[cayugabirds-l] Sparrows on display at Cornell Lab

2011-01-06 Thread charles eldermire
Hello Cayugabirders-

If you've ever wanted to take a closer look at some of the sparrows that 
frequent Tompkins County, stop by the Cornell Lab to check out our newest 
display of specimens from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.  The 
specimen cases in the Visitor Center feature  15 species of sparrows found in 
Tompkins COunty throughout the year, as well as a selection of Song Sparrows 
from across the country to show how variable sparrow plumage can be.

Display features Chipping, Swamp, Nelson's, Field, Lincoln's, Vesper, Savannah, 
Grasshopper, Snow Bunting, Tree, White-crowned , White-throated, Fox, Dark-eyed 
Junco, and Song (plus one non-sparrow: the House Sparrow). 

Hope to see you here!


charles.


PS: Here's a link to a photo of part of the exhibit that was posted on Facebook:
http://goo.gl/1zsUi



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Charles Eldermire
Public Education Outreach Associate
Manager, Sapsucker Woods  Johnson Visitors' Center
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-1131
(607) 254-2111 [fax]
birds.cornell.edu/visit
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings

2011-01-06 Thread Marie P Read
A brief glimpse of a flock of about 200 Snow Buntings this morning around 
11:15. First time I'd seen them since Dec 31. They were initially flying around 
in the field opposite the observation tower, but soon after I noticed them they 
flew up high and off to the north. (Are they trying to tell me something? If 
so...what?!)

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings....they're BACK!!!

2011-01-06 Thread Marie P Read
The big flock of Snow Buntings (probably 1000+) was back on Mt Pleasant at 
around 4:10 this afternoon, in the corn stubble field.

Marie

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