[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Bunting flock - size estimate

Hi all, I spent over three hours this morning photographing the large Snow Bunting flock on Mt Pleasant. I took more than 1000 images so it will take me a while to get any of them online, but I did use one of my photos to count the birds and estimate the size of the flock. The number of individ

[cayugabirds-l] snow buntings

Hi All, I haven't been out in so long that today I saw the sun and started up Rt. 129 going south. Of course, the minute I loaded the car the sun disappeared but now I was committed. I saw lots of Red-Tails commanding there territory along with two adult Northern Harriers. One was hunting in

[cayugabirds-l] continuing birds: King Eider, etc

I walked to Treman Marine Park again today, 26 Dec.Late this afternoon the KING EIDER was east of the red lighthouse near 10 COMMON MERGANSERS.  The single SNOW GOOSE was sleeping on the ice edge off Stewart Park.  A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL was there too for awhile.There were at least 22 TUNDRA SWAN

[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls

I finally spotted 3 redpolls at my feeders today. Now if I can just get some Evening Grosbeaks and Pine Siskins. Carol Keeler Auburn Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Bird Count Jan 1, Ithaca, Ellis Hollow area

Hi all, The Jan 1 Ithaca Xmas Bird Count is next week - and I really could use some help covering area IV, the Ellis Hollow area. Over the years, fewer and fewer people have been around to help, so I'm sending out a call! Please get in touch with me at l...@cornell.edu is you would like to c

[cayugabirds-l] Redheads

Thousands of Redheads (and the occasional Canvasback) in very tight and continuously reshaped formations just north of Hog Hole near the shore, gorgeous. Elaina -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHI

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Swanison's Thrush

There has been a Hermit Thrush for the past few weeks -- this bird does have a fairly well marked face with a nice eye ring. Chris Wood Ithaca, NY On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:34 PM, bob mcguire wrote: > On a walk along the Cayuga Trail at S Monkey Run this morning I encountered > a Hermit/Swainso

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Common Redpolls, Lansing

The Redpolls were present at the same spot this morning at about 10:30, but they had not been there about an hour earlier. I counted 18. At the Lab of Ornithology I arrived at the feeders to hear chickadees mobbing something in the bushes. There was a dead squirrel on the ground. A raptor bu