[cayugabirds-l] Common Loons - Seneca Lake

2015-04-01 Thread M Miller
Had 4 Common Loons on the east side of Seneca Lake (near Kime Beach Rd). Also Redhead, C. Goldeneye, RB Mergansers, a few Canada couple Snow Geese about 7AM. Mark Miller Sent from Windows Mail -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] question on Sandbank Rd fields

2015-04-01 Thread Melissa Groo
Got a question for others from the manager of some of the land at the corner of King Rd and Sandbank Rd I had written him last year to ask about his mowing plans, wanted to make sure he knew it was important nesting habitat for bobolinks among others, and he was aware and sensitive to that. He has

[cayugabirds-l] 2 Red-necked Grebes

2015-04-01 Thread Kathy
...on Mill Pond, Union Springs. Right up by the highway for a time. Kathy Strickland Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] question on Sandbank Rd fields

2015-04-01 Thread Melissa Groo
Thanks Judy! I am in the Bahamas right now and not on email much so it will be hard for me to monitor and forward responses. So it would be great if people could write him directly. He is not on the listserv but his email address is in the original email I sent. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:05 AM,

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Drive is open.

2015-04-01 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
I received this today because I am a member of Friends of MWC. Figured other birders would like to be updated. Returning from Dryden this afternoon I saw an eagle on the Aurora, NY nest one in an adjacent tree. Didn't have my scope so couldn't check on the Great Gully farm nest

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Osprey

2015-04-01 Thread Dave Nutter
At 2:37pm today I was driving north on NYS-13 between the Renwick Wildwood and the athletic field of Boynton Middle and Ithaca High Schools when I saw an OSPREY carrying a large fish fly east over the road. I couldn't keep watching to see where it alit. Since ice still mostly covers the

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Please Consider Assisting with the Rusty Blackbird Blitz

2015-04-01 Thread Alicia Plotkin
This is forwarded from another state bird list, but maybe some people on Cayuga Birds might appreciate the reminder if they are going to be out and about birding tomorrow? Alicia Forwarded Message To help conserve this elusive and vulnerable songbird, consider

[cayugabirds-l] Migrant birds arriving in our area tomorrow!

2015-04-01 Thread Ian Davies
Hi all, Tomorrow looks like it could be an excellent day to be outside and looking for birds. With south winds overnight tonight continuing through the day tomorrow, many newly arrived migrant birds should be touching down in our area, as well as passing overhead all day. To give a good idea

[cayugabirds-l] Around the lake

2015-04-01 Thread Carol Keeler
I began quite early at Montezuma. I saw Red Wings, C Geese, an immature Bald Eagle, a couple of Great Blue Herons, and a few muskrats. I spotted a few very distant swans. From there I went to Union Springs. Just a few ducks on Mill Pond- Buffleheads and Redheads. I did not find the

[cayugabirds-l] TV's

2015-04-01 Thread Sara Jane Hymes
A kettle of 14 TURKEY VULTURES currently seeking thermals to head north--over Maple Ave area--Ithaca. -- Sara Jane Hymes -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES