[cayugabirds-l] Bald eagle

2010-09-12 Thread Eva Smith
There has been a Bald Eagle flying around near the Commons all day today (Sunday). Adult. I'm a new member to this list, so I haven't gotten any messages until now. My apologies if you all have heard this report before. I joined this list explicitly to report this sighting! -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Red-tailed Hawk behavior on EHRW trail

2010-09-12 Thread James G. Kohlenberg
Hi all, I birded the East Hill Rec. trail this morning. It was very birdie, but there were no large flocks of migrants. I did see my first RUBY CROWNED KINGLETS of the fall with a few MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, CHESTNUT-SIDED, C. YELLOWTHROAT, PHILADELPHIA and WARBLING VIREOS, BROWN THR

[cayugabirds-l] Red Knot and Ruff Sighting Info

2010-09-12 Thread Matthew Medler
For those still interested in trying to see the Red Knot and Ruff at Montezuma, I thought I'd share a few details of the sightings that Shawn Billerman, Andy Johnson, Jay McGowan and I had yesterday (11 September 2010). We spent from roughly 3 pm to 6 pm scanning the shorebirds from Towpath Ro