Re: [cayugabirds-l] Arctic kite sighting?

2015-03-22 Thread holly adams
Thanks so much, for this Jay (and Kevin). We had a huge event at the Lab yesterday and many families (over 200 people at once), and I usually have time to double check things but didn't, so posted the call as per typical practice at the front desk for unusual things. In the past, such calls have pr

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Arctic kite sighting?

2015-03-22 Thread Jay McGowan
Before we are inundated with possible sightings, let's just clarify that "Arctic Kite" is, as far as I am aware, an entirely fictitious name, and any so-called expert in raptors using this term is unlikely to be such. The only thing I can think of that would come close to fitting this name is Rough

[cayugabirds-l] Arctic kite sighting?

2015-03-22 Thread Sandy
I was driving down rte 79 westward near 1341 e state street just now at about 8:45 am and saw a falcon-shaped bird, about the size of a kestrel it smaller with snow-white under belly and under wings. Could not see top side as it was dive- bombing around in the evergreens behind the houses on the