I just returned from a long walk at Hammond Hill. In addition to 2
Ravens, 14 Chickadees, 6 Blue Jays, 2 White-breasted Nuthatches, and a
single Golden-crowned Kinglet, I encountered two WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS.
The crossbills were first heard calling as they flew overhead, from
north to
While birding in the City of Ithaca today, I found a Cackling Goose
and what I think is a Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes) in the
Cayuga Lake Inlet. The parvipes was a very small, dark goose that I
initially mistook for a second Cackling, until I looked closer and saw
that its head and bill sha
Spent the morning around Knox-Marsellus, East Rd, VanDyne Spoor/Wright/Railroad
roads and didn't see the shrike or any owls. I did have about a million snow
geese (at least a couple thousand) take off from knox-marsellus and 14 sandhill
cranes on the frozen puddlers marsh. Had a dozen or more co
I know it's been a mild winter, but.there's an Eastern Phoebe foraging in
my backyard as I write! (Wah??)
Marie
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Hi all,
Ton and I spent today birding up the east side of Cayuga Lake, ending at the
Potato Building around 4 pm before heading back toward Ithaca with a brief stop
at Rafferty Rd. in search of Short-earred owls (we didn't find any but did see
a KESTREL). We started around 11 am at Stewart Park
In addition to the large numbers of waterfowl at Stewart Park already reported
by Laura and Ton, there were 6 TUNDRA SWANS near the east end of the park late
this afternoon. 500-600 gulls were loafing on the water offshore, but I
couldn't find anything other than the usual 3 species.
KEN
Ken