Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Bittern video

2023-09-29 Thread Diana Van Buren
The swaying in the wind and later disappearing into the reeds…. Loved this video, Suan! Sent from my iPadOn Sep 29, 2023, at 6:18 PM, Suan Hsi Yong wrote:Here's a video I took earlier this month of an American Bittern at the wildlife drive. An exciting sighting to be sure, but watching it just st

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern video

2023-09-29 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
Here's a video I took earlier this month of an American Bittern at the wildlife drive. An exciting sighting to be sure, but watching it just stand there can be like watching paint dry, so I fast forwarded through parts of it. But I did catch some interesting action, including swaying with the wind:

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern/Shindagin Hollow State Forest

2020-05-03 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi all I walked along Shindagin a hollow Rd this morning from north to south, from where the pavement ends to the balsam swamp and back. Pretty quiet relative to what it will be in another week. The highlight was an American Bittern foraging in the open at the balsam swamp. I’ve never seen one t

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

2019-09-16 Thread Eveline V. Ferretti
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.

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern -Danby

2019-05-15 Thread Geo Kloppel
>From the RR causeway I heard an American Bittern thunder-pumping in the marsh >along Cayuga Inlet at 8:40 this morning just south of Walding Lane, West Danby. -Geo Kloppel -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabir

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern Wildlife Drive Sunday morning

2019-04-21 Thread John VanNiel
American Bittern at the last bit of water before exiting the MNWR Wildlife Drive just now. Dr. John Van Niel Professor of Environmental Conservation Director, East Hill Campus Finger Lakes Community College -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://ww

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern report in Cayuga Lake Basin?

2018-04-10 Thread Dave Nutter
Hi all, I was not at the Cayuga Bird Club meeting on Monday, but I was told that at the reading of the list, American Bittern was reported. Can anyone please let me know who found it, where it was, and what day? It would be new for the 2018 Cayuga Lake Basin list which I keep. Thanks. - - Dave

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern

2016-08-17 Thread Carol Cedarholm
This morning at the swan pen at stewart park perched on a partly submerged tree limb I believe I saw an American Bittern. Has anyone else seen one. Also 3 huge belted kingfishers, one female perched on a limb in the water for a good long while. So regal! Carol Cedarholm -- Cayugabirds-L List Inf

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern on the South Hill Rec. Way

2015-04-30 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
I found an unusual forest bird this evening on the South Hill Recreation Way trail. An American Bittern was standing in a small grassy clearing in a pine tree grove west of the trail about a half mile north of the Burns Rd. entrance. I tried earlier to call one at the reservoir without success s

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Bittern at swan pen

2015-04-30 Thread Jay McGowan
The AMERICAN BITTERN is still present on the peninsula at the swan pen, Stewart Park. It's very obscured and hard to find, however. An EASTERN KINGBIRD is also present. Jay On Apr 30, 2015 9:06 AM, "Stuart Krasnoff" wrote: > Out in open on log at end on peninsula. 0900 h > > From the semi-opposa

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern at swan pen

2015-04-30 Thread Stuart Krasnoff
Out in open on log at end on peninsula. 0900 h >From the semi-opposable thumbs of SB Krasnoff via iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfiguratio

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern

2015-04-25 Thread Ann Mitchell
There is an American Bittern at the Swan Pen currently well hidden in the reeds on the north side of the pond. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/C

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern Seneca Falls today

2015-04-12 Thread John VanNiel
I had an American Bittern on our wetland today in Seneca Falls. FOY for me at least. Dr. John Van Niel Professor of Environmental Conservation Director, East Hill Campus Finger Lakes Community College -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Nor

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Bittern catching a fish at Sapsucker Woods

2014-05-11 Thread Jay McGowan
The bittern was still present this morning, along the back side of the small, vegetation-enclosed pond on the left just before the Sherwood Platform. On May 11, 2014 7:52 AM, "Meena Madhav Haribal" wrote: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/sets/72157644620445605/ > >

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern catching a fish at Sapsucker Woods

2014-05-11 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/sets/72157644620445605/ [https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/13972642269_3faacd9101_z.jpg] An Amrican Bittern catching a fish - a set on Flickr An American Bittern was at Sapsucker Woods

Re:[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern (Sapsucker Woods, Sat 4/14)

2012-04-14 Thread Dave Nutter
Mark's comment that "we didn't ever lose sight of the bird for too long" highlights a difference in perspective between someone who unexpectedly saw an unusual bird very well (him) versus someone who heard about the unusual bird but arrived to hear "it just ran away a minute ago" (me). It seemed to

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern/Crow preyed upon by Red Tail

2011-04-09 Thread Sara Jane Hymes
Larry and I had a leisurely trip around the lake today. Because there weren't the great numbers of waterfowl on the lake, our first main stop was Mudlock to look at the BALD EAGLE on nest with at least one visible gray fluff young. Steve Kress' SFO class was also observing the nest. Of note

[cayugabirds-l] American Bittern & Baltimore Oriole - Lansing, Tompkins Co.

2010-04-14 Thread Tom Johnson
Cayugabirders, A singing male Baltimore Oriole was at Salt Point in Lansing this morning around 6:30. This is early for the area by about 2 weeks (avg. arrival = 29 April). Also, David Winkler and I saw an American Bittern this morning at the Cornell research ponds north of the Ithaca/ Tompkins R