Stenzler* McGuire says recording bird song is his excuse for getting outdoors and for traveling. He’ll describe a trip to record birds in Texas, Arizona, California, and Oregon. The talk will include photos of the birds, their habitats, and a selection of recordings. Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker, starting at 7:15 with cookies and conversation. Bird club business begins at 7:30 followed by the speaker presentation. All are invited and welcome. *Seminars are held at 7:30* *p.m. in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Visitor Center auditorium except on night indicated as Cayuga Bird Club meetings, with club business at 7:30 p.m., followed by the seminar. Doors open at 7:00 and close when the auditorium is filled. Seminars are free and open to the public. * Marc Devokaitis Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * December 02, 2013 * NYSY 12. 02. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 25, 2013 - December 02, 2013 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison Cortland compiled:December 02 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #371 Monday December 02, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 25, 2013 Highlights: --- WOOD DUCK KING EIDER GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE HERMIT THRUSH LAPLAND LONGSPUR Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 12/1: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and 7 SANDHILL CRANES were reported from East Road. Onondaga County 11/25: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the intersection of Fenner and Bellows Road near Beaver Lake. 11/26: After a single bird was reported last week SNOWY OWLS have taken over Hancock Airport in Syracuse. Up to 4 individuals have been spotted and Owls were seen each day this week including today. 11/27: Another SNOWY OWL was spotted on Conners Road south of Baldwinsville. 11/30: A HERMIT THRUSH was found on the Creekwalk near Carousel Center in Syracuse. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Hancock Airport 12/1: A WOOD DUCK was found on Onondaga Lake. Oneida County 11/26: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Poppleton Road east of Verona Beach State Park. Oswego County 11/28: A KING EIDER was seen from Rainbow Shores Road. 12/1: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Derby Hill. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on Sherman Road south of Derby. Herkimer County 12/1: A SNOWY OWL was seen north of Middleville near Barto Hill. Madison County 11/29: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Lane Road south of Cazenovia. 11/30: 1 LESSER BLACK-BACK, 2 GLAUCOUS and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at the Madison County Landfill. Cayuga County 12/1: A KING EIDER was seen out in the lake at Fair Haven State Park -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Birding Van Tour Saturday, Dec. 7
Saturday, December 7, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Montezuma Birding Van Tour Birders can find a plethora of gifts at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex if they know where to go! Hop in the Montezuma Audubon Center's van to tour Montezuma’s birding hotspots in search of bald eagles, tundra swans, rough-legged hawks, waterfowl and more! You never know what you will see at Montezuma but it is guaranteed to be wild! Participants are encouraged to bring their camera and binoculars. Expect to walk short distances. Fee: $7.50/child; $12.50/adult. Meet at the Montezuma Audubon Center 2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146. There are a few seats still available. Registration is required. Call 315.365.3588 or email montez...@audubon.org. Chris Lajewski Interim Center Director Montezuma Audubon Center -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
