Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: November 01, 2014

2014-11-02 Thread Sandra Wold
Hey all, When you post a sighting, it would be greatly appreciated if you could specify the area in which you saw your bird as many of us may not know where you live. I don't need your personal address, just perhaps an intersection or landmark is enough. Thank you for your postings! Sandy * *

[cayugabirds-l] Hooded Mergs

2014-11-02 Thread Donna Scott
3 male, 4 female HOODED MERGANSERS in Fall Creek, Stewart Park, Ithaca, near boathouse. Also, in SE corner of Cayuga L. By house there, 4 white 3 mottled, male-like domestic MALLARDS. Is someone keeping ducks there? Very windy nothing else around except MALLARDS CANADA GEESE, few gulls in

[cayugabirds-l] snow buntings Myers

2014-11-02 Thread John Greenly
Two SNOW BUNTINGS blowing around in the ferocious wind on the point at Myers, 2pm. --John Greenly -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Fix sparrows

2014-11-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
Two Fox Sparrows at our feeders this afternoon, on Hunt Hill rd, east of Ithaca. At 11:15 when the clouds started to clear, I saw a brief flurry of migrants fly over in the strong wind. One Raven, a late season Osprey, 2 turkey vultures and 4 Red-tailed Hawks. Then nothing more for the next

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fox not fix

2014-11-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
Sorry about that typo! Not a new species.. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu On Nov 2, 2014, at 3:33 PM, Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu wrote: Two Fox Sparrows at our feeders this afternoon, on Hunt Hill rd, east of Ithaca. At 11:15 when the clouds started to clear, I saw a brief

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma East road/KM 59 Sandhill Cranes

2014-11-02 Thread Michael Tetlow
This afternoon we counted 59 Sandhills as they flew from Knox Marcellus Marsh up to the field on East Road, stayed for a short time, then flew back down to the marsh. We heard that another observer got up to 60. 2 Glossy Ibis(I believe) were still at the shorebird flats(Eaton marsh now) with 3