[cayugabirds-l] Red-winged blackbirds

2012-02-26 Thread M Kardon
Near the parking area off of route 96 in Cass Park I saw two male Red-winged Blackbirds at about 9:15am today. FOY for me. Also a Mockingbird close by. Marsha Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] SFO volunteers needed

2012-02-26 Thread Erica Marx
Hi, I am looking for 2 volunteers for this year's Spring Field Ornithology class, March 21- May 13th. First, a volunteer for Wednesday nights to help set up and clean up from the Wednesday night lectures, in exchange for free participation in the lecture portion of the class. Second, for free

[cayugabirds-l] Red-wing Blackbirds arrived today at EcoVillage too

2012-02-26 Thread Stephanie Greenwood
FOY up here for me. -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Summerhill Crossbills Siskins

2012-02-26 Thread bob mcguire
A walk up and down Salt Road this afternoon produced a flock of some 20 White-winged Crossbills and a dozen Pine Siskins. The Siskins were feeding on larch; the Crossbills flew over and only stopped to chat for a minute or two. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] return of the RWBB

2012-02-26 Thread Asher Hockett
Today our meadow is once again graced with the Red-wings. This is a full week earlier than any year since I moved to Danby. -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] RWBB

2012-02-26 Thread Stephen R. Hill
I saw my FOY RWBB at feeder here in Johnson CIty this afternoon. Stephen R Hill Johnson City, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Sunday: 4 Ruffed Grouse Pine Siskin flock, Shindagin Hollow

2012-02-26 Thread Lee Ann van Leer
Kevin I spent a couple hours at Shindagin Hollow State Forest today starting around 10:45 A.M. The best sighting was spotting along the edge of the road a RUFFED GROUSE. As it walked up hill from the ditch to the forest it started ruffling it's ruff (displaying the feathers on the side of

[cayugabirds-l] Ravens in sync

2012-02-26 Thread Susan Fast
I was in an area of tall trees in Shindagin Hollow this morning when I heard several gronks. I eventually located 2 RAVENS, high, right overhead. They were flying side-by-side when they simultaneously folded wings and dropped for about 1 sec. They almost appeared as one bird. They repeated this

RE: [cayugabirds-l] return of the RWBB

2012-02-26 Thread Marie P Read
One male RWBB singing at Dryden Lake this evening too. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike, Short-eared owls Blackbirds etc.

2012-02-26 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, I did a trip around the lake and highlights were large raft of Athya ducks, Tundra swans (far out in the middle of the lake), flotilla of Snow Geese in the same locations I have been seeing in the past (don't they ever move?) mostly around Union Springs and the latter near Aurora.