Re: [cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron - Upper Buttermilk

2016-12-15 Thread Peter
Larry and all. I, too, spotted a Great Blue during our weekly raptor survey at the Montezuma NWR yesterday. I asked it if it wanted to borrow my compass, but it politely said no, it had learned how to both orient AND navigate a few seasons back. (smile) It WAS a pleasure to see one at this

[cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron - Upper Buttermilk

2016-12-14 Thread W. Larry Hymes
On a walk around Upper Buttermilk yesterday afternoon I was surprised to see a GREAT BLUE HERON lift off and fly upstream from the marshy area at Lake Treman. Don't see how it could find sufficient food there to survive, much less just keep warm. Selfishly it would be nice to have it stick