Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-23 Thread Geo Kloppel
Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose droppings to get picked up the same way. And sure enough, there are now machines designed for this very purpose. In the not-too-distant future

Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-23 Thread Pete M. Marchetto
Rather like http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO ? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2014, at 7:31 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose

[cayugabirds-l] OOB/OT: therapeutic birding; cute beach clean-up promo

2014-08-23 Thread Dave Nutter
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/what-the-sparrows-told-me/?_php=true_type=blogs_r=0  http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/birds/help-wildlife-sharing-beach --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Yellow-breasted chat

2014-08-23 Thread Carol Keeler
Just got this. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Dennis Anderson windows...@yahoo.com [oneidabirds] oneidabirds-nore...@yahoogroups.com Date: August 23, 2014 at 10:34:10 AM EDT To: oneida birds oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OneidaBirds] Yellow-breasted chat

[cayugabirds-l] WILLET Myers Point now

2014-08-23 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Giving close views along with a SANDERLING now - 5:30 pm Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Fw: NNYBirds: Brown Booby Champlain Bridge

2014-08-23 Thread Janet Akin
In case someone hasn’t heard about this bird I thought I would forward this. Janet Akin From: mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:39 AM To: VTBirds ; Northern NY Birds Subject: NNYBirds: Brown Booby Champlain Bridge There is a BROWN BOOBY sitting on

[cayugabirds-l] Willet at Myers

2014-08-23 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
For those who are not on Cayuga RBA, there has been a Willet at Myers from about 3.00 PM onwards found by Gary K. Just now Jim Taroli sent an RBA and is still present! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca

[cayugabirds-l] Willet at Myer's Point

2014-08-23 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
Ann and I stopped by Myer’s Point this afternoon to try and find a Sanderling for her year list. When we arrived there was a large wader on the point. My initial thought was a Greater Yellowlegs until it flew, the bold black and white wing stripes confirmed it was in fact a WESTERN

Re: [cayugabirds-l] WILLET Myers Point now

2014-08-23 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
I did send this post at 5:30 as I was watching the bird- don't know why it didn't arrive until 2 hours later. Sorry about that. Ken Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2014, at 7:22 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote: Giving close views along with a SANDERLING now - 5:30 pm

[cayugabirds-l] today's Knox-Marsellus field trip

2014-08-23 Thread Dave Nutter
Here's a quick report, even though I was not the leader for today's shorebird field trip onto the otherwise-restricted dikes around Knox-Marsellus marsh at Montezuma NWR. The heavy rains of the past few days have raised the water level enough to cover all mud and flood much of the grass. The