[cayugabirds-l] Early Birds

I was wakened early this morning by the peenting and then flight song of a Woodcock outside the window. He was not there last night. Must have come in on the breeze and gone immediately to setting up territory. That was followed shortly by a Mourning Dove giving its three-syllable

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Byron - WF Goose + 7 Lesser Black-back Gulls (Jerry Lazarczyk)

Interesting coincidence:There was a single Greater White-fronted Goose for a few hours on Sunday afternoon (10 March 2013) at Stewart Park on the south end of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca. During that time 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (7 adults and 1 second year) accumulated there as well. The trip is

[cayugabirds-l] Byron - WF Goose + 7 Lesser Black-back Gulls (Jerry Lazarczyk)

Byron is somewhat NE of Batavia a few mi. WSW of Rochester. The way the NNW winds were blowing by us here in Union Springs it wouldn't take birds long to make the trip! From: nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:55 PM Interesting coincidence: There was a single Greater

[cayugabirds-l] More early birds: WIWR

It is so much fun when birds that become fairly regular by summer can give you a charge when you first ID them for the year. In our backyard, Karen and I had a Winter Wren trying to do his song, but doing a poor job of it this morning. Cheers, John -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hammond Hill State Forest migration watch

The Hammond Hill site appears to be about 4.5 miles ESE of the west peak of Mount Pleasant. Some birds may have been visible from both sites, but at least when I was on Mount Pleasant the geese were headed pretty much north, not tracking from Hammond Hill toward Mount Pleasant, nor aiming from

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question about lower lake road

The ice edge is a gathering place for ducks throughout the winter, but Lower Lake Road provides a prime spot for viewing.The melting of the southern ice edge northwards up to Lower Lake Road in early March typically coincides with the arrival of many Anas ducks, so it's a good time to search for

[cayugabirds-l] FOY Song Sparrow

A lone SONG SPARROW was just at our yard off Mitchell St. -- Sara Jane Hymes -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] TV's

On my walk home from work yesterday evening (in daylight now that the clocks have changed), I saw TURKEY VULTURES slowly gathering in the air and kettling over downtown Ithaca. My maximum count from the corner of Meadow, Fulton, Clinton about 6pm was 41, but they were hard to keep track of, and