[cayugabirds-l] 3rd time a charm? Correct Flickr address for pics

2013-01-20 Thread M Miller
Sorry from the technical errors - this flickr photostream is new to me. The correct address to view my pics at flickr is below: flickr.com/photos/mmiller325/ Hopefully this will work for the pics I just posted Saturday from Esker Brook Trail (Montezuma). Side note, a couple rafts of Redheads,

[cayugabirds-l] Long-tailed ducks and Athya flocks

2013-01-20 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, Yesterday, I went to Sodus Bay to look for exotic Long tailed ducks (I find males very adorable with their cute pink bills), Scoters etc from a close distance. Unfortunately, I forgot to pick up my scope, so I had to be satisfied with the binocular views. I did see a large flock of

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow Headed Blackbird 1/19 Armitage Rd

2013-01-20 Thread nutter.dave
The YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was with a flock of European Starlings yesterday in the first block west of the corner of NYS-89 Armitage.--Dave NutterBegin forwarded message:From: geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.eduDate: January 19, 2013 4:39:06 PMTo: geneseebird...@geneseo.eduSubject: GeneseeBirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Hoary Redpoll in Brooktondale

2013-01-20 Thread Sandy Podulka
We have a Hoary Redpoll that's been coming consistently to our feeders in Brooktondale for the last few days!! It has taken me about 30 looks and a few pictures to convince myself, but it really does look different Sandy Podulka -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Im GLAUCOUS GULL Stewart Park ice --Dave Nutter

2013-01-20 Thread 6072292158
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[cayugabirds-l] no waterfowl on waterfowl count; other birds of interest

2013-01-20 Thread Tom Schulenberg
Yesterday Ken Rosenberg and I covered the northeast of the lake for the annual waterfowl - from Aurora Bay up to the north end of the lake. This year there were no waterfowl to count, or, at least, there were no large rafts of Aythya ducks anywhere in our area: we had fewer than 200 Redhead in

[cayugabirds-l] North American Redpoll sweep, Bohemian Waxwings and more

2013-01-20 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Today I was visited in Cortland by the most amazing flock of just ~40 redpolls (~15 House Finches as well): 40 Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) 1 Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea rostrata) Female Greater Common Redpoll (ssp. rostrata) very beefy bird with very dark back and face

RE: [cayugabirds-l] North American Redpoll sweep, Bohemian Waxwings and more

2013-01-20 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
When I was on the New York State Avian Records Committee I realized that there was no possible way to evaluate what people thought they saw with redpolls. Photos are the only hope. Even then, I have had a couple dozen carcasses from Alaska on the table in front of me and I wasn't sure what

RE: [cayugabirds-l] North American Redpoll sweep, Bohemian Waxwings and more

2013-01-20 Thread Matthew Young
Hi, Come on Kevin, I have full confidence you can identify all 4 subspecies on the table or in the field. Mistakes can happen, but all 4 subspecies can be identified with practice. :) cheers, Matt From: Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu Sent:

RE: [cayugabirds-l] North American Redpoll sweep, Bohemian Waxwingsand more

2013-01-20 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hi, Come on Kevin, I have full confidence you can identify all 4 subspecies on the table or in the field. Mistakes can happen, but all 4 subspecies can be identified with practice. :) cheers, Matt Original Message: - From: Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu Date: Mon, 21 Jan