[cayugabirds-l] TVS moving

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

I just looked above my computer screen, I saw a huge flock of TVs heading 
south. I counted so far 35 there are more coming. At least 12 more are circling 
over and still being joined by more. May be a Black Vulture I might see today.

Meena


Dr. Meena Haribal
409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI)
Ithaca NY 14853 USA
Email: m...@cornell.edu


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Walks at Sapsucker Woods, October 17 and 18.

[Linda Orkin]

Read about this past weekend's walks led by Cayuga Bird Club volunteers.
Getting out in  your warm clothes and bringing your nature enthusiasm is a
great way to get through the winter.  Every Saturday and Sunday, now at 9.
If you have any questions feel free to get in touch with me.  Linda Orkin,
Ithaca, NY

Diane Morton's walk on Saturday at Sapsucker Woods was well-attended by 15
people.  Read her report here...

Given the cold weather, I was pleasantly surprised at the number of people
who came on this morning's bird walk. Most were from out of state--
Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts. All of the club's binoculars were put
to use. We only needed the scope once, for seeing a single Wood Duck out on
the main pond. Other Wood Ducks were heard flying by, but out on the pond
only Mallards and a few Canada Geese were visible. Best sighting-- a flock
of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-Rumped Warblers very close to the path
for all to see.

Suan Hsi Yong's walk on Sunday with our first flurries had 4 people come
out.  And enjoy!

After overnight temps dipped below freezing, some morning sun brought
optimism to the four attendees today. Wood ducks gathered in good numbers
in the far pond, giving good scope views from various vantages. Fresh signs
of beaver damage were seen at various spots. A kingfisher perched briefly
while white-throated sparrows flitted through the trees. Approaching
Sherwood Platform, we found a good flock of yellow-rumped warblers and
ruby-crowned kinglets, and beyond them in the leaf litter were a foraging
group of rusty blackbirds who eventually emerged into the trees to reveal
their numbers to be in the dozens. A cooper's hawk patrolled the ponds
giving brief looks, and a great blue heron eventually landed on a snag
overlooking the wood ducks and mallards. It was around then that the
sleetstorm began; it was a surreal experience walking through the woods
sounding like heavy rain, but being pelted only by small balls of sleet
bouncing off and gathering atop leaves and collected by cobwebs. Another
pleasant morning of birding in what would normally be considered bad
weather.
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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* October 19, 2015*  NYSY  10. 19. 15 Hotline: 
Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 12, 2015 - October 19, 2015to report 
by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, 
Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just 
outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  
Madison & Cortlandcompiled: October 19  AT 6:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph 
BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #462 Monday October 19, 
2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
October 12, 2015 Highlights:--- CACKLING GOOSEEURASIAN 
WIGEONLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERHUDSONIAN GODWITFORSTER’S TERNVEERYORANGE-CROWNED 
WARBLERLAPLAND LONGSPURVESPER SPARROWPINE SISKIN



Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     Still good numbers of Shorebirds around. 13 species reported. One report 
of a HUDSONIAN GODWITon 10/14 along the Wildlife Trail.     10/13: 10 species 
of Shorebirds including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 
reported at the Visitor’s Center and the Wildlife Trail.     10/14: A HUDSONIAN 
GODWIT was seen at the Main Pool.     10/17: A sighting with a photo of an 
extremely rare WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL was reported from the Main Pool. No follow 
up or pictures on line yet.     10/18: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found on the 
Wildlife Trail. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.

Onondaga county
     10/13: A BLACK SCOTER and a SURF SCOTER were seen on Beaver Lake.     
10/16: 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS are still being seen at Joseph F. William Park 
on Oneida Lake.     10/18: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the confluence of the 
Oneida and Oswego Rivers south of Phoenix.     10/19: A very late VEERY was 
seen at Pratt’s Falls Park.

Oswego County
     10/14: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at Derby Hil.     10/15: An 
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at a private residence in Hastings.

Oneida  County
     10/18: A late VESPER SPARROW was seen on Sterling Road east of Verona 
Beach State Park.

Madison County
     10/18: A CACKLING GOOSE was found at Woodman Pond.

Cayuga County
     10/14: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen on the Pond at Fair Haven State Park.
   

  
  --  end report


Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.  
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Tomorrow on Fresh Air: Gerrit Vyn and Scott Widensaul to be interviwed by Terry Gross

[Marie P. Read]

Just bought this book...not only is the photography outstanding but the writing 
is some of the best and most evocative I have ever read.

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:

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From: bounce-119797630-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119797630-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Madhav Haribal 
[m...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 7:06 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Tomorrow on Fresh Air: Gerrit Vyn and Scott Widensaul 
to be interviwed by Terry Gross

Hi all,


FYI:

Tomorrow on Fresh Air: Gerrit Vyn and Scott Widensaul to be interviwed by Terry 
Gross about their new book Living Birds on WSKG at 6.00 PM (Ithaca time).


Meena



Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] TVS moving

[M & K Mannella]

I am viewing a constant stream of turkey vultures from the Johnson Museum 
lobby. What a gorgeous day!

Michele
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> On Oct 19, 2015, at 10:37 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal  wrote:
> 
> I just looked above my computer screen, I saw a huge flock of TVs heading 
> south. I counted so far 35 there are more coming. At least 12 more are 
> circling over and still being joined by more. May be a Black Vulture I might 
> see today.
>  
> Meena
>  
>  
> Dr. Meena Haribal
> 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI)
> Ithaca NY 14853 USA
> Email: m...@cornell.edu
>  
>  
> http://haribal.org/
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
> Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4
> Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf
>  
>  
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