[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Two Swallow-tailed Kites - Orleans and Monroe Counties

2020-08-09 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
FYI... Begin forwarded message: From: Willie D'Anna mailto:dannapot...@roadrunner.com>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Two Swallow-tailed Kites - Orleans and Monroe Counties Date: August 9, 2020 at 7:54:08 PM EDT To: NYSBirds mailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu>>, mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu>>, mailto:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bittern? behind Sherwin Williams

2020-08-09 Thread Nancy Tonachel Gabriel
Not sure it’s related, but a friend and I had a good long look at a green heron working the edges of the lagoon in Stewart Park, last Wednesday morning between 9 & 10 AM. As it worked its way around counterclockwise from the east side, it flew a few feet to perch on a log quite close to where we

[cayugabirds-l] Shorebird plumages and an Observation

2020-08-09 Thread Peter Saracino
While performing my duties as a volunteer Roving Naturalist at the Montezuma Refuge yesterday I set up shop along the narrow channel just before Larue's lagoon. All morning there have been a few solitary, spotted and least sandpipers. With the spotted and solitary there have been some wonderful op

[cayugabirds-l] Bittern? behind Sherwin Williams

2020-08-09 Thread Tobias Dean
I was strolling towards Lowes from Wegmans Friday morning and there is a separate lagoon I believe next to the inlet that goes behind Wegmans and startled what I thought at first was a green heron but then it seemed a bit bigger. It flew up to a tree and hid, emitting an unlikely croak. I may

[cayugabirds-l] Florida birds in NY

2020-08-09 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Hi Cayuga birders- Wow, in a day & a 1/2 we have 3 different sp. of birds around here in NY that I last saw in South Florida in early March 2020 - Imm. Little Blue Heron, Black Vulture (they were trying to eat the black rubber off all the cars in the parking lot at the Everglades!), & Swallow-t

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Report: Swallow-tailed Kites in Orleans County

2020-08-09 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Update from the RBA: “Swallow-tailed Kites are on rt. 272 about a mile and a half south of the original location.” Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2020, at 13:08, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes > wrote: > > Michael Gullo posted to an Upstate NY RBA: Two Swallow-tailed Kites are > continuin

Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles, turkeys

2020-08-09 Thread Donna Lee Scott
From: Donna Lee Scott mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> Date: August 9, 2020 at 2:17:06 PM EDT To: Jill Vaughan mailto:jil...@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles, turkeys This is the first year I’ve had so many Orioles. earlier I had at least a dozen or more BOs here +4 Orchard orioles. B

[cayugabirds-l] Orioles, turkeys

2020-08-09 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Seen all day at my jelly feeders, 2 “1st fall” male Baltimore Orioles , along with both parents, occasionally. Catbirds have been here all along eating grape jelly. And on Algerine Rd. Lansing, ~200 block - 5 Wild Turkeys; 1 probably mother of other 4. Based on the behavior of the 4, I decided

[cayugabirds-l] Report: Swallow-tailed Kites in Orleans County

2020-08-09 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Michael Gullo posted to an Upstate NY RBA: Two Swallow-tailed Kites are continuing at 1951 County Line Road, Kendall, Orleans County. Apparently the birds have been here for the at least the last few days. — Chris T-H Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBird

[cayugabirds-l] Little Blue Heron (imm) OOB

2020-08-09 Thread khmo
Ed Gates called this AM to report having seen a LBHE last evening at the old Hanson's gravel and cement plant pond at the intersection of Rte 79/227. He left a note there and a Jared ? added the bird present this AM, although it was not there at 0900 We went down at 1120 and found a white heron in