[cayugabirds-l] Western Kingbird in Candor, Tioga Co, NY

Late this afternoon I got a call from Reuben Stoltzfus saying that another Amish birder named Adam Troyer reported a WESTERN KINGBIRD on his family’s farm in Candor. Reuben was in the area and said he wanted to double check before having me publicize it, and indeed he visited the site, saw the b

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

RBA *New York September 16, 2019 NYSY 09. 16. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga,  Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Compl

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern, mt. pleasant area

I made somewhat irregular trip home mid-day to give our dog a quick walk. To my delight, encountered an American Bittern at our pond, which is located on Pleasant Hollow Rd (between the Mineah/Mt. Pleasant fields and Ringwood Road). This is the 2nd time I've had that nice surprise at the pond.