[cayugabirds-l] Aurora Today

2011-01-17 Thread bob mcguire
Stu Krasnoff and I drove up to Aurora this morning to take advantage of the first sun in days and the frigid temperature. The lake was moderately calm, but swirling mist obscured mush of the bay much of the time. We were able to pick out three Horned Grebes but no Eared Grebe. Several larg

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe by Stewart Park

2011-01-17 Thread J. Gary Kohlenberg
I watched this guy for a while late this afternoon with Dave. It was fun to see him, but it made me feel even colder watching him huddle in the icy pond. Eventually he started pumping his body up and down and probing in what looked like ice to me, but must have been mud. I stayed well ba

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2011-01-17 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 17, 2011 * NYSY 1701.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 10, 2010 - January 17, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (M

[cayugabirds-l] bunting flock

2011-01-17 Thread Jay McGowan
Perri and I took a brief drive around Dryden Lake in vicinity this afternoon. Best birds were a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK on West Lake Road not far off Rt. 38, a flock of 600 SNOW BUNTINGS and 80 HORNED LARKS on Cornell Lane in Harford, and a Cooper's Hawk and another Rough-legged Hawk in the

[cayugabirds-l] snow buntings

2011-01-17 Thread joe & Diana
Hi, I was out today driving back roads from Morgan Hill to Fenner. It was very slow, but I saw a small flock of Snow Buntings under a feeder right next to a house in Pompei. I couldn't see what was in the feeder, but I thought it was interesting. Diana Whiting -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] OOB: Harlequin duck

2011-01-17 Thread Susan Fast
Susie & I traveled up to Syracuse this morning to see the male HARLEQUIN DUCK that's been all the rage in that area for a while now. I'm just mentioning this as I'm not aware of any notices about this bird posted on this listserv. We watched it for maybe 15 minutes until our eyeballs glazed over

[cayugabirds-l] Sharpie and TV

2011-01-17 Thread Meena Haribal
Today early morning I did see the TV again, lazily floating over plantations. Today three times I have seen a Sharpie from my office window. I guess it is the same bird spending time in the same locality. It just now flew over to Mundy wildflower garden. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Inst

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA WILSON'S SNIPE between Fall

2011-01-17 Thread 6072292158
CayugaRBA WILSON'S SNIPE between Fall Cr, golf course, & end of Pier Rd found by Deb Lynn, refound by Bob McGuire --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe by Stewart Park

2011-01-17 Thread Holly C. Adams
Hi, all! Deborah just stopped by the Front Desk to say it was the WEST side of the little pond, not the East Side. Thanks! holly From: bounce-7666769-9985...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7666769-9985...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah F. Lynn Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 3:03 PM To:

[cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe by Stewart Park

2011-01-17 Thread Deborah F. Lynn
Around 2 pm today I was walking back through the golf course toward the footbridge to Stewart Park. I flushed a bird from the east side of the little pond (which is otherwise completely frozen but has one, small muddy area where the bird had been) that is close to the bridge. The Wilson's snipe l

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Today Afternoon birds and OT for Peru experts

2011-01-17 Thread Gunnar Engblom
Hi Meena & Cayuga birders It is a Creamy-crested Spinetail. Compare: http://xeno-canto.org/recording.php?XC=18479 Hope all is well and that you got back alright from Peru. Looking forward to see blogposts on your blog about your Peru experiences. You may want to send feedback on the Satipo road c

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Amherst Island Trip

2011-01-17 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi Cayuga Bird Club and Cayugabirds-L members! I am writing to see if you would be interested in joining the Cayuga Bird club on a trip to Amherst Island in Ontario, Canada, with side trips to Wolfe Island and Cape Vincent, to be led by Meena Haribal. The plan is to leave very early on the mo