[cayugabirds-l] Gull Correction - not Glaucous, Iceland
After a more expert review of my photos, it is decided that the gull I saw in Waterloo Saturday (by the lock on route 96 in the village) is actually a very white Iceland Gull. Photos can be seen on facebook on the Eaton Birding Society page. Thanks to JM for the help. Mark Miller PS. Did not see it again on Sunday, but only made a brief drive-by of the area. 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sunday afternoon birds
I was with Jill Vaughn and others this past Wednesday on Scofield Rd., to look for the Short-Eared Owls. Three came from directly over the tree farm and stayed towards the west side of the large field. We watched from near the end of Scofield, close to Buck Rd. There is a rise in the field, so at times you could not see them. I have been twice to see them and both times they hung towards the west side of the field. This past Wednesday, after several minutes the owls went up high and flew in a westerly direction. I drove west on Buck Rd. towards Van Ostrand Rd. When I looked out over the west side of the field, where the owls had been, there were deer, I counted up to 31 - streaming into the field kinda like a football team. Not sure if there were more behind them! I continued down to Van Ostrand and saw one owl fairly high flying in a southwest direction. I crossed VanOstrand and down Buck Rd. to see if they were over the fields on either side there. Nothing, so I turned and came back, turned south on VanOstrand but could not relocate them. I wonder if the grassy fields where the Lansing trails are might hold some good prey for them. Gladys On 1/18/2015 7:24 PM, Anne Marie Johnson wrote: This afternoon, we found the TUFTED DUCK from the Treman State Marine Park. Amazingly, the bird was on the shore side of the long, narrow raft of mostly REDHEAD, with a few SCAUP mixed in. It was a bit away from the other ducks, nearly straight out from the northwest corner of the trail that goes around the park, making it easy to pick out with its bright white side and black back. It was tucked the whole time, and there was no breeze blowing the tuft, but we could see a bit of the tuft feathers occasionally. We also saw two RUDDY DUCKS and two RING-NECKED DUCKS. There was a pretty good-sized group of CANVASBACK at the east end of the raft. We did not find the Black Scoter. My general impression is that there were fewer Redhead at the south end of the lake than there were yesterday. And almost all of them were on the west side of the lake. At Lagoda Park near Myers, we found another large raft of mostly Redhead. This flock wasn't as big as the flock in Hog Hole but was still substantial. There were COOT with this flock. Between the flock and the shore, we found two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. Toward the marina we could see a number of TUNDRA SWANS as well as one NORTHERN PINTAIL. Also in the area was one BLACK DUCK and one HOODED MERGANSER, along with lots of Mallards and geese. We ended the afternoon at Scofield Road to look for Short-eared Owls. At about 5:20 one SHORT-EARED OWL appeared flying across the road from east to west. It flew around on the west side of the road very briefly before heading west out of sight. No other owls appeared before we left at 5:30. The owl we saw was relatively close to the south end of the field on the south side of Buck Road. If we had been any further north, I doubt we would have seen the owl. Tim and Anne Marie Johnson -- 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 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] Sunday afternoon birds
This afternoon, we found the TUFTED DUCK from the Treman State Marine Park. Amazingly, the bird was on the shore side of the long, narrow raft of mostly REDHEAD, with a few SCAUP mixed in. It was a bit away from the other ducks, nearly straight out from the northwest corner of the trail that goes around the park, making it easy to pick out with its bright white side and black back. It was tucked the whole time, and there was no breeze blowing the tuft, but we could see a bit of the tuft feathers occasionally. We also saw two RUDDY DUCKS and two RING-NECKED DUCKS. There was a pretty good-sized group of CANVASBACK at the east end of the raft. We did not find the Black Scoter. My general impression is that there were fewer Redhead at the south end of the lake than there were yesterday. And almost all of them were on the west side of the lake. At Lagoda Park near Myers, we found another large raft of mostly Redhead. This flock wasn't as big as the flock in Hog Hole but was still substantial. There were COOT with this flock. Between the flock and the shore, we found two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. Toward the marina we could see a number of TUNDRA SWANS as well as one NORTHERN PINTAIL. Also in the area was one BLACK DUCK and one HOODED MERGANSER, along with lots of Mallards and geese. We ended the afternoon at Scofield Road to look for Short-eared Owls. At about 5:20 one SHORT-EARED OWL appeared flying across the road from east to west. It flew around on the west side of the road very briefly before heading west out of sight. No other owls appeared before we left at 5:30. The owl we saw was relatively close to the south end of the field on the south side of Buck Road. If we had been any further north, I doubt we would have seen the owl. Tim and Anne Marie Johnson -- 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] Barrow's Goldeneye - Sodus Point
Bird is an adult male. Was in the channel then flew off Joe Wing thejwi...@msn.com -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] R N Pheasant
Oops - I meant the abandoned house on Rafferty rd where I saw pheasant is WEST of Rt. 34-B. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Jan 18, 2015, at 5:02 PM, Donna Scott dls...@me.com wrote: Female RING-NECKED PHEASANT pecking at side of road in front of abandoned house on Rafferty Rd. south of Rt. 34-B (no. of King Ferry). Has now flown across to back of a hay field to north. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott -- 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 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] R N Pheasant
Female RING-NECKED PHEASANT pecking at side of road in front of abandoned house on Rafferty Rd. south of Rt. 34-B (no. of King Ferry). Has now flown across to back of a hay field to north. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott -- 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/ --
