[cayugabirds-l] golden eagle

2013-04-25 Thread John Eliot Parks
Pete Lotz from Niagara Falls is the person who lost a trained 7 year old female golden eagle recently, apparently a couple of weeks ago in the Buffalo area. He indicated the bird was last seen heading east wearing only anklets, no straps, bells, etc. His email address is majhunt...@aol.com

[cayugabirds-l] Ecuador Conservation Blog

2013-04-25 Thread Evan Barrientos
Dear Cayugabirders, Greetings from Ecuador! Please pardon this post not directly related to birds. Some of you may remember the blog I kept last summer on taking children birding in Mexico (www.ebarrientos.blogspot.com). Since there were many of you who told me how much you enjoyed receiving up

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park pied starling

2013-04-25 Thread nutter.dave
Yesterday at Stewart Park I saw a European Starling which I recognized from last year. It has small patches of white feathers distributed fairly evenly over its body, and a large patch of white feathers on the right breast. I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this bird.--Dave Nutter -- Ca

FW: [cayugabirds-l] Observations of American Robin and Virginia Rail at Lab of O

2013-04-25 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: Meena Madhav Haribal Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:57 PM To: Laurie Roe Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Observations of American Robin and Virginia Rail at Lab of O Tha

[cayugabirds-l] Park Preserve

2013-04-25 Thread Ann Mitchell
I also wanted to mention that she found SE owl pellets that had part of a white plastic bag rapped around some pellets. Poor bird. Ann Mitchell Sent from my IPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Park Preserve

2013-04-25 Thread Ann Mitchell
Linda and I walked there this afternoon and it was quiet. We did hear Brown Thrasher, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Pine Warbler, and the regulars. No Towhee for us. Best, Ann Mitchell Sent from my IPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Northea

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Observations of American Robin and Virginia Rail at Lab of O

2013-04-25 Thread Anne Clark
When I was filming robins and following nests back in Michigan many years ago, grackles were major nest predators on eggs and nestlings...until the grackles settled down with their own nests and incubatory responsibilities, after which predation by grackles dropped off. (Chipmunks and snakes

[cayugabirds-l] Observations of American Robin and Virginia Rail at Lab of O

2013-04-25 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, After a hectic day in the lab I had to go and pick up my car from the Auto works. As it looked a beautiful day, I headed to lab of because I wanted to photograph Kip's barn pond with Kip's barn reflection. Unfortunately, the vision I and several artists had seen a few years ago is no mo

[cayugabirds-l] ruby crowned kinglet

2013-04-25 Thread Michele Mannella
There was one RUBY CROWNED KINGLET in the hemlocks at the azalea garden behind ADWhite House at around 1:15. He came in very close, and provided very good views of his red crest when I played audio (just once :-)) from iBird. Michele -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Ca

[cayugabirds-l] airport Meadowlarks/yard Towhee

2013-04-25 Thread Donna Scott
At around 3 PM Wed. 4/24, I drove along Cherry and Snyder Roads back of the airport. I saw or heard 5 - 6 E. MEADOWLARKS along the way to Mohawk Rd. 3 of the Meadowlarks were singing in the grass, unseen, near Cherry Road, in front of the Analytical Tox bldg. Then all of a sudden they all fl

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park & Jetty Woods

2013-04-25 Thread Jay McGowan
Lots of activity at the south end of the lake this morning. The swan pen was good as always, with Yellow, Palm (two apparent Yellow birds), and Myrtle and Audubon's Yellow-rumped warblers. A WARBLING VIREO was singing from the start of the trail into Jetty Woods, and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was sin

[cayugabirds-l] House Wren

2013-04-25 Thread Lisa Wood
In full song this morning at the bottom of Culver Road, town of Ithaca. Lisa -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) htt

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2013-04-25 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all, There wasn't too much action on the Wilson Trail North today, but the Sherwood Platform did have a singing/calling BROWN THRASHER and a cooperative BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER foraging in the willows at eye level. Slightly further west on the path was a group of three handsome YELLOW-RUMPED WAR