[cayugabirds-l] 2 Western Grebes at Hog Hole

At 1pm on Feb. 10 Fred and I saw two Western Grebes through our scope from Hog Hole. One was significantly more to the east, the other further north and west. Marsha Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] 2 Western Grebes at Hog Hole

AH .. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS! STAY TUNED!! OUR SHARP-EYED BIRDERS WILL FIND THE CULPRITS!!! - Original Message - From: M Kardon mk2...@pol.net Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:58 AM At 1pm on Feb. 10 Fred and I saw

[cayugabirds-l] C Loons/A Wigeon Lans St rd

9:30 - 10 am, Sat. on Cayuga Lake between #511-535 Lansing Station Rd., Lansing. Group of 5 COMMON LOONS initially close to shore, diving for crayfish, small fish, now and then being harassed by GREATER BLACK BACKED GULL making raucous calls. 1 AMERICAN WIGEON male, swimming with 7 BLACK DUCKS,

[cayugabirds-l] Hog Hole 11 am Saturday

We saw no grebes today at Hog Hole, but did see one male Hooded Merganser and several Common Mergansers. Along the waterfront trail near the marina we again saw four fish crow in the same tree they were in several days ago. Marsha Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting Feb. 13 / but NO dinner

Knowledge of the fossil record of birds has exploded in the past decade or so. We now know more about early bird evolution than ever before. But it’s much more than just “feathered dinosaurs.” In his presentation, “Bird Evolution: A View from the Fossil Record,” Warren Allmon will talk about the

[cayugabirds-l] Madison County landfill gulls, aberrant Herring

Both the pond and hillside were loaded with gulls when I arrived at 11am to the Madison County landfill on Buyea Rd (south of Wampsville). Highlight was a 1st-winter gull presumed to be a smallish Herring, with slim, long, all-yellow bill. Olsen/Larsson in Gulls of N.A., Europe, and Asia

[cayugabirds-l] December reports summary

Over on GeneseeBirds there is a summary of December 2011 eBird reports, posted by Kurt Fox. It includes a King Rail at Montezuma (Van Dyne Spoor). Dave Wheeler N Syracuse NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Saturday

I long scan at East Shore and Stewart parks this morning turned up no grebes. I did have two RED-THROATED LOONS swimming together and a couple more COMMON LOONS far to the northwest. Lots of COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSERS, a few BUFFLEHEAD, a single male RUDDY DUCK, 2 GADWALL, 6 AMERICAN

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Saturday

After seeing Jay's post of two Western Grebes up the lake Dave and I scanned the south end of the lake from 11:00. The viewing conditions were perfect for most of our time. Dave took the west shore and I the east. Birds were what Kevin has reported minus the Ruddy Duck. No Grebes of any type

[cayugabirds-l] Iceland Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Stevenson Rd.

Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and a 1st year Iceland Gull in the pasture off Stevenson Rd, @ 2:30 -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: