[cayugabirds-l] Update: Eurasian Wigeon in Queen Catharine Marsh (Watkins Glen)

bird hanging out with a small group of American Wigeon and a couple of Gadwall. My (terrible) digiscoped photos are included this checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54089475 Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Winter Birds and Winter Birding

ls about how to best approach finding these elusive birds. It turns out the third time visiting Hoster Road was the charm for me . . . this was a great way to end 2020! Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabi

[cayugabirds-l] Western Tanager - Yes, March 10

The Western Tanager was present outside of Day Hall just after noon today (Thursday, March 10). It took a while, but it eventually made an appearance with the House Sparrows visiting the seeds on a window ledge on Day Hall, then it disappeared into the conifers by the College store. Thanks to e

[cayugabirds-l] Garganey present - Thursday, June 16

bird on Saturday, and as it hadn't been reported since Sunday (as far as I can tell) I was really happy to have this brief encounter with the bird. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWE

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Limpkin continues, Monday morning

walking his leashed dog came by. The Limpkin flew about 20 yards back towards the spectator stands along the first base side. It was foraging its way towards the outfield when I left at 4:45 PM. Cheers, -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 10:32 AM Dave Nutter wrote: > Yester

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Limpkin seen 10/31 & 11/1

Looks like it’s was photographed this morning, 03 Nov. photos were posted to the Chemung Valley Birdwatchers Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChemungValleyBirdwatchers/permalink/3750932545232183/?mibextid=S66gvFWritten in haste on a tiny keypad.On Nov 3, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Dave Nutte

Re: [cayugabirds-l] migration on radar?

David La Puma also runs his own web site which, as he puts it, tracks "bird migration over New Jersey using Doppler radar and a community of diehard birdwatchers". Though based in New Jersey, it's often applicable on a region-wide scale. http://www.woodcreeper.com/ Cheers, Mike

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: eBird Report - Tanglewood Nature Center--Personius Woods , May 17, 2011

ourning Warbler. I just discovered that was the second Mourning Warbler I've reported from Tanglewood - the first being exactly one year ago, 17 May, 2010. My full checklist is below. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Tanglewood Nature Center--Personius Woods, Chemung, US-

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard , May 19, 2011 - Golden-winged Warbler and more

e. I suspect the presence of an accipiter or other predator given the behavior of a near-murder of crows who were mobbing a tall conifer towards the middle of the orchard. My full eBird list is below. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY May 19, 2011 12:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] abbreviations

Hi all, Here is a nice write-up demystifying "birder shorthand" for those that are interested in learning more: http://www.nabirding.com/2011/03/11/birder-shorthand-demystifying-the-code-of-banders/ Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:52 AM, B

[cayugabirds-l] Off topic: International Space Station

://spaceweather.com/flybys/index.php Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http

[cayugabirds-l] Evening birds - Sapsucker Woods

(full eBird list is below). The highlight of the day, though, was a Black Bear that wandered through our yard in Horseheads this evening, the first time we've seen him directly instead of just his "presents" he leaves in the yard. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY

[cayugabirds-l] OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - Chemung Co., Horseheads

es as it called regularly and then disappeared to the north. A great start to a beautiful day! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.North

[cayugabirds-l] NO Red Phalarope - 10 Oct AM

Teal (4), and a single Northern Shoveler. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Matthew Medler wrote: > Hi All, > I'm wondering if anybody has looked for the Red Phalarope at Montezuma today > (Monday, 10 October 2011). Any reports from

[cayugabirds-l] White-winged Crossbill

. Might be worth re-reading this story about crossbills, written during their irruption in 2008-09: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/got-white-winged-crossbills Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] 03 Feb - Western Grebe, RT Loon, SE OWL

nd disappearing. Best commute home I've had in a long, long time! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscr

Re: [cayugabirds-l] NEXRAD site

birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:01 PM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote: > The NEXRAD site I use has been stuck on 23 April for 5 days now. This site is > a > great tool for monitoring migration and I'm really missing it. Anybody having > the

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe report - Seneca Lake

of the lake. Good birding, and Happy Turkey Celebration Day, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Lake, West Side

uldn't surprise me if I missed something in there! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeCo

[cayugabirds-l] OOB - Lawrence's Warbler

o treetop, hopefully it's staking out a territory and seeking a mate (though I wish it was singing a Golden-winged song, that would be a new yard bird, too). Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Prospect Hill - Home, Chemung, US-NY May 12, 2014 5:41 PM - 6:14 PM Protocol: Travel

[cayugabirds-l] FW: Winter Finch Forecast 2009-2010

Subject: Winter Finch Forecast 2009-2010 From: Jean Iron Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:24:00 -0400 WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2009-2010 General Forecast: The theme this winter is there will be no major finch irruptions outside their normal ranges. Finch numbers will be low and thinly distributed or absent

[cayugabirds-l] eBird Report - Stewart Park Ithaca , 12/18/09

et, probably in/near Alan Treman. Full eBird list below. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Location:     Stewart Park Ithaca Observation date:     12/18/09 Notes:     Viewed from the lake edge across from the tennis courts. The vast majority of waterfowl were west of the jetty, while id

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Ivory Gull in Toronto, Ontario

FYI. -Mike Michael Powers Horseheads, NY -- Forwarded message -- From: Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:43 PM Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Ivory Gull in Toronto, Ontario To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Cc: nysbird...@cornell.edu Haven't seen anything forwarded yet, so just an FY

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bonaparte's gull @ stewart park

Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Dave Nutter wrote: > I neglected to mention yesterday at Stewart Park an immature BALD EAGLE > flew west along the shore at treetop level carrying a fish and accompanied by > several crows.  They a

[cayugabirds-l] Tanglewood Nature Center (Elmira, NY)

(only the second time I've seen this species away from bridges crossing the Chemung River) that was mingling with the Tree Swallows that nest around the nature center and parking lot. Several "first of year" birds are noted on my full eBird checklist, below. Good birding! Mike

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Listening on Mt. Pleasant tonight

e few Red-breasted Grosbeak. I didn't note any other thrushes. A Common Yellowthroat was the only higher frequency call I noted during the 30 minutes I was listening. Other calls of interest were Green Heron, a Caspian Tern, and a very loquacious Eastern Screech-owl. Cheers, Mike - M

[cayugabirds-l] Tundra Swans

sightings in NY. The majority of reports are from the last week of October, and there are no October reports from Tompkins county. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tundra Swans - More Info and a Step Back

able to re-find the birds and provide a more substantive identification, regardless which species they are it's an interesting sighting. I'll be on the lookout on my way home this evening. (Note to self: travel somewhere to watch swans more often.) Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads

[cayugabirds-l] KING EIDER continues - Seneca Lake State Park

Mallards 40-60 yards from shore, directly south of the entrance to the park. Thanks to all who posted information about this bird! Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

Re: [cayugabirds-l] KING EIDER in Fall Cr

crayfish. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:29 AM, <6072292...@vtext.com> wrote: > KING EIDER in Fall Cr by boathouse in Stewart Pk despite gathering ice, > 720am Tu 7 Dec > --Dave Nutter > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 04 January - Pied-billed Grebe, White-winged Scoter

Goose previously reported, nor any white-winged or Lesser Black-back gulls. The biggest surprise was a PIED-BILLED GREBE swimming north towards East Shore Park, continually flicking its head to scope side-to-side in that nervousy, grebey way they have. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers