[cayugabirds-l] 2014 Cayuga Lake Basin First Records

In addition to the 98 species recorded on the Ithaca count, I'm aware of 3 other species reported on 1 January elsewhere in the basin. Two were the MUTE & TRUMPETER SWANS which David Wheeler found south of Mud Lock. The third species is SNOWY OWL, and because this is a remarkable irruption season f

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Swans

Not sure if these are FOY for the basin, but on Jan. 1 there were 3+ Trumpeters south of Mud Lock, and 2 Mute seen from Harris Park. Many Tundras obviously. Good numbers of geese, very few ducks. Several hundred distant Herring Gulls on the ice edge as seen from Lower Lake Rd. David Wheeler

[cayugabirds-l] mid-day birding around Ovid

I had a couple of errands in Ovid and drove the back roads to and from. Had some interesting birds along the way. Rough-legged Hawk (Wycoff Rd, near Rock River Rd.) Snowy Owl (Center Rd, west of CR 129, in a strip of taller grass across the road from the Amish school) Ke

[cayugabirds-l] Looking for a tripod- used if possible

A friend has need of a good tripod for an unusual camera rig that is off center and heavy. Below are their requirements and maybe some of you out there have suggestions for the tripod of ball head or actually have one or all the components they need. thanks It should be sturdy enough to support

Re:[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Wildlife Drive open???

Thanks everyone- got a few confirmations that it is closed. -Dan On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Daniel Baldassarre mailto:dtbal...@syr.edu>> wrote: Hey Everyone, I haven’t been up to Montezuma recently. Does anyone know if Wildlife Drive (the one way drive from the visitor’s center through the

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Wildlife Drive open???

Hey Everyone, I haven’t been up to Montezuma recently. Does anyone know if Wildlife Drive (the one way drive from the visitor’s center through the marsh) is open? Thanks! -Dan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayu

[cayugabirds-l] birds so far today

While shoveling, I was alerted by a commotion behind the house. 2 RAVENS had found the recently put out grease bread and were gobbling it down, much to the consternation of our yard crows. Also saw a gorgeous light-phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK spinning south, on favorable winds. I was thinking th

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Bunting

The past 2 days I've had a snow bunting visiting my (black oil sunflower) feeders in the early morning. That's a first for my property (presumably they are not uncommon out in the neighborhood farm fields), particularly for a feeder bird. Nena J. Winand, DVM, PhD 30 Torok Road Groton, NY 13073