[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center will lead a Birding Van Tour on Howland's Island

Montezuma Audubon Center's Education Manager Chris Lajewski will lead a Birding Van Tour on Howland’s Island on Thursday, November 7 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Howland’s Island is one of the wildest places in all of Montezuma which makes it an ideal place for migratory birds and other wildlife. Hop

[cayugabirds-l] Myers Point etc. 29Oct2013

I watched from Myers Point for an hour this morning. It was cold and calm and a few bursts of birds kept things interesting, but overall not an exceptional morning. Several groups of waterfowl were heading down the lake, especially between 8:00 and 8:30 or so, including groups of scaup,

[cayugabirds-l] Saw-whet migration FYI

HHOWLS (Hammond Hill Owl Site) had our best night of the year last night on 29 Oct. We have banded on almost all nights that weren't raining or had very strong winds from the south for this fall. Migration this year has far fewer birds than last year when we got banding records for 102

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saw-whet migration FYI

Do they make their little toot sound when flying in migrations, John? Thx. Judy Thurber Liverpool Sent from my iPad On Oct 29, 2013, at 2:48 PM, John Confer con...@ithaca.edu wrote: HHOWLS (Hammond Hill Owl Site) had our best night of the year last night on 29 Oct. We have banded on

[cayugabirds-l] mottled robin

I got some photos this morning of a partial albino American Robin. This is rather common for robins, but it's still an interesting bird. I put photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/101683745969614096883/Fall2013#5940227183995330754 and following, or at the end of the fall gallery,

RE:[cayugabirds-l] mottled robin

Interesting looking bird. I also saw a partial albino robin in the CU arboretum a couple of weeks ago, feeding on pokeberries. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com ***NEW***

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Falls Hummingbird

Despite 25 degree temps this morning and a banding attempt yesterday, the hummingbird continues to visit our feeders on Mynderse St.. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] distinctive Turkey Vulture; Common Raven conversation

Early this afternoon I had a walk around the flat area at lower Robert Treman State Park. Among a small group of TURKEY VULTURES overhead was one with a single white inner right primary. I'm curious about anyone else seeing this bird. Also of note was a COMMON RAVEN duo. The first bird approached

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * October 29, 2013 *  NYSY  10. 29. 13   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 21, 2013 - October 29, 2013 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

RE:[cayugabirds-l] mottled robin - ay? wot??

I'm sure this has been hashed out on Cayugabirds-L before, but I've just been thinking that these mottled robins should be called leucistic and not partial-albino? Here's why: http://feederwatch.org/learn/unusual-birds/ Set me straight someone. Please! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography

Re: [cayugabirds-l] mottled robin

Yes, very interesting. I think this is probably what I saw very briefly in the thicket on N Wilson trail today (maybe there's a run on mottled Robins this year). I saw only enough of the rufous side with white below to start imagining I had seen a Towhee; but watching the same thicket for a

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma - late Monday

After dipping on Purple Sandpiper at Fair Haven, Jim Tarolli and I hit the Colvin Marsh spot on Rte 89 just south of the MAC. Highlight was 7 Long-billed Dowitchers (I really wondered about one of them) and 1-2 White-rumped Sandpipers. Also a few Pipits and a good number of Dunlin. We did not