[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca CBC Count Week birds

Thursday 29 December through Wednesday 4 January, the week surrounding Ithaca's "Christmas" Bird Count (on New Year's Day) is the time to take note of any unusual birds which might not be found on the actual count day  Here's a starter list:This morning at 9am at Stewart Park I sawDOUBLE-CRESTED CO

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl

I finally got some time to work on the images of the Snowy Owl that is at the Waterloo Outlets. A friend went to look for it today with no success. Anyone else try? With success? I hope it wasn't hit by a car while flying low over the thruway. I have two images in an album called Snowy

[cayugabirds-l] No Snowy, Montezuma

Spent early morning at Montezuma (auto route), lots of C. Geese, T. Swans, Am Tree Sparrows, and a pair of Red-winged Blackbirds. Also had a few N. Harriers, mature Bald Eagle, Ring-necked and Scaup (Lesser?) in/along the Seneca River. Lots of Mallards & Gadwall flying around. More T. Swans & N.

[cayugabirds-l] Common Ravens on Burdick Hill Rd.

Sorry for the late post. Yesterday (Thursday 12/27/11) at about 12:45 PM I pulled into the TIkkun V'or parking lot on N. Triphammer Rd. and Burdick Hill Rd. and saw two Common Ravens soaring and rolling over the field just south of Burdick Hill Road. They descended on a carcass and began to pic

[cayugabirds-l] erratum on the date for the ravens

whoops. you lose track of time when you're on use-or-lose vacation timeYesterday was apparently 12/29/2011. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeCon

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

>> Hi All >> At 1:30 today I found a female MERLIN at the pheasant farm along Stevenson >> Rd. There is also a Kingfisher going up and down the creek on Dodge Rd. Nice >> count week birds! >> Laura >> Laura Stenzler >> l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co