[cayugabirds-l] Knox-Marsellus, Puddler, & May's Point Pools 29 Sept

Late this afternoon (29 Sept) I went just to the Knox Marsellus, Puddler, and May's Point Pools of Montezuma NWR.  From the Knox Marsellus overlook on East Road I counted 220 SNOW GEESE, including 1 each juvenile and adult dark "Blue" Geese.  There were lots of CANADA GEESE, and GREEN-WINGED TEAL,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 29Sep11 - waterfowl, tragedy

As I recall the snag was still up on Wednesday when I stopped by briefly a couple times on taxi breaks. I didn't have much time to spend there, but I did see one crow on it.  I don't think that birds have avoided it this year, but they may have eschewed it some during its last day.  I've seen cormo

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

I ran into several large mixed flocks before and after work in Sapsucker Woods today. This morning, the first flock was south of the pond on Wilson Trail. Most of the 10+ warblers were two far and obscured in the canopy, but I picked out one Blackburnian. Near the intersection of Wilson and Severin

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 29Sep11 - waterfowl, tragedy

I did not notice its absence last Saturday; I distinctly remember it being still there two weekends ago, when a/the adult bald eagle was hanging out in a neighboring tree -- which seemed odd to me since I thought that snag was its favored perch. The cormorants, likewise, have eschewed this snag the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 29Sep11 - waterfowl, tragedy

So maybe we need to consider constructing, w/DEC et al permission, an artificial snag. We build Osprey platforms, why not a perching snag? Surely a potential CLO/Citizen Science project. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:19 PM, RICHARD JILL WOOD wrote: > That's terrible. I can remember going with Jill

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 29Sep11 - waterfowl, tragedy

That's terrible. I can remember going with Jill to Stewart Park, which wasn't far from where we lived at the time on Lake St., and counting the Cormorants in that tree. Many times there were over 50 Cormorants in that tree. The only things close to it I've ever seen were a tree on the Great S

[cayugabirds-l] rough-legged hawk

Seen about 3pm on the east side of Cayuga View Rd about 100 yds from Rte 89 near Trumansburg. Flew up to a nearby tree branch as my car approached, so I got a good look (no binox) at its dark back and tail and the striking white slash across the base of the primaries. When it flew further away

[cayugabirds-l] Secret Life of the Burrowing Owl

A video on one of my favorite species, the borrowing owl: * http://hw.libsyn.com/p/6/8/2/682f63d2377dff4f/burrowingowl-021811.mp4?sid=d38054770132d53c3e3afc731062f61a&l_sid=18801&l_eid=&l_mid=2461540 * Enjoy! *Candace E. Cornell * ***1456* *Hanshaw Rd.* *Ithaca, New York * *[image: Picture]* ** *

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 29Sep11 - waterfowl, tragedy

Livia and I checked Stewart Park at lunch today. Although it was raining steadily, the lake was very calm and ducks were easy to see around the weed mats towards the east end of the park. We didn't find anything that hasn't been around for a while, but did see the continuing male GREATER SCAUP, 2 f

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch conjunctivitis?

I believe Wes is correct and I should add that this bacterium can be spread by contact. The implication here is that we should be cleaning our feeders often and then treating them with a 10% bleach solution. Let that air dry and do not rinse. Over the last 25 years we saw a rise and then fall in