Re:[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe--No, Montezuma Main Pool

[Jay McGowan]

Tried again for the grebe on the Main Pool this morning, again without
success. I did finally find a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE out on the far
side of the goose flock.

Yesterday picking Livia up from the Syracuse airport we found a well-marked
SNOWY OWL sitting on a snow pile north of the overflow parking lot.
On Dec 27, 2015 10:20 AM, "Jay McGowan"  wrote:

> The rain has made viewing difficult this morning, but with some effort
> several of us have done a pretty thorough scan of the main pool, without
> success. Six GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen near the tower, and a
> SHORT-EARED OWL was being harassed by harriers out over the cattails. Duck
> numbers and diversity are still impressive.
> On Dec 26, 2015 5:50 PM, "Jay McGowan"  wrote:
>
>> A report from eBird just came through of a WESTERN GREBE amongst the
>> plentiful waterfowl on the main pool of Montezuma around midday today,
>> presumably viewed from the tower near the visitor center.
>>
>> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26461969
>>
>

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[cayugabirds-l] Thank you CBC plus Snow Geese footage

[Sandy Wold]

This was my first full year of "serious" birding thanks to an upgrade in
binoculars.  It's been a memorable year.

Highlights in the Cayuga Basin for me were:  the elusive Tufted Duck, the
American Avocet at Montezuma last winter, the Great Horned Owl and her two
chicks, the massive Snow Geese cloud landing on Cayuga Lake, all of the
local waterfowl, learning to bird my yard by ear, ..shorebirds on the
SFO NJ trip, hawk migration, seeing and hearing the Woodcock fly up/down
with Bob's SFO group, the Eastern Screech Owl on Suan's infrared camera and
later watching the tagging of a Northern Saw-whet Owl at John Confer's
house, hearing the Short-eared Owl barking on Ann's outing, Snowy Owl in
the middle of a snowy field in Interlaken with Dave Nutter, and so much
more!

Highlights from my back yard in Fall Creek:  the Red-tailed Hawk and
squirrel drama, seeing five different warblers this fall.  Osprey circling
Fall Creek daily for weeks, Kingfisher flybys at the end of every day in
summer, Merlin eating Black-capped Chickadee in Norway Maple, Eastern
Screech Owl trilling from Ithaca Falls area, Turkey Vulture flybys (way up
high), ...am still waiting for the two Red-headed Woodpeckers to return to
my feeder.

Thank you CBC officers/members who keep the club going and leaders of trips
and presenters at meetings for sharing your time, knowledge, and experience
and thank you to SFO and CLO staff.  Our lives are richer as a result! and
if we are lucky, maybe we'll inspire others to watch and advocate for
conservation.  (I'm happy to say my 21 year old daughter has the birding
bug now!)

 I finally uploaded film footage taken last March of thousands of Snow
Geese landing on Cayuga Lake.  Only a few minutes of the total thirty
minutes or so of the footage was accepted by Youtube, enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt9oSHN5_6w_comment_id=z13ihnjgkri4sphjd04cgtyhqr3sz1h4owo0k_view_type#gpluscomments

Happy New Year, and I hope to see many of you at the Christmas Bird Count
potluck!
Sandy

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center Hot Cocoa and Snow Program - January 2

[Chris Lajewski]

Ring in the new year with the first Montezuma Audubon Center Hot Cocoa and Snow 
program of 2016! Join us on Saturday, January 2 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. for 
a leisurely stroll through forests, grasslands and around wetlands to explore 
hearty winter birds and Montezuma's mammals! After the hike, warm up with a cup 
of hot cocoa! The program will occur with or without snow. Fee: $4/child, 
$6/adult, $20/family. Register by calling 315-365-3588 or email 
montez...@audubon.org.

Montezuma Audubon Center

2295 State Route 89

Savannah, NY 13146

 
Visit http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma for more information about our 
facilities, trails, and events. 


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