[cayugabirds-l] Mourning doves rain

2013-10-31 Thread Susan Fast
I was looking out the kitchen window when I noticed large white blobs appearing and disappearing in a couple of small trees in the yard. Turned out to be 6 MOURNING DOVES. It's raining, temp. = 54 deg. Each would extend the wing on one side almost fully, turn slightly on a branch so that the

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park shorebirds

2013-10-31 Thread Jay McGowan
Not much shaking at Stewart Park this morning in the rain. Ruddy Ducks are up to 72 birds off the east end, and Buffleheads at least 12, but I wasn't able to find any scoters offshore (all three species were seen from East Shore Park yesterday morning.) I did spot a few shorebirds on the red

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park shorebirds

2013-10-31 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
good work, Jay -- I'm glad somebody's doing that :) Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu On Oct 31, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edumailto:jw...@cornell.edu wrote: Not

[cayugabirds-l] Halloween 'scare'

2013-10-31 Thread Chris Pelkie
Before dawn, under the thin overcast at 645am today, I was walking the dog. It was pretty dark, though Jupiter and the Moon briefly peeked through the clouds. As we approached the house, the dog froze (probably deer or something I didn't hear) but I looked up and in the gloaming saw 7 TURKEY

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar and Book Signing: Natural History, Aesthetics, and Conservation

2013-10-31 Thread Marc Devokaitis
Hello All, Please join us at 7:30 on November 4th for the next Monday Night Seminar (and Book Signing) at the Lab of Ornithologyhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1573. As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. This coming Monday, we will

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip November 2

2013-10-31 Thread Linda Orkin
Hello all, Just a reminder and an invitation to all to join Jay McGowan's field trip this coming Saturday, November 2. Meet at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology at 7:30 AM for car pooling. The plan is to head up the lake to Montezuma for a mostly all day trip, but there may be changes

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip November 2

2013-10-31 Thread Linda Orkin
Sorry, I left the j off of Jay's email address. It is jw...@cornell.edu. Linda On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, Just a reminder and an invitation to all to join Jay McGowan's field trip this coming Saturday, November 2. Meet at the

[cayugabirds-l] Binocular Case Found at East Shore Park

2013-10-31 Thread Stuart Krasnoff
I found a soft binocular case at East Shore Park this morning (Thurs). Contact me off-list to recover. Stuart -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES