Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

2018-02-16 Thread Dave Nutter
Here’s some of what I’ve been seeing with crows. As of today they are still gathering in the thousands in the evening in the woods near the fish ladder (behind Home Depot). The winter roost must include birds which breed somewhere else. Where? There are also locally breeding crows here.

[cayugabirds-l] Large dark mantle Gull Van Cleef Lake

2018-02-16 Thread Dave K
~5:30PM Herring Gull sized, dark mantle, pink legs, streaked head ,neck and breast, extended white skirt. Can't see streaking around eye & eye color looks dark. Comments please. Will try to relocate in AM. https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/25437997017/in/datetaken-public/ --

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 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 road behind house). >

[cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWING in Sapsucker Woods this morning

2018-02-16 Thread Wesley M. Hochachka
Hi everyone, On my way in to work this morning, I encountered a Bohemian Waxwing with a small flock of Cedar Waxwings at the base of the boardwalk leading to the Sherwood Platform in Sapsucker Woods (for more information see this eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S42834831).