[cayugabirds-l] Avocet NO

On my way to Taughnnock falls I stopped at hog hole. No avocet where he was yesterday. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit Bennings Marsh

Still present as of 1115 am. Other shorebirds too including 2 white rumps. Close to road again putting on a show. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Shorebirds continue Puddlers Marsh

Including 4 WILSONs PHALAROPE. Lots of DUNLIN and other common shorebirds. Did have 3 SANDERLING. No RUTU or knots. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow throated warbler NO.

Did not get it this morning. Ran into Bill Baker. We thought we might of heard it distant but it definitively was not singing enough. Did get an ORCHARD ORIOLE singing near the bridge back to Stewart Park. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Common Loon Myer's.

Non breeding plumage still here. No other birds of note except normal common ones. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Shorebirds Larues.

3 pectoral, 2 least, 1 dunlin, 2 lesser yellowlegs, killdeer, and Spotted. Just heard my FOY sora (no playback needed!! ) Also many many new arrivals Montezuma visitors center area as everyone seems to be getting today! Now onto shorebird area and benning marsh. Dave Nicosia. Sent

[cayugabirds-l] Benning marsh

50+ dunlin. No other shorebirds. Also flyover caspian tern. 1 american pipit. Before I left larues got a solitary sandpiper and wilsons snipe. Diversity pretty good at larues. More shorebirds benning but all dunlin. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Black terns Tschache

2 flying around. Tons of swallows too. Lots of waterfowl. Gulls. Etc. Need more than one set of eyes! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Bobolink Lake Rd near Long point.

Singing and flying over meadows. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Myers

2 least sandpipers Many spotted sandpipers Both greater and lesser yellowlegs. Killdeer 2 common loons flying up the lake. 1 american pipit. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Fw: [bluewing-group] YHBB

Yellow headed blackbird STILL present swamp in Endicott! Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Michael Ackley capt.ack...@gmail.com Sender: bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:37:56 To:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird

Continues as of 715. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: NANCY MORGAN nlgtim...@verizon.net Sender: bounce-52029033-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:47:48 To: Cayuga Birds postingCayugabirds-L@cornell.edu; bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com

[cayugabirds-l] Fw: [bluewing-group] Yellow-headed Blackbird 4/26/12

Another rare one for Broome. Of course I am on the road! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: sara kinch ksar...@stny.rr.com Sender: bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:58:28 To: bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com Reply-To:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fw: [bluewing-group] Yellow-headed Blackbird 4/26/12

I will put it on ebird on my alternate account so you can find it. That's the best I can do for now. I will also find exact lat long for this area. Stay tuned. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Mona Bearor conservebi...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012

[cayugabirds-l] American Bitterns Muckrace Flats

Had 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS fly by muckrace flats savannah spring lake road. Across the bridge on the other side of road the water levels are low are there is a lot of mudflat. We had shorebirds galore here. Counted 20 wilsons snipe, many greater and lesser yellowlegs, 2 solitary sandpipers, 1

[cayugabirds-l] Lott Farm Upland Sandpiper and Grasshopper Sparrow

Upland sandpiper continues. Only 1 this week. Sitting on a wire close for my SFO group for 10+ minutes. We also heard and saw a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW in the same area that Chris Wood found it last week. The bird flew up to a post for a brief time so that we could get brief view. The bird

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Yellow throated Warbler in Broome Co.

Yellow throated warbler was seen and photographed at a bird feeder of one of our local birders in Broome Co Courtney Moore. Just found out via email. Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near Binghamton

Found by Glenn Wilson. Have some good photos coming soon. Great bird for Broome County! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near Binghamton

Bird is in a small mud flat in the marsh to the right as you drive in from rte 12. Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: daven1...@yahoo.com Sender: bounce-47848777-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:51:17 To: Cayuga

[cayugabirds-l] Short eared owl freese road

Saw for 5 to 10 minutes flying low around freese road. Awesome views for SFO group. Bird then eventually took off and flew north. No vesper sparrow today here. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Short eared owl freese road

Now we have great views of 2 vesper sparrows! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: daven1...@yahoo.com Sender: bounce-47841788-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:22:46 To: Cayuga birdscayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Reply-To: daven1...@yahoo.com

[cayugabirds-l] Upland Sandpipers

2 at Seneca Fairgrounds. Seen with Chris Wood, Nancy Morgan and Melissa Penta. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Upland Sandpipers

Also grasshopper sparrow. Had 4 uppies. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: daven1...@yahoo.com Sender: bounce-47842471-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:07:56 To: Cayuga birdscayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Reply-To:

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebes continue south of Harris Park

Still near wheat st and lake rd. In with aythya rafts. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Shorebirds continue Benning Marsh.

