[cayugabirds-l] greater white-fronted geese lower lake rd. Cayuga Lake SP

2016-02-11 Thread Joshua Snodgrass
At least two, possibly 5 Greater White-fronted Geese seen this evening around sunset on Lower Lake Rd. just south of Cayuga Lake State Park on the west side of Cayuga Lake. Life bird for me! Other highlights include 1 Mute Swan many Tundra swans 3 Gadwall beautiful silvery males 2 Northern Pintail

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Owasco Bald Eagle hunting

2016-02-11 Thread Eben McLane
There is a broad, shallow cove on Owasco Lake’s west side (Rte. 38) south of Auburn, a bit north of Stone School Road, formed by Buck Point and curvature of the shore to the south. Adult Bald Eagles (I also saw a first-year bird a few weeks ago) tend to watch the lake waters from tall trees

[cayugabirds-l] Yesterday (2-10) Finger Lakes Regional Airport and Seybolt Road Snowy Owls. N. Hoster Road Ravens

2016-02-11 Thread Michael Tetlow
Sorry about the day late. Click the ebird reports for details. Mike Tetlow (P.S. the Ravens rode the west winds not road as I'm sure someone will point out) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Redwings

2016-02-11 Thread Peter
Hey fellow birders, I saw a flock of red wing blackbirds (15-20 birds) yesterday at the MAC center in Savannah, NY while doing our weekly raptor survey for the refuge. Oddly enough, they were all male with the exception of one female. Pete Saracino -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin downtown

2016-02-11 Thread Dave Nutter
Yesterday morning (10 Feb) while waiting by the front door of the Super 8 Motel (close to the Meadow Court Inn) I saw a female MERLIN approach from the northeast, alight atop a tall tree along Six-mile Creek, look around a couple minutes, bob her head as if judging the distance to prey, and fly

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin downtown

2016-02-11 Thread John Confer
I drove around South Titus near the Meadow Court Motel for 10-15 minutes yesterday. The White Pine and Eastern Hemlock that are close to each other and just northeast of the motel had a Fish Crow nest last year. I was hoping to see Merlin activity as an indication of potential nesting. AND

[cayugabirds-l] White-crowned sparrow--Hile School Rd feeders

2016-02-11 Thread AB Clark
>From just outside the Basin: Feb 11 2016. For the second time since yesterday am, a White-crowned Sparrow was investigating and feeding a little at my feeder on Hile School Road, ~0.2 mi W of Ed Hill Road. As yesterday, it didn’t stay long. Today, I have watched off and on all day, and it

Re: [cayugabirds-l] greater white-fronted geese lower lake rd. Cayuga Lake SP

2016-02-11 Thread Peter
Josh..how far out were those geese? And were you around the spot where lower lake road meets up with Rt. 89? Thanks Pete Sar On 2/11/2016 7:37 PM, Joshua Snodgrass wrote: > At least two, possibly 5 Greater White-fronted Geese seen this evening > around sunset on Lower Lake Rd. just