[cayugabirds-l] FW: Project Snowstorm Update

FYI. It is amazing to see the maps where SNOW have been doing and what they are up to. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Scott Weidensaul of Project Snowstorm posted the following on

[cayugabirds-l] Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk

For three days in a row there has been a dark Rough-legged Hawk hanging out in the 1200 block of Coddington Rd near Brooktondale. This is the spot with the most spectacular views on Coddington, you can see Cayuga Lake in one direction and a broad sweep of the Six Mile Creek watershed in the

[cayugabirds-l] Jay McGowan: male TUFTED DUCK at E Shore Pk

just reported on RBA a few minutes ago--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit

[cayugabirds-l] Davis Rd. - Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, Lapland Longspur

Belltown Dairy (North end of Davis Road at the county line) is spreading fresh manure this morning. Great numbers of SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS feeding in the field. Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS mixed in (continuing). Not nearly as exciting as a Tufted Duck, but great views of the flock from the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Jay McGowan: male TUFTED DUCK at E Shore Pk

The bird was out with the distant scaup flock. All the birds shifted north around 1230 and we have not been able to find it since. Still lots of Aythya at East Shore, so it may appear again or it may be in a sub flock up to the north. Chris Wood also had a Redhead x Canvasback in the group. On Feb

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Jay McGowan: male TUFTED DUCK at E Shore Pk

Here is a link to a checklist that Jessie and I entered into eBird, which includes photos of the Tufted Duck and the Canvasback x Redhead. The latter resembles a Common Pochard but has more extensive black on the bill and slightly different bill and head shape.

[cayugabirds-l] TUFTED DUCK male dozing in SW corner Cayuga Lake n...

TUFTED DUCK male dozing in SW corner Cayuga Lake near ice. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] TUFTED DUCK male dozing in SW corner Cayuga Lake n...

I decided to walk in search of Jay's reported Tufted Duck because, shamefully, I ended up driving to see the first-ever basin Tufted Duck last year. (First obliviousness and then drenched optics prevented my seeing that bird on a bike trip.) Yet I didn't want to walk on the roads or railroad (I