[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls back

2015-02-13 Thread W. Larry Hymes
Two COMMON REDPOLL (M F) returned to our yard today. They seem to be feeding more comfortably with the other birds, so perhaps they will stick around for awhile. Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu

[cayugabirds-l] Coopers Hawk Dryden

2015-02-13 Thread Carl Steckler
Nice Coopers Hawk in my backyard on Simms Hill Rd., Dryden. Making my feeder birds nervous. Carl -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Trumansburg

2015-02-13 Thread France
A friend just sent me a text saying she saw a Snowy Owl in a field along 96 near the old Trumansburg mini-golf center. -France -- //--France Kehas-Dewaghe // \\--Web Programmer

[cayugabirds-l] Factory pond, Union Springs, NY

2015-02-13 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Some of you might want to see Factory pond. Beaver has felled 2 fair sized trees along the south side. One has fallen almost entirely into the water. The other is about 1/2 in the water. Geese ducks have never been able to swim where they are now. Gets more interesting each day. When at the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] cowbird?

2015-02-13 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
Hi Liz, It certainly could have been a BH Cowbird. They will occasionally overwinter in our area. There has been a large flock,(~50) visiting feeders at Lake Como again this winter. Happy birding, Gary On Feb 12, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Liz Brown e...@cornell.edumailto:e...@cornell.edu wrote: