[cayugabirds-l] Some bird notes

2010-08-27 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, Good morning! I was up around 3.47 am to look at the close alliance of Moon and Mars. They were very pretty to watch. But while watching I listened to migrants. Exactly at that time there was a flock of Caspian Terns migrating and they were croaking along. I also heard several

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Phalaropes

2010-08-27 Thread Matthew Medler
Matt Williams, Matt Young, and I spent several hours birding the Knox-Marcellus Marsh at Montezuma yesterday (26 August 2010). We spent most of our time viewing from along Towpath Road, where we bumped into a migrant Alan Belford. I don't have time to post complete details now, but did want

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma again

2010-08-27 Thread Jay McGowan
No time for a detailed post right now, but I spent a long time on Towpath Road today, watching the shorebirds. Numbers seem to be down somewhat from earlier in the week, but there is still plenty to look through. Highlights include continuing 3 Red-necked Phalaropes, multiple Baird's,