[cayugabirds-l] Area 1 in need of additional counters for January 1 !!!

2014-12-29 Thread cl...@juno.com
Really looking forward to this year's Christmas Bird count on Thursday, except.. We have had some folks move away : (We have some regular helpers go out of town for the holidays : ( So we really need a little extra help from some of you to make this count work.Area I TBD:West Dryden, Hile

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-12-29 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* December 29, 2014*  NYSY  12. 29. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 22, 2014 - December 29, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared owl article

2014-12-29 Thread Clara MacCarald
Hi all, I am now working on a story for the Finger Lakes Community Newspapers about short-eared owls (thanks to Candace Cornell for the suggestion!). They've been mentioned a lot on the listserve lately. If anyone would like to make an official statement about recent sightings, they can contact me

[cayugabirds-l] A First!

2014-12-29 Thread Ellen Haith
We just had a male Kestrel in our small backyard area. We have a Sharpie once in a while, but this was the first Kestrel I've seen anywhere except on local power lines. He scoped out the possible breakfast items from two locations but sadly for him there were no birds in view at that time, even tho