6 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Dunlin Many Lesser and few Greater Yellowlegs. Several Wilson's Snipe. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Caspian Tern Knox Marcellus.

Just had 1 flying around with some gulls. Distant. Landed and loafing with gulls now very distant and impossible to see from east rd. Better view would be from towpath rd but lighting wud be bad. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Vesper sparrow Freese Road.

2 in lone tree between fields across from lab. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Sora Martens Tract

Ann and I got a sora with our SFO groups. The bird responded to virginia rail calls. Later a few of us heard a virgina rail calling there also. Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake

Excellent variety of waterfowl for SFO group. Many long tailed ducks, scaup, red breasted merganser, bufflehead, ruddy ducK, wood duck, ring necked ducks, canada geese, and also horned grebes and 1 bonaparte's gull. Great viewing for all! Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[cayugabirds-l] Bonapartes gulls

Had one at myers. Now 4 more at stewart park with my SFO group! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bonapartes gulls

4 more which equals 8 at stewart. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: daven1...@yahoo.com Sender: bounce-43781036-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:07:12 To: Cayuga birdscayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Reply-To: daven1...@yahoo.com Subject:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Meadowlark

Still not much waterfowl here. Add canvasback, couple am. wigeons and a pied billed grebe. I did not get the teal or meadowlark. Red throated loon still present from east shore park. Could not relocate western grebe. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From:

[cayugabirds-l] Aythya raft

Very large raft spreads about 1 mile from twin oaks campground north past rr tracks. The birds are not densely packed. I would say there are almost as many canvasbacks as redheads. Also found many scaup sp. I was able to positively ID 1 greater and several lesser. There were also several ring

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Aythya raft

Another more densely packed large raft north of harris park. Not as big as the one before. More scaup sp. In this one. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: daven1...@yahoo.com Sender: bounce-41986140-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:09:29

[cayugabirds-l] Birding Cayuga Lake area today

Are the large numbers of snow geese still present on cayuga lake or montezuma area? Also the aythya raft? Tundra swans? Have not seen any posts lately. Have a couple guests I am taking birding today up the lake. Thanks Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry --

[cayugabirds-l] Enormous Aythya Raft continues north of Union Springs.

Thousands and thousands of Aythya sp. continue. Best viewed by taking access road along railroad tracks that cross rte 90. Mostly redhead, lots of canvasback, some scaup sp. Also american widgeon. Western grebe not found but would be needle in haystack. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe close in hog hole

Western Grebe easily found hog hole at 120pm. Still present close in at 144. Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crow at bird feeder

I had 3 Crows at my feeder eating hulled sunflowers this morning when suddenly one grabbed a mole! The crow killed it flew up in a tree and was being harrassed by his 2 other friends. Never saw that before. Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message-

[cayugabirds-l] TV near Dryden

Groton Rd moments ago. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] TV near Dryden

Ok. Another TV Lansing. I guess these are not that unusual in January in this area! We rarely get them before the end of February in the southern tier! Even in this mild winter none have turned up down there yet! Good luck to all today. Happy 2012! Dave Nicosia. Sent from my Verizon

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Outlet Mall Snowy Owl 1/1/12

Still present as of 116pm. Same spot. Tower between nautica and ralph lauren visible thruway side only. Have to drive around back to see. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Carol Keeler carolk...@adelphia.net Sender:

[cayugabirds-l] Savannah Mucklands

Thousands and thousands of gulls. Hundreds of tundra swans. Geese by the boatload. Mostly canadas but still a good amount of snows. The gulls were mostly ring billed but many had all black bills from foraging in the muck. Also many herring, 1 GBB and a few candidates for iceland and 1 for

[cayugabirds-l] Black bellied plover.

At carncross road around 115 pm. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] South End 4May2011

Just had 4 common terns fly by close at Myers. Same birds? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu Sender: bounce-25305443-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 10:23:50 To: Cayugabirds-LCayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Reply-To:

[cayugabirds-l] Least Sandpipers

Several at new shorebird area MNWR before the bend. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] fox sparrows in Brooktondale

$$mm$ Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Tom Hoebbel tomhoeb...@gmail.com Sender: bounce-17400454-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:51:13 To: CayugabirdsCayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Reply-To: Tom Hoebbel tomhoeb...@gmail.com Subject:

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Black Vulture Johnson City NY

Just had a black vulture soar over my kids school. My first for Broome county and upstate NY. The bird was heading south. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Two Pectoral Sandpipers George Rd Pond

Birds were on the pond edge nearest to rte 38 with a few killdeer. Nice treat for our SFO group! Time was 1030 am. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Western grebe. Yes

Still at chimney bluffs state park as of 1030am Sat 3/20 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)