Re: [cayugabirds-l] RFI: Muckrace Sedge Wren Long-eared Owl

2011-09-25 Thread Mickey Scilingo
Dave, Marty Mau and I heard the LONG-EARED OWL on Friday night, Sep 9 around 9 PM along the wooded section of Van Dyne Spoor Rd, just west of the Sandhill Crane Unit Marsh area. In fact, we had a quartet of owls along this stretch, with BARRED, EASTERN SCREECH, and NORTHERN SAW-WHET all

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA DICKCISSEL Freese Rd gardens

2011-09-25 Thread 6072292158
CayugaRBA DICKCISSEL Freese Rd gardens 915am in near corn south side. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Dickcissel, Lincoln's, etc

2011-09-25 Thread Nicholas Sly
I birded the Freese Road gardens this morning with a number of other birders looking for the Dickcissel and enjoying the sparrow show. I uploaded lousy pictures of the Dickcissel, Lincoln's Sparrows, and others here: http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa220/slybirdsly/Birding/Freese%20Road%202011/

[cayugabirds-l] daytime radar like night migration now

2011-09-25 Thread Dave Nutter
It's about noon, Sunday 25 Sept and I happened to glance at the Binghamton radar on weather underground. It looks a lot like migrating birds do at night - a broad diffuse circle of green centered on the radar source despite there being no rain (just a few cumulus clouds here in Ithaca). I saw the

[cayugabirds-l] Juvenile black-crowned night herons Montezuma

2011-09-25 Thread Jessica Grodio
Two juvenile black-crowned night herons around the pond seen from May's point parking area, Montezuma refuge - John and Jess Grodio-Polasko Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] hawks moving

2011-09-25 Thread Geo Kloppel
The upper airs were contrary, but wispy clouds at lower levels were moving in a favorable direction, so I decided to watch the West Danby sky for a while at lunchtime. There was a modest flight of migrating hawks, including 1 kettle of eight Broad-winged Hawks (it's not too late), 1 adult

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Dickcissel, Lincoln's, etc

2011-09-25 Thread Dave Nutter
Gary Kohlenberg started searching the gardens at dawn, before Ann Mitchell's Cayuga Bird Club field trip arrived after meeting at the Lab of O at 7:30, so he was separate. I arrived about 7:50 and joined the club group. We (or at least I with them) saw lots of SONG SAVANNAH, 1 or 2 FIELD, 1

[cayugabirds-l] before dawn

2011-09-25 Thread Geo Kloppel
I was sitting outside at 6:00 this morning, listening to the thrushes descend, but the local Barred Owls really stole the show, exchanging double hoots, single hoots, quad-hoots, octo-hoots and weird monkey calls. And they've kept it up throughout the day, periodically reminding us that

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Avocet Continues

2011-09-25 Thread Kimberly Sucy
I saw the American Avocet from East Road, distant but decisive scope views, at 6:30 PM Sunday. Same area of Puddler's Marsh as he was in yesterday. A Sandhill Crane pair were feeding on the berm not far away, and a Caspian Tern was on the nearer marsh.The Black-crowned Night Herons at the

[cayugabirds-l] info video re HYDRILLA in Cayuga Inlet

2011-09-25 Thread Dave Nutter
Begin forwarded message:From: "owlgo...@earthlink.net" owlgo...@earthlink.netDate: September 25, 2011 10:08:39 AMTo: Natural History Network natural-histor...@cornell.eduSubject: Our new video: HYDRILLA attacks CASCADILLA and the Cayuga Inlet Our new video about the environmental emergency in

[cayugabirds-l] Backyard Hawk watch

2011-09-25 Thread Nari Mistry
I decided to take advantage of the warm updrafts today and watch for a while this afternoon for raptors passing over our backyard (Ellis Hollow Rd, Opp. Dodge Rd) The highlights were: a magnificent Bald Eagle sailing from (limited) horizon to horizon without a wing-beat; two Sharpshinned hawks

[cayugabirds-l] Yesterday Night birds and sounds

2011-09-25 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi All, I spent the night in my yard in a tent. Lots of traffic throughout night, I was hoping it will slow down but did not. In between traffic noise I did hear some wonderful things. I heard birds migrating whole night. I could recognize which I believe were Swainson's Thrushes, a few

[cayugabirds-l] Juvenile black-crowned night herons Montezuma

2011-09-25 Thread Jessica Grodio
Two juvenile black-crowned night herons around the pond seen from May's point parking area, Montezuma refuge - John and Jess Grodio-Polasko Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Dickcissel, Lincoln's, etc

2011-09-25 Thread J. Gary Kohlenberg
After doing my mental cost-benefit analysis this morning, the Lab for thrushes or chase Nate's reported Dickcissel, Freeze road won out. I searched from about 7am, luckily Dave, Ann and the CBC field trip participants saw me staring intently at the ground and came over. Dave was able to get it