This evening (Thursday 18 August) the two Great Egrets were clearly identifiable with binoculars at 8:30pm in the same two trees as before.--Dave NutterOn Aug 13, 2011, at 07:48 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:This evening (13 August) I took a walk along Cayuga Inlet by Cass Park to Treman Marina. Although
Hi Ann, the diging you saw is being done to provide more open water in the dry
marsh. The soil that is being removed will be used to raise the Wildlife Drive.
This soil can not be removed form the Refuge as it may contain nematodes and
other undesierable things that might be invasive.
- Or
Hi All,
I was at Montezuma today, and noticed that the workers were rototilling at
Larues. The ground was dry and, hopefully, will have some water soon. YES!
I did not have a scope with me, so I had to rely on 10 power binos. At the
Visitor Center around 2:30 P.M. there were both Yellow Legs, a St
More on the birds of Wolf Island. I see that Greg and John Bateman
will be giving a presentation on their project at the up-coming NYSOA
meeting. I look forward to learning more.
Bob McGuire
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Greg Lawrence
> Date: August 18, 2011 1:35:08 PM EDT
> To: bob mcgu
On Wolfe Island, a nest of Short-eareds with five chicks was plowed under by
a farmer who had a turbine on his property. It has been widely surmised that
he did so because he thought it would affect his annual paycheck for leasing
space to the wind company. As far as I know he has not acknowledg
I read your report with interest. I believe that Wolf Island is the
site of some 85 major wind turbines, now in operation. I am wondering
how their presence affects the woodcocks' "sky dance". And I also
wonder how the winter Short-eared Owl population is faring.
Bob McGuire
On Aug 18, 2011,
Last week while vacationing on Wolfe Island in the Thousand Islands(Wolfe is a
large island but very quiet and mainly rural/agricultural) I was driving after
sunset on one of the dirt/gravel roads that compose most of the island when I
saw a woodcock sitting toward the side of the road. It did n
Last evening just before dark we were thrilled to see the largest concentration
of Chimney Swifts we've seen since we lived on S. Aurora St. in the '60s. There
we lived across from the "Old Ladies' Home" on the corner of Hillview Pl. where
every night in the summer swifts by the dozens swirled d
