[cayugabirds-l] Waterfowl counting method

I was waiting at the marsh at the east end of Van Dyne Spoor Rd. (Montezuma area) for possible short-eared owls late this afternoon.  Sporadically, there were MALLARDS flying hither and yon in small groups.  If I had had to estimate their numbers in the whole marsh,  I would have guessed a coup

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds

?Happy to have spotted a pair of bluebirds feeding on sumac today. Nice yardbird for a gloomy late December day. Kelly Smith -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabir

Re: [cayugabirds-l] COMMON EIDER

I've corresponded with the reporter and it seems pretty good, not a domestic Mallard variant: She's familiar with the species from Denmark, the Great Lakes, and Alaska. The bird was alone in the middle of Dryden Lake, diving frequently. Using a scope, she "recognized him. The black & white pluma

[cayugabirds-l] 2 bald eagles stewart park

And not a whole lot more on this cold, windy day! I was down at Stewart Park this morning (11am) near the southeast corner of the lake, and an adult bald eagle flew in, leisurely, over the lake. Shortly after, a juvenile bald eagle flew in, and the adult started chasing the juvenile, but not ag

[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming weather & MNWR

With cold weather coming I think the huge bird numbers at the Savannah mucks and Knox-Marsellus will be coming to an end soon. Prediction for Sunday-Monday overnight is mid-20's but I'm more worried about the Mon-Tues overnight when it will hit mid-20s but with no recovery the next day, a patte

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese up by Canoga off of West Lake Road/ Rt 89

They were far from shore but still very impressive ~Barbara Eden -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.ma