[cayugabirds-l] dead coot @ stewart park, etc.

In response to Mary W's question...Saturday morning at Stewart Park (8-9 AM) I did indeed see a dead coot near the entrance to the Swan Pen trail. It looked so fresh that I checked to see if was warm (it wasn't) but it was not stiff and I could not see any rips or tears. I had just seen an

[cayugabirds-l] Snows Screechie

Screechie was in the Factory St. box this a.m. 15 min. ago, at 1:30 p.m., a large flock of Snow Geese flew SE over our house. Beautiful!! Hope the Oswego trippers are having success. Fritzie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Sunday--Horned Grebe, Towhee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, etc.

Hello, I had one of my highest species totals of the fall this morning at Stewart Park. The landbirds here seem to be especially active on calm sunny days after long periods of cold north winds. Location: Stewart Park Observation date: 11/21/10 933-1023 Notes: Sunny, 45 deg, light

[cayugabirds-l] Long-Tailed Duck at Myer Pt. Sunday morning

sorry for the late post. I saw a female Long-tailed Duck at 0930 this morning at Myers. it was about 30 yards off the point. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Western Red-tailed Hawk -- Ovid

While returning from the Rochester area today Jessie Barry, Carolyn Sedgwick, Martjan Lammertink and I saw a dark rufous-morph juvenile Western Red-tailed Hawk (B. j. calurus). I've only seen three others in the Northeast. This bird was northwest of Sheldrake point on CR 138. The exact location is