Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question on the Western Grebe ID

Chris Wood's eBird post from his first sighting contains notes that describe the field marks distinguishing the grebe from a Clark's Grebe: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9554251 Anne Marie Johnson On 2/4/2012 9:08 PM, david nicosia wrote:

[cayugabirds-l] NYCC Snowy Owl

NY Chiropractic Snowy Owl was on the bleachers 8:15 this AM. Far West side of the college campus behind (West of) the tennis courts and the maintenance bldg.. It's a mowed field with soccer goals and a couple of sets of bleachers strewn about. --

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA EARED GREBE far west

CayugaRBA EARED GREBE far west of Wells College boathouse, Aurora -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA SNOW OWL @ NYCC

CayugaRBA SNOW OWL @ NYCC moved west to farm, hard to see past hedgerow, -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy at chiropractic

Located approx 100 yards west of bleacher past hedgerow on the ground in middle of field at 1:55pm -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] OT: video clip of twirling hummingbird

The first 45 seconds (0:08-0:45) of this slo-mo clip, borrowed from a TED lecture on pollinators, brilliantly captures hummingbird (spp.) behaviors that are too difficult to see first hand http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3. Watch how both predator-prey (0:35-0:45) spin in

Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA SNOW OWL @ NYCC

After Dave Kennedy's elaboration of Suzanne Broderick's directions to the Snowy Owl at the NY Chiropractic College, Susan Danskin saw it and explained how she and I and several other competent birders didn't look carefully enough yesterday. I swung by for a look about noon and learned from birders

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe - No (Hog Hole) Sunday PM

For what it's worth, Bernie Carr and I spent several hours at the south end of Cayuga Lake on Sunday afternoon and could not find the Western Grebe. We looked from what we took to be Hog Hole and could see two Red-throated Loons close together, and a Common Loon several hundred yards away.

[cayugabirds-l] Tying Up Loose Ends

I had just finished up a recording session along Hoag Avenue this morning (100 Pine Siskins - no crossbills) when I got Dave's call about the Eared Grebe at Aurora. I headed over to the boathouse, met up with Susan Danskin, and spent a good hour scanning back and forth among scattered

[cayugabirds-l] Sodus Point Bay

John I were at Sodus Point about 4 p.m. Sat.. Had the same birds as reported by Mark. Ice in the bay had receded greatly but edges were covered with geese, gulls ?? Too far away to see well in the fading light. Did see the RT Loons along the nearer ice from the little parking area at the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question on the Western Grebe ID

Here is the link to the photos I took of the Western Grebe...they are all digi-scoped images.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157629174516367/  Dave Nicosia  From: Meena Haribal m...@cornell.edu To: david nicosia daven1...@yahoo.com Sent:

[cayugabirds-l] cedar waxwings

On a walk along Mt. Pleasant Rd. early this morning, I encountered a flock of 100+ CEDAR WAXWINGS. From a distance, I saw about 10 slightly larger birds among, but these turned out to be STARLINGS. Couldn't see what they were feeding on; they all flew west eventually. Steve Fast

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question on the Western Grebe ID

Hi Dave, Nice shots. I'm sending a link to the ones I took on Fri., the 3rd, which show the view of the hind neck. I struggled with the separation of Western / Clark's because I don't have experience with either bird. I didn't doubt the great birders that found and ID'd this guy as Western, but

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Question on the Western Grebe ID

Great shots, guys! Wow, you sure saw it better than I did. It's an interesting question about species ID. I don't have enough experience with the species pair to be overly confident, but I'd have to come down on the side of Western here, or perhaps a hybrid. The face appears paler than a

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Question on the Western Grebe ID

Hi all, I have been fortunate enough to have some experience comparing Western and Clark's Grebes side by side, both in the breeding season and winter. Relevant to this thread, my experience is that: - At a distance or first glance the most obvious difference between the species

[cayugabirds-l] west side Cayuga Lake Sunday

I had a great afternoon trip up the west side of Cayuga Lake today with Rick Bonney and Judy Burrill. We started at Hogs Hole at 12:45, and as others reported were not able to locate the Western Grebe. We did see the 2 RED-THROATED LOONS together -- an adult and a juvenile, solving a two bird

[cayugabirds-l] Yesterday and today bird chasings

After watching the Grebe yesterday, I too headed to Summerhill in the afternoon. On Salt road, mostly I saw flocks of chickadees with Tufted Titmouse, and several White and Red-breasted nuthatches were seen. Nothing else except for the large truck with the backhoe was backing up on Dresser road