[cayugabirds-l] Meadowlark/Fox Sparrows

2011-10-30 Thread bob mcguire
I just returned from walking one of the dogs out to the mailbox and back (Snyder Hill Road). In the span of half an hour, I heard/saw several Eastern Bluebirds calling from the powerlines, a flyover flock of 20 Red-winged Blackbirds, Juncos chattering, White-throated Sparrows practicing

[cayugabirds-l] Ontario, Montezuma, Cayuga birds - Ross's Goose, etc

2011-10-30 Thread Nicholas Sly
As a follow up to Tim's post, I just thought I'd share some of the other good birds we had in an awesome all-day trip (Tim, if you're writing a similar follow-up, sorry to cut you off!). As Tim noted, we started at dawn at Broadway Rd on Lake Ontario. Highlight for me was the immature

[cayugabirds-l] Common Loons Lansing Station Rd

2011-10-30 Thread Donna Scott
At least 15 COMMON LOONS spread out on lake off Lansing Station Rd., Lansing , off Rt. 34B. 8:45 am. Donna L. Scott 607/533-7228 d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Bufflehead Stewart Park

2011-10-30 Thread Laura Stenzler
Ton Schat watched 4 Bufflehead (three male and one female) from Stewart Park at around 2 pm today, Sunday. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Bluegrass Lane pipits

2011-10-30 Thread Kenneth Victor Rosenberg
Yesterday (Saturday) afternoon, while we were walking our dog along the fields off Bluegrass Lane, there were few sparrows, but a flock of at least 200 AMERICAN PIPITS came by -- passing overhead in a loose, constantly calling flock from west to east. A river of pipits as Anne called it. KEN