[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike@Martens Tract

2012-03-11 Thread Lee Ann van Leer
Nice adult fly catching 2 bald eagles chasing each other. Now. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] MWR Eagles, ducks, C. geese

2012-03-11 Thread Mark Miller
A pair of eagles are back at the mud lock nest, alternating on off. A few Canada Geese and assorted ducks at the pool by the MWR visitor's center (GW teal, Mallards, N. Pintail). Visitor's Center is due to open Friday (3/16) but auto route isn't suppose to open until 3/31 ( ? ). --

[cayugabirds-l] Hog Hole, Mt Pleasant

2012-03-11 Thread Dave Nutter
At dawn this morning (Sunday 11 March) I followed up on Chris Wood's report of a Yellow-headed Blackbird at the Hog Hole, part of Treman Marine State Park by the southwest corner of Cayuga Lake. It was one of thousands of Icterids he and Jessie Barry had seen Saturday evening, and on the off

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Preserve

2012-03-11 Thread Susan Fast
Susie I stopped by the FLLT's Goetchius Preserve (Flatiron Rd., Caroline) late this afternoon. Bulldozers have been busy creating 2 new ponds in the former large field. We plan to go back this evening looking for woodcock and snipe. Boots recommended if you plan to walk from the parking lot

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrikes

2012-03-11 Thread smb4inc
Yesterday afternoon we saw an adult Northern Shrike in a tree near the gate at Tschache Pool, and a light morph Rough-legged Hawk in the fields on Route 89 south of Goose Haven. Today we saw the Van Dyne Spoor Northern Shrike, but not the one at Tschache. Also saw and heard Killdeer and

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons Preserve

2012-03-11 Thread Don
Mid-afternoon today (Sun.) at Lindsay-Parsons Preserve I saw 12 Ring-necked Ducks (8m, 4f); 5 female Red-breasted Mergansers; 8 Hooded Mergansers (4m, 4f); 15 Canada Geese; 6 American Tree Sparrow; and a Pileated Woodpecker. Also about 8 pet dogs, that made the waterfowl skittish. Don Timmons

[cayugabirds-l] Million Blackbirds, Tree Swallows and Rusty Blackbirds female Am. widgeon swyamvara (Looong)

2012-03-11 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, My today's primary goal was to look for blackbirds returning to the MNWR main pool marsh for roosting and I was not disappointed! Just before sunset they started arriving to the marsh. Most came from west of the marsh. I was standing at the bend south of North Spring pool. Several