Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip around lake today (09 Jan)

I neglected to mention the AMERICAN COOTS, one north of Sheldrake Point from Wyers Point Rd, and two on Mill Pond in Union Springs.  I left out lots of other stuff, too.  Additions & corrections welcome.  --Dave NutterOn Jan 09, 2011, at 07:56 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:Bob McGuire led a great trip tod

[cayugabirds-l] single song sparrow

We have had a solo song sparrow under our feeder for the last couple days in Brooktondale. Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video www.TH-Photo.com 607-539-6121 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.Northeas

[cayugabirds-l] More on CBC Trip yesterday

Thanks, Dave, for posting a most thorough account of the Bird Club's trip around the lake yesterday. The only bird I can add was a Rough- legged Hawk seen by one car only at the top of Parker Road. I would like to add to Dave's note re:Rafferty Road. We arrived around 4:45 and pulled up next

[cayugabirds-l] Field Sparrow at Lab of Ornithology

The Field Sparrow is back at the Lab of Ornithology this morning, foraging on the ground underneath the feeders on the north side of the building. As do all the other sparrows (American Tree, White-throated, Song), it comes and goes, but keep an eye out for it. tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Res

[cayugabirds-l] southwest corner of Cayuga

With shooting subsiding, several large rafts of mostly Redheads have reappeard in the southwest corner of the lake. There are lots of Canvasbacks as well, some Scaup, and three Tundra Swans (not the immature one though), a few Mallards. Too far away to be sure of other species. A Golden-crowned

[cayugabirds-l] redwings

Hi All, In my travels around Montezuma on Route 89, I saw 2 male Red-winged Blackbirds and 4 females. I don't know if this is unusual or not. It was pretty quiet otherwise with a Red-tail watching the thruway and a distant Rough-legged in the grassland area on 89. Diana Whiting -- Cayugabird

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 10, 2011 * NYSY 1001.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 03, 2010 - January 10, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (M