[cayugabirds-l] Whip-poor-will

There's a Whip-poor-will singing in my yard (south Newfield). We use to have one every spring but I don't recall hearing one here for at least 20 years Rick Bonney Director, Public Engagement in Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Merlin sightings

When I heard about Merlins repeatedly seen around N Titus Avenue in Ithaca, I thought I'd take a look. Specifically I wanted this species on my Luddite List. Monday after work would be my opportunity to bike around the neighborhood. Then while driving taxi about 4pm on Monday I saw a MERLIN

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Festival- THIS Saturday

Hello all, Montezuma Audubon Center's 9th Annual Wildlife Festival is set for Saturday May 2nd from 10:00-3:00 at the MAC at 2295 Rt 89 in Savannah. This is an excellent opportunity to see native wildlife and birds of prey up close, including Liberty the Bald Eagle! We'll have activities,

[cayugabirds-l] Newman Golf Course Great Horned Owls home alone etc

Hi all, I spent some time at the Great Horned Owl nest on the Newman Golf Course this morning. For the first time, there was NO adult around, so I guess the parents now trust their owlets will be OK home alone. The larger of the two nestlings stood and preened for a while, but no wing

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker, Hunt Hill Rd.

Good morning, We had two FOY birds on Hunt Hill Rd. (town of Dryden, east of Ithaca) this morning. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and WINTER WREN were singing in the gorge behind the house, along with a continuing BLUE-HEADED VIREO, PURPLE FINCHES, PINE SISKINS, WHITE THROATED SPARROWS and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Newman Golf Course Great Horned Owls home alone etc

Hi Marie, In Great Britain the young of Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) are often called goosanderlings. One of my photo goals this spring/summer is Common Mergansers with ducklings (merglings?). -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrashers

2 BROWN THRASHER yard birds! Last year I had here 3 Brown Thrashers - I presumed they were a parent and 2 juveniles, hanging around the road edge and eating the bird food I put on the ground in my front yard each day (I have the fattest squirrels in the county). Today, 2 Brown Thrashers were

[cayugabirds-l] more info firsts

Thank-you, everybody. I'm going to try to be more quick-and-dirty with this list, rather than getting backlogged as I was before, but this requires your help to clean it up. So far I've the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH as early as 830am on 25 April at Fuller Wetlands, Sapsucker Woods, Lansing, found