[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - 2 Hudsonian Godwit, Bald Eagle takes Great Egret

2 Hudsonian Godwit were at Knox-Marsellus marsh. Things then got interesting when an older immature Bald Eagle killed a Great Egret and tried to fly away with it. It proved too heavy and the egret's head and feet dragged along the mudflat as the Eagle tried to fly. Once over water the egret's

Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT: Monarch caterpillar "rescue opportunity"?

I can not make it downtown tomorrow. If someone is willing to bring the caterpillar out to Salt Point, Lansing, the point is now registered Monarch Way Station #8782 (www.MonarchWatch.org ) and has a field of milkweed and other butterfly attracting plants. The best pla

[cayugabirds-l] OT: Monarch caterpillar "rescue opportunity"?

This morning I found a small monarch caterpillar in an unlikely spot downtown, and my untrained instinct tells me it's unlikely to survive to adulthood at this location, so if anyone is up for it, I think it would be a good idea/opportunity for someone to effect some level of rescue, anything from

[cayugabirds-l] Red Knot & other photos

Jim Tarolli tells me it was not at Sodus Pt this morning. I've added more photos of the Knot with other shorebirds, plus some great ones of Semipalmated Plover. Speaking of semipalmated, it appears in my photos that Lesser Yellowlegs also has semi-p feet (which I did not know). Also a few sho

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow -bellied Flycatcher at Mundy

Hello all, Today on Mundy walk I saw a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher actively fly -catching near the overlook (I don't remember the name of the person in whose honor it is built) over Fall Creek. Also there were three Carolina Wrens calling from different locations in the Mundy and from behind Vet S

RE: [cayugabirds-l] barn swallows

After nesting, Tree Swallows tend to join large roosts in wetlands. During the daytime, they leave the roost and disperse (often large distances) to feeding areas, which is why we still may see them over our fields in the summer, post-breeding. Then in the evening they all head toward the roost

Re: [cayugabirds-l] barn swallows

I see hundreds of tree swallows, mixed with barn swallows, over mown fields during August. On Aug 29, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Tobias Dean wrote: > Our barn swallows left yesterday, some may have left a few days earlier but > there was a core group that waited until sometime during the day to depart.

[cayugabirds-l] barn swallows

Our barn swallows left yesterday, some may have left a few days earlier but there was a core group that waited until sometime during the day to depart. I had counted 3 individuals in the spring, there may have been more that straggled in. A couple of weeks ago I counted around 40 individuals, tho