[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Derby Hill Bird Observatory (28 Apr 2020) 8371 Raptors

Mid-afternoon yesterday, it became apparent that there was a substantial push of Broad-winged Hawks and other raptors. I had stepped outside and immediately observed two small kettles of swirling Broad-wings overhead. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to spend looking skyward. Below is

[cayugabirds-l] Scopes - and Vortex

Hi everyone, For those of you looking at scopes who also want to throw your purchasing power behind companies whose values align with your own, you might want to do some digging into Vortex, which touts its support of the Second Amendment on its website. I realize this is probably not an

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Waterthrush in Brooktondale

Singing near our house this morning in a skunk cabbage bog, but also 95% sure I heard it yesterday, too. But didn't have time to track it down yesterday. Also, a Chipping Sparrow and a Spotted Sandpiper arrived today, and a Fox Sparrow is still hanging around. Sandy Podulka --

[cayugabirds-l] Female RBGR here at noon today.

We captured some nice images as female Purple Finch and Female Grosbeak posed side by side on a black oil feeder this noon. -- John and Sue Gregoire 5373 Fitzgerald Rd Burdett, NY 14818-9626 "Conserve and Create Habitat" N 42.44307 W 76.75784 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Mergansers

Will Red-breasted Mergansers breed/nest as far south as Cayuga Lake? I find the females hard to differentiate from Common Mergansers. Tom V Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Nashville Warbler in Lansing

I had a Nashville Warbler outside my kitchen window in Lansing around 12:30. My first warbler of the year! Cheers, Robyn Bailey -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mergansers

Previous BBAs confirmed breeding at several locations along the south shore of Long Island, so in the simple latitudinal sense, Cayuga Lake is not too far south. But... -Geo > On Apr 29, 2020, at 3:21 PM, Tom wrote: > > Will Red-breasted Mergansers breed/nest as far south as Cayuga Lake?

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Female RBGR here at noon today.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak male just now appeared on my backyard deck in Brooktondale! So beautiful! Melissa Groo On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 12:49 PM wrote: > We captured some nice images as female Purple Finch and Female Grosbeak > posed side by side on a black oil feeder this noon. > -- > John and

[cayugabirds-l] Spotting Scope - Pete Saracino

Hi Pete, I have a Kowa TSN824 spotting scope with a 20x-60x zoom lens. It is over 20 years old and its optics quality isn’t up to today’s standards. But it could meet your needs. If you’re interested contact me privately by email. Steve Taylor Pittsford NY steve...@rochester.rr.com Sent from

[cayugabirds-l] Indigo and a surprise

We had a male Indigo Bunting visit the firs thing Tuesday morning. Abut two weeks ahead of its norm here, we had expected many other spp first. The big surprise came in Birding By Trailcam. As we downloaded several trailcams yesterday we were surprised to find video of a Brown Thrasher that had

[cayugabirds-l] Surf Scoter, south end of Cayuga

A male SURF SCOTER is on the lake, WNW from East Shore Park. New arrivals up at Myers Point this morning included ORCHARD ORIOLE and WARBLING VIREO. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES