RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birding Montezuma today

2012-04-27 Thread Jane Graves
Ann and cayugabirders - The first drive as you go on to Towpath Road is closed unless you have a permit which Linda Ziemba is very glad to give you if you are willing to volunteer to survey birds for her!. Otherwise, it's a no-no. Jane From:

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird

2012-04-27 Thread NANCY MORGAN
Yellow-headed Blackbird still at Ann McGinnus site (Endicott) as of 6:25am today. I do have some very lousy photos (not very light out, misty rain, no tripod) but the bird can be I.D.'d. It is a school day, so I am unsure where people would/should park. The road is really the driveway up to

RE: [cayugabirds-l] True story of killer swan in Illinois

2012-04-27 Thread Marie P Read
Yeah, Mute Swans are feisty creatures...and of course they attack many other BIRDS too. Just one more of those introduced creatures that arrived in this new land, got uppity, and tried to take over;-))) Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird

2012-04-27 Thread daven1024
Continues as of 715. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: NANCY MORGAN nlgtim...@verizon.net Sender: bounce-52029033-6471...@list.cornell.edu Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:47:48 To: Cayuga Birds postingCayugabirds-L@cornell.edu; bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-Headed Blackbird Endicott, NY Photos

2012-04-27 Thread david nicosia
Melissa Penta and I got great views mainly with the scope of the YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD almost immediately when we arrived at West Corners Marsh around 7 am. I briefly heard the buzz saw sounding call while she was the first to sight it. The white on the wings in flight is very distinctive!

Re: [cayugabirds-l] True story of killer swan in Illinois

2012-04-27 Thread Donna Scott
And I suppose they went right out and shot the Swan after the tragic incident. That's usually what happens where humans are harmed, when animals act in their natural ways of defending themselves. Donna Scott - Original Message - From: Marie P Read To: Don ; CAYUGABIRDS-L Sent:

[cayugabirds-l] OT: want to give away old Nature Magazine issues

2012-04-27 Thread Mona Bearor
I have a couple stacks of Nature Magazine from the 1930's. Anyone interested? I'll mail them to you if so. If I get more than one response, I'll ask the first responder if they would like to split them or have them all. Mona Bearor So. Glens Falls -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re:[cayugabirds-l] 'Killer' swan attacks Illinois caretaker until he drowns

2012-04-27 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Here is a better view of the story if it comes through okay. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-killer-swan-attacks-chicago-man-until-he-drowns-20120416,0,1669472.story -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Lake Ontario Savannah area

2012-04-27 Thread Mark Miller
Went up to Braddock Bay, weather not cooperating, Owl Prowl Woods only offered a quick glimpse of a Great Horned Owl (and a few BC Chickadees BG Gnatcatchers). Stopped in the warbler banding station to see mostly RC Kinglets and 1 N. Waterthrush 1 Brown Creeper getting banded. No raptors

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD still opp

2012-04-27 Thread 6072292158
CayugaRBA YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD still opp soccer fld Ann McGuinness sch NYS-26 Broome Co 520pm by Carl Steckler Meg Richardson -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birding Montezuma today

2012-04-27 Thread Dave Nutter
Unlike many places around Montezuma NWR, there is no sign there to ban unauthorized access.--Dave NutterOn Apr 27, 2012, at 06:03 AM, Jane Graves jgra...@skidmore.edu wrote: Ann and cayugabirders - The "first drive" as you go on to Towpath Road is closed unless you have a permit which Linda

RE: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD still opp

2012-04-27 Thread Mona Bearor
Thanks for the updates on the Yellow-headed Blackbird. Heading out that way early tomorrow. Mona Bearor So. Glens Falls -Original Message- From: bounce-52172034-9150...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-52172034-9150...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of 6072292...@vtext.com Sent: Friday,

[cayugabirds-l] Mallards have hatched

2012-04-27 Thread Dave Nutter
This evening on my walk home from work I passed a family of 7 very small Mallard ducklings (first I've seen this year) running and pecking at the lawn with their mother south of Titus Towers in downtown Ithaca. This is a regular hang-out for Mallards, and there were several adult males in the area