[cayugabirds-l] A new birding spot on Cayuga Lake!

2012-09-18 Thread Betsy Darlington
Thanks to the Finger Lakes Land Trust, we now have a new place to go birding on the west side of Cayuga Lake, in the town of Romulus, just south of Poplar Beach. Here's a notice about the dedication. I hope some of you can make it, but if not, then you must go birding at this beautiful spot some o

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Rufous Hummingbird in Phoenix

2012-09-18 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Begin forwarded message: From: Brenda Best mailto:bestb...@me.com>> Date: September 18, 2012 4:16:00 PM EDT To: Oneidabirds mailto:oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com>> Cc: Anne Duprey mailto:dupre...@gmail.com>> Subject: [OneidaBirds] Rufous Hummingbird in Phoenix Hi folks, I went to Phoenix and s

[cayugabirds-l] Rufous Hummingbird - Phoenix, NY (Oswego County)

2012-09-18 Thread Scott Haber
The Lab just received photos of a male Rufous Hummingbird visiting a feeder in the yard of Anne Dillon Gray in Phoenix (Oswego County). The bird first appeared on Sunday and Anne has confirmed that he is still present as of this morning. Anne graciously gave us the go-ahead to post the news and can

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sunday SSW Marsh wren, GCFly?

2012-09-18 Thread Chris Pelkie
ld snap we had! On 20120918, at 08:43 , Suan Yong wrote: > Last Sunday's morning walk around SSW had a couple of interesting birds in > retrospect. > > First, from the Sherwood platform we heard a few repeated "fweep"s of a Great > Crested Flycatcher. eBird w

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Laughing Gull, Myers

2012-09-18 Thread Jay McGowan
Stuart reports that both birds are still there as of now (9:37). We also had a Greater Yellowlegs, Hooded and Common mergansers, and not too much else. Could be a good day for other things to drop in to wait out the rain, so frequent checks of Myers, Stewart, Hogs Hole, and any ponds would be a goo

[cayugabirds-l] Sunday SSW Marsh wren, GCFly?

2012-09-18 Thread Suan Yong
Last Sunday's morning walk around SSW had a couple of interesting birds in retrospect. First, from the Sherwood platform we heard a few repeated "fweep"s of a Great Crested Flycatcher. eBird wanted a confirmation, which reminded me of the CBC trip earlier this spring to Bear Swamp where we also

[cayugabirds-l] Laughing Gull, Myers

2012-09-18 Thread Jay McGowan
A Laughing Gull just landed on the spit. It looks like probably a different bird than has been at the south end. But it might just be wet. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirdi

[cayugabirds-l] Sanderling, Myers Point

2012-09-18 Thread Jay McGowan
A juvenile SANDERLING is currently on the spit at Myers Point. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.m