[cayugabirds-l] Ringwood Rd Belted Kingfisher

2017-12-30 Thread Marie P. Read
A rather chilly-sounding Belted Kingfisher was rattling quietly as it patrolled the small stream on one side of my property, which still has some open water. I certainly feel sorry for a bird that makes its living diving into frigid water in this below-freezing weather. Wish I had more than

Re: [cayugabirds-l] count week birds

2017-12-30 Thread Ann Mitchell
Peregrine Falcon - I stopped by Stevenson Road today to see the Black Vultures and it flew by landing among the Pheasants for a minute, but didn’t carry any off! Ann Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 30, 2017, at 5:42 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: > > I was scouting out my

[cayugabirds-l] count week birds

2017-12-30 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I was scouting out my Christmas bird count area yesterday, and did a little birding today. I managed to see a good number of things that are often missed on the Ithaca CBC, so at least they will be count week. Here is an incomplete list. Snow Goose - a single bird flying past Myers Point

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count Jan 1st, counters STILL needed for Area III.

2017-12-30 Thread Marie P. Read
Hi Cayugabirders, I've posted this before, but I STILL need a few counters for Area III, so please reply if you'd like to help out. I'm area coordinator for Area III which includes the Village of Dryden, Hammond Hill, Yellow Barn State Forest and areas south to Slaterville. I have several

[cayugabirds-l] First Day Hike at Montezuma Audubon Center

2017-12-30 Thread Johnson, Alyssa
Jan. 1, Monday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm First Day Snowshoe Hike! Join us as we celebrate the first day of the New Year with a snowshoe hike! Weather permitting, we'll hike through snow muffled forests, across grasslands and out to the usually inaccessible Crusoe Lake shoreline to explore hearty