Re:[cayugabirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owl super night
Congratulations John and Karen! It was indeed a super migration night in the Finger Lakes. Our station is about 30 miles northwest of the Confer's and we had 40 little owls. That's 76 from just these two little points so imagine how many were coming over the broader Finger Lakes area the night of the 16th!!! We were busy from 2000 through 0200. Take a look at Paul Hurtado's NEXRAD summary page for the 16th and the 12th -amazing blooms throughout the Atlantic Flyway. That same night stations up and down the coast, inland PA and VA all reported fantastic and record numbers of owls. In PA some 300 were banded at 9 stations. the banders in Georgia and Alabama are anxiously awaiting our owls (we hope). As we were working our nets we could hear an amazing number of owls in the general area that were vocalizing with wheezes, growls, grunts and whistles! We actually closed the station for an hour around when we also had at least 3 screechers and three great horned come too close for comfort! Nights like that should be once in a lifetime and we've been honored with two such this season! John and Sue -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hummer on Powell road, Interlaken
Hi all, During lunch time today Hummer was observed having drink twice from the feeder at Marty's house. It was very windy. It stopped only for short time each time it came. Cheers Meena -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma highlights today upcoming field trip
With Ed Norman scouting the Refuge TowpathVisitor Center highlights: 3 harriers, grtr lsr YL, 1 semipalm sand, 15 pec's, 1 dunlinLaRue's: shovelers, 25 Green-wings + 1 Blue-winged TealMain Pool highlights: 5 cootsShorebird Flats highlights: juv. PEREGRINE, snipe, SNOW BUNTINGBenning highlights: 4 Gadwall, pintails, green-wingsWildlife Drive along Thruway - highlights: 2 P-b GrebesTschache highlights: 30 Wigeon, 30 pintails, 2 Turkey Vultures [one with injured wing on ground], 1 RUSTY closeMay's Point Pool: no highlights [very little water]Towpath Rd. - Knox-Marsellus highlights: 28 Snow's, 2 woodie's, 25 pintails, 15 cormorants, 2 harriers, 2 B. Eagles, 1+ Northern ROUGH-WINGED, 1+ Tree Sw., 5+ Yellow-rumps, 2 White-crowns [first winter]Puddler's highlights: 6 Black-bellied PloversDave SpierEaton Birding Societyhttp://eatonbirds.webs.com Field Trip Date: Saturday October 20, 2012 Time: 8:30 am - 11:30 am Location: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Notes: Looking for migrating waterfowl - Meet at Visitor's Center field trip to Montezumahttp://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828492http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828420http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828337http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828200http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828156http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828075http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11828032http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11827843http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11827804http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11827551 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummer on Powell road, Interlaken
Rufous Humming Bird at Marty's house in Interlaken seen feeding 6 times from 4:25 PM until 5:45 or later, this afternoon. Lee Ann Van Leer arrived and we saw it briefly, but it zoomed away; I decided to leave in case the bird didn't like 2 observers sitting there watching it, so Lee Ann would be able to get a longer look. I hope she did. Donna Scott - Original Message - From: Meena Haribal To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 3:28 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummer on Powell road, Interlaken Hi all, During lunch time today Hummer was observed having drink twice from the feeder at Marty's house. It was very windy. It stopped only for short time each time it came. Cheers Meena -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
