[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit, MNWR
Hudsonian Godwit in marsh at Montezuma Visitors' Center, Saturday evening, 7:00-7:15 pm. I did not see it depart, but I could not relocate it. --Mark - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared Owls, Cayuga Co.
3:20-3:30 pm today, three Short-eared Owls were foraging over weedy field to west of rt. 90, about 0.25 mi. n. of jct. Lake Ridge Rd. (Triangle). REally nice views. --Mark - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] King Eider from Treman
1255: From west side of inlet (followed mowed trail from Treman Marine Park) spotted King Eider directly across channel, bobbing up against the concete breakwater of the jetty. After one dive he calmly churned his way diagonally up and across the inlet, joining the periphery of a throng of about 70 Mallards actively feeding off the west side of the ice edge. When I left at about 1315, the eider was napping, bobbing with his head tucked. Also, 6 Ruddy Ducks (1 m, 5 f), 1 m Bufflehead, and 1 f Lesser Scaup, 6 C. Mergansers (3 m, 3f), 56 Gr. Black-backed Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls, 1 Ring-billed Gull. --Mark - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] King Eider update for today
At 0805 the King Eider was perhaps 50 m n. from the swan pen, diving regularly in the vicinity of a small group of Mallards. Pretty cold, but little wind, which made things almost pleasant. Excellent views in the morning light, with the bird diving in gentle swells with slushy ice chunks. About 0815, after the eider had surfaced amongst the Mallards, all of these ducks took flight, the Mallards heading west and the eider taking its own course northward, landing several hundred meters out. Quite distant. I returned at 1250 and did not find the eider. The open water near the swan pen was devoid of ducks except for a couple pairs of Mallards. Northwest wind up, readily producing tears. --Mark - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] hydrofracking and recreation
Thanks, Dave, for your note on the Nov. 1 forum on hydrofracking and recreation to be held 7-9 pm at Lansing Middle School. Here are a few more details from another posting. --Mark ANNOUNCING Lessons from Pennsylvania: Impact of Marcellus Shale Gas Development on Rivers, Streams and Forests A Free, Public, Educational Forum on the Effects of Gas Extraction on Recreation, Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, etc. Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 - 9:00 pm Lansing Middle School Auditorium 6 Ludlowville Road, Lansing, NY High volume, slick water, hydraulic fracturing (hydro-fracking) to take natural gas from the Marcellus Shale has been going on in Pennsylvania for the past three years. Hydro-fracking includes withdrawing millions of gallons of water from nearby rivers, lakes, and streams, mixing it with chemicals, and injecting the solution under high pressure into the shale to release the gas. What has been the effect of Marcellus gas development on the people who use the outdoors for recreation? What has been the effect on their hiking, fishing, biking, birding, hunting, camping, boating, family outings, sightseeing? Pennsylvanians and those who have studied the effects will share what they have learned, and they will take questions from the audience at this free, educational forum. Intended Audience: People who enjoy the outdoors for recreation, hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, birding, hunting, camping, boating, family outings, and sightseeing. In addition, anyone who seeks more information about the effects of Marcellus gas development in Pennsylvania on their natural environment should attend. Speakers: Katy Dunlap, Trout Unlimited, Eastern Water Project Director. Ms. Dunlap will talk about impacts on coldwater fisheries and their watersheds, ranging from small mountain streams to larger river systems like the Susquehanna.. Katy will also explain what Trout Unlimited and its members are doing to protect streams and rivers in the Marcellus Shale region. Shellie Northrop, member and volunteer of several PA and NY hiking clubs and trail associations. Through Ms. Northropâs years of hiking and contact with other hikers, she is able to describe the impact of drilling activities for hikers in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. She will also use examples in PA to offer suggestions of how those of us in NY can take action now that will help protect our wilderness areas. Bill Belitskus, Allegheny Defense Project, Board President. Mr. Belitskus lives adjacent to and has been hiking, camping and recreating in Pennsylvaniaâs Allegheny National Forest for over 35 years. He has been monitoring forest fragmentation, water degradation, air pollution, species decline and loss of recreation opportunities associated with oil and gas development from land clearing, well site and road construction, pipelines, tank batteries, generators, compressors, gas processing plants, truck traffic and construction equipment for the past 15 years. He will discuss one of the critical issues of unconventional hydrocarbon, deep shale extraction: withdrawal of water from streams and rivers, and riparian rights of landowners to protect waterways. Co-Sponsors: Social Ventures, ROUSE, Dryden Resource Awareness Coalition (DRAC), Cornell Outdoor Education, Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, Finger Lakes Sierra Club, Coalition to Protect New York, Tompkins County League of Women Voters, Ithaca Health Alliance, and others Contact information: Sara Hess, 607-272-6394. - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ruddy Ducks at Stewart Park
Yesterday there were 7 Ruddy Ducks at Stewart Park, close to shore near the pavillion. Today I counted 14, again very close. Four Redheads, and 6 Buffleheads, too. Also a Mallard or two. --Mark - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit
Good looks at the Hudsonian Godwit today from Montezuma Visitors' Center deck, first to n.w., later to s. I departed at 13:15 with the bird feeding about 50 m to the south. Very nice. --Mark W. - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Gr. White-fronted/Canada
2:50-3:00 pm Greater White-fronted/Canada Goose hybrid and about 40 Canada Geese grazing on lawn to south of park pavillion. - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
