[cayugabirds-l] West side of the lake field trip

HI everyone! Please join me, Ken Haas, on Sunday, October 6th, for a half-day field trip on the west side of the lake. We'll meet at the Ithaca Children’s Garden at 8:00 am (near the big turtle) to car pool and will return around 12:30 pm. While there, we’ll walk up the Black Diamond trail for

[cayugabirds-l] 2019 Montezuma Muckrace results

Some final numbers for the 23rd annual Montezuma Muckrace which took place 9/6-9/7: 34 teams took part with a total of 152 participants! 176 species overall were recorded including a 1st for the Muckrace, Laughing gull. Top team in each category;

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

RBA *New York September 30, 2019 NYSY 09. 30. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga,  Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Seasonal changes in goldfinch feeding

I seem to see same as Tom V. with Goldfinches here. Niger feeder & scattered niger are full while sunflower seeds feeders empty out quickly. And of course they are finding a lot of other seeds in the bushes and Meadows this time of year. Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30,

[cayugabirds-l] Seasonal changes in goldfinch feeding

I’ve noticed that American Goldfinches this fall seem to be largely ignoring my thistle-seed feeder in favor of sunflower seeds, while in spring and early summer thistle seemed to be the favorite. Has anyone else notes this pattern? Tom Vawter Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List