[cayugabirds-l] Around the Lake Saturday

2012-03-05 Thread bob mcguire
Susan Danskin, John Confer, Marty Borko, and I birded around the lake yesterday. I was fighting a cold, did not take notes, and so do not remember much besides a few highlights. It was an interesting day, much of it spent dodging snow squalls. Stewart Park: Rusty Blackbird on the mud under

[cayugabirds-l] Karen's Fox Sparrow

2012-03-05 Thread John Confer
Some of us spent the day, Sunday, standing on windy, snow-swept shorelines looking through incredibly large flocks for Ross Geese and Eurasian Widgeon without success (Well OK, there was the Ross Goose overhead, but you might have seen it while staying in the car.) Others stayed at home, slept

[cayugabirds-l] Corrections

2012-03-05 Thread bob mcguire
Thanks Susan and others! Ross's Goose (not GULL) Green-winged Teal I was trying to get some sort of report out before a meeting this morning. Glad to know some people are awake! Bob -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirdin

[cayugabirds-l] FOY (for us) killdeer

2012-03-05 Thread M Kardon
A walk up Bundy Road on west hill at 2:30pm was enlivened by the sight of two (FOY for us) killdeer in the fields on the south side of the road and eight turkeys in the field not far west of that. Also a red-tailed hawk being mobbed by several crows. Marsha and Fred Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L

Re:[cayugabirds-l] off topic

2012-03-05 Thread joe & Diana
On Mar 5, 2012, at 5:31 PM, joe & Diana wrote: > Since this is a birding opportunity, I am posting Baltimore Woods request to > vote once a day throughout the month of March for their project to design and > install a Peregrine Falcon Education Exhibit within view of the State Tower > Buildin

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

2012-03-05 Thread cobra
Just observed around 3000 snow geese flyover downtown Aurora headed for west side of lake. Wade & Melissa -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurati

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-03-05 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  March 05, 2012 *  NYSY 03.05.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 27, 2012 - March 05, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Around the Lake Saturday

2012-03-05 Thread Jody W Enck
Ok, Bob, I'll bite. Did you guys really see a Ross' Gull at Montezuma? I checked the calendar just to make sure it was not April Fool's Day. Jody From: bounce-41643615-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-41643615-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of b

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Around the Lake Saturday

2012-03-05 Thread Susan Danskin
I think Bob's cold has gone to his head... It was a Ross's Goose and a Green-winged Teal =) Susan On Mar 5, 2012, at 8:21 AM, Jody W Enck wrote: > Ok, Bob, I'll bite. Did you guys really see a Ross' Gull at Montezuma? I > checked the calendar just to make sure it was not April Fool's Day. >

[cayugabirds-l] Redpoll

2012-03-05 Thread geokloppel
Siskins seem to have departed, but I still have one Common Redpoll coming to my feeder in the company of Goldfinches. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker & Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBir

[cayugabirds-l] Raven over Ithaca airport Monday afternoon

2012-03-05 Thread Scott Haber
A Common Raven was just calling and circling lazily over the northern end of the Ithaca airport just a few minutes ago (1pm). Scott Haber -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirdin