[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count Ithaca

2009-12-29 Thread Linda Orkin
Hello everyone, Just a reminder and a plea. Our count is coming up fast. January One is right around the corner. We still need counters in all areas for good results and for the satisfaction gained by having our whole wonderful birding community joining together in a common purpose. Ple

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Ovid

2009-12-29 Thread Anne Marie Johnson
I just got pictures from my aunt whose neighbor has had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker visiting her feeders in Ovid. I'm not sure the date of the last sighting, but the bird has been regular and was at this person's feeders last winter too. I'm not sure what count circle Ovid falls in, but if this

[cayugabirds-l] some waterfowl lurking

2009-12-29 Thread Elaina McCartney
The shooting has moved north, and I'm pleased to see about 200 Redheads, approximately 50 Canvasbacks, 4 Tundra Swans, as well as Canadas and Mallards intermixed in front of my house. The raft has been tightly packed and the waters rough from the wind, so somewhat hard to count and see other l

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Basin boundaries

2009-12-29 Thread Geo Kloppel
Jennings Pond is most definitely (entirely) within the Cayuga basin, whether you mean the physical drainage basin or the arbitrarily "adjusted" basin as presented first in THE FLORA OF THE CAYUGA LAKE BASIN by Karl Wiegand and Arthur Eames, Cornell University, 1924. You can find an image of

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Basin boundaries

2009-12-29 Thread Kathy & Dan C.
Is there a map showing the boundaries for birding in the Cayuga Basin? I read that it is different from the true watershed. Specifically, is Jennings Pond in Danby within the basin for birding? Kathy Clements -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http