[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike, Savannah, NY
About 8:30 Sunday morning had a Northern Shrike along Van Dyne Spoor Rd in Savannah. It was on the north side of the road, about halfway along the open marsh area, chasing after Tree Sparrows in the hedge row. Sent from Windows Mail -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Sharp-shinned Hawks
Last Thurs. in my Mulberry tree above the feeders sat a gorgeous_Cooper's hawk._ Yesterday in the rain a _Sharpie_ caught what appeared to be a blue jay (light was too poor to see for sure) proceeded to eat it, tearing off long strips of flesh after slowly plucking off the downy feathers sticking to its beak. Sharpie would rub its beak on its own wing feathers from time to time to get the downy feathers off its beak! A couple hrs. afterward I went looked for feathers found not one!! A hr. ago the Sharpie was back atop a dead tree I have left for woodpeckers. I also hang a feeder there. Little birds had taken shelter in the nearby cedars a stand of spruces. I was at Knox-Marcellus 3:30-ish Thurs. afternoon. The sandhill cranes took off headed towards the muck. John Rodgers his wife from Rochester were there he got his camera set up just in time to get pix of the flight taking off. We also got to see several Trumpeter swans off Armitage Rd.. Here in Union Springs we're seeing massive flights of snow geese. Some fields over towards Owasco Lake (out of basin) are white with snows. Of course, thousands of Canadas are here, too. Between Mud Lock the RR bridge in Cayuga against the west side are hundreds of swans. Thanks to Dave Nutter for the excellent letter he wrote to the mayor trustees of Union Springs presenting his views about putting a path along the south side of Mill Pond. Hopefully others will soon do the same. Gas in the city of Aub. this past wk. was in the $2.85 - $2.89 range at Byrne Dairy, Red Apple (Qwik Fill) Hess./Sunoco at the //east end of Seneca Falls/ on 5 20 was $2.81 on Fri.. /Sunoco on the west end of Aub. on 5 20/, near Bass Pro was still over $3. Fritzie Blizzard -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ringwood Rd Pine Siskin
Hi all, There was a Pine Siskin briefly on my feeder this morning. Mt Pleasant seems pretty devoid of birds the past couple of days...bring on the Snow Buntings... Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Meeting/Monday Seminar Dec 8-BOLIVIA
Hi all, This is a reminder that the next Cayuga Bird Club Meeting will be on Monday, December 8 at the Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca. Our very special feature this month is club member and naturalist Meena Haribal . The title of Meena's talk is A visit to magical Lake Titicaca and other enchanting locations in Bolivia Kathy Strickland and Meena Haribal traveled to Bolivia in Dec of 2013 to visit Lake Titicaca and other locations such as the Amazonas, Andes and Zongo regions, in search of birds, butterflies and plants. Meena will talk about their trip, and will illustrate with slides and sounds of the creatures they found. Meena photographed more than 100 species of butterflies and several species of birds and recorded sounds for more than 15 hours! She will share the best of these, and hopes they will make you feel you want to visit Bolivia soon. Doors open at 7 pm, snacks and social hour 7:15 - 7:30, program 7:30 - 9 pm. Please note that there is limited seating and the doors will be locked when the room is full, so come early! Open to the public. Please note - there will not be a pre-meeting dinner with Meena on Monday. See you all there! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Short-eared Owls
The owner of the Long Point Winery said he has seen 4 Short-eared Owls there. They were first seen a couple days ago. Bob, Dave, and I saw 2 or 3 starting around 4:35. Good Birding, Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Meeting/Monday Seminar Dec 8-BOLIVIA
Hi all, This is a reminder that the next Cayuga Bird Club Meeting will be on Monday, December 8 at the Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca. Our very special feature this month is club member and naturalist Meena Haribal . The title of Meena's talk is A visit to magical Lake Titicaca and other enchanting locations in Bolivia Kathy Strickland and Meena Haribal traveled to Bolivia in Dec of 2013 to visit Lake Titicaca and other locations such as the Amazonas, Andes and Zongo regions, in search of birds, butterflies and plants. Meena will talk about their trip, and will illustrate with slides and sounds of the creatures they found. Meena photographed more than 100 species of butterflies and several species of birds and recorded sounds for more than 15 hours! She will share the best of these, and hopes they will make you feel you want to visit Bolivia soon. Doors open at 7 pm, snacks and social hour 7:15 – 7:30, program 7:30 – 9 pm. Please note that there is limited seating and the doors will be locked when the room is full, so come early! Open to the public. Please note - there will not be a pre-meeting dinner with Meena on Monday. See you all there! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edumailto:l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
