[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Fri 12/16

2011-12-16 Thread Mark Chao
At about 7:45 on Friday morning I counted 20 TURKEY VULTURES kiting into the west wind over Simsbury Drive in Ithaca. The sighting was surprising, but not quite as exciting as getting the coveted eBird confirm prompt a few minutes later. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Fri 12/16

2011-12-16 Thread Dave Nutter
Yesterday afternoon about 2:45pm from the NYS-89 bridge over the Flood Control Channel I saw to the north, around Stewart Park, a kettle of 14 TURKEY VULTURES, also contending with considerable wind. After a minute or so the kettle was strewn sideways, and they seemed to be working their way back