[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park

2013-08-22 Thread carpist
Just wondering is Ithaca has given up hope for a clean up of the dead wood jammed into the south end of the lake ? Probably not a bird topic , but I did see three shovelers so... Chris Carpist Ludlow, MA -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] very likely an Olive-sided Flycatcher, Podell Boardwalk, Sapsucker Woods

2013-08-22 Thread Wesley M. Hochachka
Hi everyone, On my way into the Lab of O this morning, I came in via the Podell Boardwalk (the boardwalk that is along the trial system if you exit the Lab's public entrance and head straight south parallel to Sapsucker Woods Rd. One of the birds that I saw was what I'm almost essentially

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park

2013-08-22 Thread Linda Orkin
The dead wood provides habitat for many species for foraging, and protection. Additionally it prevents the geese from exiting the water at that point. Look at it as a natural feature and enjoy it. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2013, at 8:39 AM, carpist carp...@charter.net wrote:

[cayugabirds-l] definitely an Olive-sided Flycatcher, Podell Boardwalk, Sapsucker Woods

2013-08-22 Thread Tom Schulenberg
Brad Walker and I relocated the Olive-sided Flycatcher from the south end of the Podell Boardwalk at 9:15. We watched it make a few sallies, then lost it when it headed east (towards Sapsucker Woods Road). It's probably still in the area - Brad and Jay McGowan are trying now to re-relocate it.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Wo caching food

2013-08-22 Thread John Confer
I have seen Red-headed Woodpeckers caching acorns. At at least one location, they cached food somewhat as I have seen in videos of Acorn Woodpeckers, putting them in shallow, tiny holes in the surface of the tree trunk. This was at Presquille in fall probably a couple decades ago. so you might

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park

2013-08-22 Thread Dave Nutter
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] ... Olive-sided Flycatcher, Podell Boardwalk, Sapsucker Woods

2013-08-22 Thread Dave Nutter
Actually the timing is perfect. If you look at eBird's bar chart for species reported in Tompkins County:http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoicesgetLocations=countiesparentState=US-NYbMonth=01bYear=1900eMonth=12eYear=2013reportType=locationcounties=US-NY-109continue.x=46continue.y=8Spring

[cayugabirds-l] Details of August 31 Field Trip to Bell Station

2013-08-22 Thread Linda Orkin
Hey All, The details of the August 31 Field trip to Bell Station are now on the cayugabirdclub.org website and this is the plan. We will meet Paul at the end of Nut Ridge Road which is at the southern border of Cedar View golf course in Lansing. This is a dead end road and is about 25 minutes