[cayugabirds-l] Sunday Oct 6 Field Trip

2013-10-03 Thread Linda Orkin
Hello All, Just an invitation and a reminder. There will be a field trip on Sunday Oct. 6 from 8 AM to 9:30 AM led by Mark Chao. This walk will focus on fall sparrows at the Cornell Community Gardens on Freese Road. This site has been notable in past years for abundance and variety of sparrows

[cayugabirds-l] Deceased Lincoln's Sparrow

2013-10-03 Thread Glenn Wilson
I found a sparrow that I believe is a Lincoln's laying in some bushes just outside our building 30 minutes or so ago. It's eyes were closed. It was dashing for breath. I thought it was dying. After getting my camera and taking a few pictures it seemed to be coming back to normal. I just checked

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: When Urban Winners Become Losers

2013-10-03 Thread Marc Devokaitis
Hello All, Please join us on *Oct 7th at 7:30 p.m.* for the next Monday Night Seminarat the Lab of Ornithology. Hope to see you there*!* * * *When Urban Winners Become Losers: Bird Communities in Human-Dominated Landscapes* *Speaker: Scott Robinson, Professor of Conservation Biology, Museum