[cayugabirds-l] Portland Point Osprey Makes News

This article in the Tompkins Weekly might be of interest to those who were wondering about the Cargill Osprey. The story made page 5 if you have a hard copy; if not, see link below. http://www.tompkinshosting.com/tompkinsweekly/TompkinsWeekly120220.pdf#page=5

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell compost 21Feb2012

I spent a couple of hours at the compost off Stevenson Road this morning (21 February 2012). Although gull activity was high (more birds than I've seen here in a while, and many actively eating at a fresh pile in the middle), the only bird of interest I was able to find was a beautiful adult ICELA

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pond at Lab this a.m.

I noticed at least six N. Pintail near the new mudflats in Stewart Park yesterday. No shorebirds yet. lol Gary On Feb 21, 2012, at 8:24 AM, "Mary E. Winston" mailto:me...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Before I opened the Lab Visitor Center there was a pair of NORTHERN PINTAIL ducks on the pond. The

[cayugabirds-l] Western grebe

The grebe is currently swimming and diving past the red lighthouse, seen from Stewart Park. There is also a red throated loon in the vicinity. Brad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.Northeast

RE: [cayugabirds-l] snow geese movement

That makes perfect sense as to where they were going. Wow, so they go at least 15 miles one way from feeding place to resting place. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-40621038-3493...@list.cornell.e

RE: [cayugabirds-l] snow geese movement

Hi Alicia and all, On Sunday, I was along Rt 89 in the afternoon around 3.00 pm, when I saw several huge flocks of snow geese crossing each other, one head heading north east and the other heading south east at the junction of 89 and County road 139 Road. So I turned left at the junction th

[cayugabirds-l] Pond at Lab this a.m.

Before I opened the Lab Visitor Center there was a pair of NORTHERN PINTAIL ducks on the pond. They stayed for a bit, upset the geese and took off. Mary E. Winston Public Outreach Assistant Cornell Lab of Ornithology (607)-254-2473 "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] snow geese movement

For the past two nights, huge flocks of snow geese have been gathering in fields on Tunison and Bassett at 96A in Ovid, and also on Hall Road at Munson. I don't recall seeing this many still around at this time of year. Michele Interlaken / Ovid www.thehaywardhouse.com From: Alicia Plotkin mai