[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Tonight - 7:30 pm until dark

2012-09-08 Thread William Roberts
While parked along the auto drive adjacent to LaRue's Lagoon I had the good fortune of observing a pair of American Golden - Plovers for the better part of an hour. Both birds seemed unwary but curious as they skittered about within a few yards of my vehicle; they foraged for food the entire ti

[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-throat

2012-09-08 Thread Tom
Just as I was finally about to take down the hummingbird feeder in our yard in Lansing, it was visited by a female ruby-throat, the latest we've had hummers here. Tom Vawter Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastB

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Male RTHU fall migration

2012-09-08 Thread Sally Eller
-- Forwarded message -- From: questi...@rubythroat.org Date: Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:32 PM Subject: Re: Male RTHU fall migration To: Sally Eller SALLY . . . Thanks for your note and kind words about my Web site. No one knows for sure the function of early departure by adult mal

[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

2012-09-08 Thread Ellen Haith
Juvenile Bald Eagle circling in a generally northward direction at 10:05 a.m.this morning. As s/he moved farther north s/he was harassed by a lone gull; the gull didn't seem serious and the eagle ignored the far-misses. A neighbor reports having seen an adult Bald Eagle just north of Blue Heron Po

[cayugabirds-l] American Avocets, Towpath

2012-09-08 Thread Jay McGowan
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS are being seen from Towpath Road, first on Knox-Marsellus then in Puddlers. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLe

[cayugabirds-l] Scott's toxic bird seed

2012-09-08 Thread Regi Teasley
Hi folks, Check out this article from the EPA (I'm on an email listserve). Regi CONTACT: Enesta Jones jones.ene...@epa.gov 202-564-7873 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2012 Scotts Miracle-Gro Will Pay $12.5 Mil

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird photo essay

2012-09-08 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Thought this might help the discusssion. Nice photo article on hummingbirds from a friend's station in the Carolinas. http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek120826.html John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-