[cayugabirds-l] [OOB] Snowy Owl West of Rt. 96a Geneva / Larsen Rd.

2014-01-29 Thread Daniel Graham
in this area--it appeared to have substantial dark coloration then, but it was too far away to tell with my small binoculars today. I have heard through the grapevine that a Snowy was seen in this area in past years as well, so perhaps this is the bird's vacation spot, so to speak. Daniel Graham Tburg

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Rt 96a / Woodworth Rd. / Geneva

2014-01-31 Thread Daniel Graham
Snowy owl is again east of Rt. 96a, south of Woodworth Rd. near Geneva. Bird is close to gas well, ~100 m from road, which would have afforded excellent views if I hadn't forgotten my binoculars! Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Rt 96a / Woodworth Rd. / Geneva (OOB)

2014-02-12 Thread Daniel Graham
. The same bird was present Monday afternoon on the roof of the barn of the first house on Woodworth Rd. It seems to be quite a regular customer in this area and is not shy about affording close views. Truly a remarkable animal! Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Rt 96a / Woodworth Rd. / Geneva (OOB)

2014-02-25 Thread Daniel Graham
(it was there yesterday around 4pm). Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Rt 96a / Woodworth Rd. / Geneva (OOB)

2014-02-25 Thread Daniel Graham
Ah! I now see David Diaz has beaten me to the punch. The owl I saw today was the lighter one. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Loon

2014-04-09 Thread Daniel Graham
Great views of two Common Loon very close to shore just south of Sheldrake this morning around 7:30. Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Major fallout??

2014-05-04 Thread Daniel Graham
As I read this just now, one male Rose-breasted Grosbeak landed on the window screen of our sunroom, then flew off. Dan T-Burg On 5/4/14, W. Larry Hymes w...@cornell.edu wrote: Did we have a major fallout last night? We just had 4, that's right, 4 male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK come to our

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl in Geneva area

2015-01-19 Thread Daniel Graham
others). Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl in Varick

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel Graham
owls is a good day! Daniel Graham Tburg On 2/11/15, Daniel Graham artst...@gmail.com wrote: Great views around 8am of an all-white SNOWY OWL opposite 1084 Yale Farm Rd on a telephone pole near the abandoned farmhouse (close to junction w/96a), Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owls in Varick/Romulus

2015-02-18 Thread Daniel Graham
was quite conspicuous on the snow (it even appears to be wearing a wool cap!). This morning around 8am, an almost all-white individual was on a power line right on Yale Farm Rd. about 1/4 mile east of 96a. Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl in Varick

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel Graham
Great views around 8am of an all-white SNOWY OWL opposite 1084 Yale Farm Rd on a telephone pole near the abandoned farmhouse (close to junction w/96a), Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Another Geneva area owl

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel Graham
Rosenberg Lab. Daniel Graham Tburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer

2015-03-10 Thread Daniel Graham
Flyover Killdeer here in Tburg south of Taughannock just now. On 3/10/15, Birding dans...@twcny.rr.com wrote: Flyover Killdeer at aurora boathouse. Calling. Guessing it was scared off the spit by flyover Bald Eagle. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Common Nighthawk

2015-05-22 Thread Daniel Graham
I had a COMMON NIGHTHAWK cruise over me at tree-top elevation in a big gust of wind around 10:30AM today. It was being harried by what I think were red-wing blackbirds. This was on Willow Creek Rd. in Ulysses. Daniel Graham -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Seneca Falls Seybolt Rd

2015-12-17 Thread Daniel Graham
This Snowy Owl continues in the same spot today. Didn't see the one on Martin Rd. but it was raining pretty hard and tough to see. On Seybolt Rd, there was also a male Northern Harrier. On 12/13/15, Dave K wrote: > There is a 2nd Snowy Owl Seneca Falls on gas well in

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yesterday Snowy owls. Seybolt Road and North End of Cayuga lake. probable Common Yellowthroat.

2016-02-10 Thread Daniel Graham
Sorry this is a bit late but the snowy owl was present again yesterday (Tues) on the ground near the gas installation at 10am. On 2/8/16, marsha kardon wrote: > Thanks for your help with directions - the snowy owl was on the gas > installation at about 11:15 this morning. > >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yesterday Snowy owls. Seybolt Road and North End of Cayuga lake. probable Common Yellowthroat.

2016-02-05 Thread Daniel Graham
Unfortunately, no sign of the Snowy Owl this morning on the gas installation at Reese/Seybolt Rd. at 7:15 (but I didn't look for very long). On 2/4/16, Peter wrote: > It's Reese Rd. and it runs into Seybolt Rd. in the town of Fayette. > Hope this helps. > Pete Sar > >

[cayugabirds-l] Great Horned Owl Rt 89

2016-01-27 Thread Daniel Graham
At around 5:30 tonight there was a Great Horned Owl in a tree very close to Rt. 89 south of Rt 139 in (I think) Ovid. Also lots of goose movement today near Geneva, including ~50 Snow Geese moving due West, and hundreds of Canada Geese moving North in formation. Daniel Graham Tburg

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt. 96a Geneva/Waterloo area

2017-01-16 Thread Daniel Graham
There was a heavily streaked Snowy Owl on Rt. 96a at the height of land northwest of Kime Rd. on top of a silo today at 4:30pm. There were also several thousand Snow Geese in flight a few miles south of the owl, around half in a group heading due east, and the rest closer to Cayuga Lake in a

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Romulus (yesterday)

2017-12-01 Thread Daniel Graham
I realize this is too late to be of much use to folks but there was a Snowy Owl on the ground affording great views about 50 yards south of Yale Farm Rd in Romulus yesterday (11/30) at around 3:30pm: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.7912115,-76.870934//@42.7951606,-76.8710626,3575m/data=!3m1!1e3

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Geneva/Waterloo area 96a

2018-01-19 Thread Daniel Graham
Yesterday (1/18) at 5pm there was a heavily streaked Snowy Owl on Rt. 96a at the height of land northwest of Kime Rd. on top of the water tower. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt 96a near Geneva

2018-02-13 Thread Daniel Graham
This morning at 8am there was a large heavily streaked Snowy Owl on the roof of an out building across from the junction of Rt 96a and Kime Spur Rd. near Geneva (on North side of road behind house). -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt 96a near Geneva

2018-02-16 Thread Daniel Graham
In same spot again today at 10am. On 2/13/18, Daniel Graham <artst...@gmail.com> wrote: > This morning at 8am there was a large heavily streaked Snowy Owl on > the roof of an out building across from the junction of Rt 96a and > Kime Spur Rd. near Geneva (on North side of ro

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt 96a near Geneva

2018-03-06 Thread Daniel Graham
On top of the water tower on S. side of 96a at Kime Spur at 9am today. > On 3/1/18, debilin...@gmail.com wrote: >> Still there at 2:44 pm, same spot. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 1, 2018, at 8:34 AM, debilin...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> Snowy on top of farm tank

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owls - Fingerlakes Airport

2018-03-28 Thread Daniel Graham
2 Snowy Owls still present this morning at 1030am near Fingerlakes Airport. A darker one was on a rooftop in the Lott Farm complex, and a light-colored one was W across Rt 414 on a power pole near the wind turbine. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt 96a near Geneva

2018-02-27 Thread Daniel Graham
On the nearby gas installation at 7:45am today. On 2/16/18, Daniel Graham <artst...@gmail.com> wrote: > In same spot again today at 10am. > > On 2/13/18, Daniel Graham <artst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This morning at 8am there was a large heavily streaked Snowy Owl on >

[cayugabirds-l] Woodcock

2021-03-11 Thread Daniel Graham
Woodcock peents heard just now near Willow Creek Rd, Ulysses. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Park Preserve Patrol seeking volunteers

2021-10-04 Thread Daniel Graham
I received a message today indicating that the Finger Lakes Land Trust is recruiting volunteers for a hunting season patrol at the Park Preserve to help ensure that hunters do not enter the property (also for Steege Hill). Please contact Jason Gorman for more info: jasongor...@fllt.org > looking

[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared owl?

2021-11-01 Thread Daniel Graham
Should have reported this earlier but on 10/23 at around 6:30pm I saw a bird consistent with SHORT-EARED OWL on Townsendville Rd. near Fox Rd. in Lodi, an area where they are seen in winter. It was late dusk so I couldn't see coloration but it was the right size, lithe and bulky. I think worth

[cayugabirds-l] Birder cognition

2022-08-25 Thread Daniel Graham
Not exactly basin-related but here is an interesting new study on how birders and non-birders organize knowledge about avian species: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204172119 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME