[cayugabirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler, Stewart Park

2014-10-29 Thread Jay McGowan
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER is making rapid circles around the Swan Pen at Stewart Park. Edit: just flew across to Jetty Woods. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Purple Sandpiper

2014-10-29 Thread Carol Keeler
Although it sounds as if it has departed, if anyone goes to Myers and relocates the Purple Sandpiper, would they please post it. This is the first free day I've had to come down to see it. Thanks! Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Purple Sandpiper

2014-10-29 Thread Chris R. Pelkie
Belatedly, I wanted to note that when I found it last week, it was happily lurking amidst the gulls on the point. It was completely hidden by them as they are 3x bigger than it and when clustered together made a complete wall. Then, it is also the same color as the beach rocks. It has been

[cayugabirds-l] 49 Sandhill Cranes continue on KM

2014-10-29 Thread Dave K
The 49 Sandhill Cranes were all together for a time just before Noon today on Knox Marcellus https://flic.kr/p/pzjQE6 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow Wilson North

2014-10-29 Thread Chris R. Pelkie
Quick turn around north Wilson Trail, found FOS FOX SPARROW foraging near the rise. In the creekbed by the footbridge, two gorgeously rusty RUSTY BLACKBIRDs. I think every one I’ve ever seen before was basically black but these two were really handsome brown backed, dark underside, with those

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow Wilson North

2014-10-29 Thread Chris R. Pelkie
Yes absolutely. Mind warp, chilly fingers. Thanks Jay! I looked right at the throats and still mistyped it! __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT Support Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 On Oct 29,

[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared Owl on Bluegrass Lane (northeast Ithaca)

2014-10-29 Thread Tom Schulenberg
Marshall Iliff, Ken Rosenberg, and I had a Short-eared Owl again this evening over the field of tall switchgrass on Bluegrass Lane. This is the first report from Bluegrass (that I know of) since Ken had a SEOW here last Friday, but I don't know how many times it's been looked for since then.