[cayugabirds-l] 2 White-winged Scoters from east shore park.

2013-10-25 Thread Stuart Krasnoff
2 WWSC males flew to middle of lake at 0910. From the semi-opposable thumbs of SB Krasnoff via iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, Stewart: Black Scoters, Red-throated Loon

2013-10-25 Thread Jay McGowan
This morning was finally decent for lake birding on Cayuga Lake. A watch at Myers early didn't yield anything amazing, but a few things were moving, including Bufflehead, both scaup, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and 14 dark-winged scoters. Chris Wood found two BLACK SCOTERS off Stewart Park that I did

[cayugabirds-l] Probable Snipe at East Hill Equestrian fields

2013-10-25 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Today morning while on the bus, I saw a shorebird sitting next to a Ring-billed Gull and sunning itself. I think by the giss it was a Snipe. In afternoon there were 26 Turkey Vultures circling in the sky, visible from my office! Meena Dr. Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY

[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow...

2013-10-25 Thread Marie P. Read
...scooting to and fro under my feeder around 2:45 this afternoon. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com ***NEW*** Music of the Birds Vol 1 ebook for Apple iPad now available

[cayugabirds-l] Loons

2013-10-25 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
I had a late appointment in Aurora this afternoon so I made a quick stop at the boathouse parking lot. One scan across the water not blocked by tree branches yielded 58 C. Loons. I thought I saw a Red-throated Loon in the distance, but wasn't sure because of the poor view. It