Re:[cayugabirds-l] Bird ID

2017-11-05 Thread Dave Nutter
Lovely photo of a female of the light form of Rough-legged Hawk, a sign that autumn is progressing. This bird might stick around the area all winter. - - Dave Nutter > On Nov 5, 2017, at 8:48 PM, Rachel Hogancamp > wrote: > > Hi! > > I got my eyes and my lens

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Glossy or White-faced Ibis on Armitage Rd today

2017-11-05 Thread Dave Nutter
I didn’t realize until after I sent my message that Kevin McGowan had already sent a message. It sounds like the bird was somewhat closer for us, and our lighting was a bit better. We only had a strong wind from our backs and a bit of spitting rain, not a downpour. Ann & I found that by using a

[cayugabirds-l] Glossy or White-faced Ibis on Armitage Rd today

2017-11-05 Thread Dave Nutter
This afternoon a Plegadis, sp., ibis was reported on the north side of Armitage Road in the partially flooded field west of Olmstead Road and east of the Clyde River & Erie Canal swamps. This is in Wayne County, in the southwest corner of the Town of Savannah. The bird was close to the east

Re: [cayugabirds-l] ibis on Armitage rd, Wayne Co

2017-11-05 Thread Ann Mitchell
I was there with Dave Nutter, Melissa and Wade Rowley, and Kevin McGann. Wade and I walked up closer, but the bird was still far away. We thought it might be a 1st winter bird. It had no white around it’s eye which was not red. I was told it could still be a WFIB because the red eye wouldn’t

[cayugabirds-l] ibis on Armitage rd, Wayne Co

2017-11-05 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
This afternoon, Laura Stenzler and Ton Schat directed attention to a dark ibis they found north of Armitage Rd, west of rt 38 north of Monezuma. I was birding nearby, and headed right over. I found the bird, but unfortunately the rain started in earnest right then, and the lighting was poor.

[cayugabirds-l] OT: selling Kowa scope

2017-11-05 Thread Scott Haber
Hi All, I'm parting with my gently used Kowa TSN-82 SV scope and 30x (fixed) eyepiece. The scope and eyepiece are in excellent condition with no defects or cosmetic damage. If anyone is interested, please contact me directly (off-list) for price and more details: sa...@cornell.edu Thanks,