[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

2012-01-18 Thread bilbaker
Among the flock of 20 or so Am. Goldfinches that has been around we found two Pine Siskins this morning. We are on South Rd in Caroline. Bill Baker - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugab

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 18Jan2012

2012-01-18 Thread Jay McGowan
It was pretty cold and windy at Stewart Park this morning, so I wasn't able to see much out on the lake. Really the only bird of note was a distant PEREGRINE FALCON flying east over the lake and flushing waterfowl from along the east shore. Yesterday morning Myers was pretty quiet as well, althoug

[cayugabirds-l] TV flock

2012-01-18 Thread John Greenly
Around 2 pm as I was driving along Triphammer Rd in Cayuga Heights, a gang of TURKEY VULTURES rose suddenly out of the stand of pines along the W side of the road just a few hundred yards north of Community Corners. There were about 30 birds- hard to count through my windshield as they wheele

[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon - Oswego Harbor (not relocated)

2012-01-18 Thread tigger64
Last seen going east. Subsequent check of shoreline trees east of the Oswego River did not find it. Probably went past Derby Hill and up the east lakeshore, or perhaps will come back to Oswego or maybe Sodus. Fair Haven was a big disappointment but another place to check. This particular

[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcons and the Montezuma mucks

2012-01-18 Thread tigger64
I suppose it's worth remembering that the Mucklands have a history of attracting Gyrfalcons (and falcons in general). I presume the Mucks are frozen now but there's a modest four-day warm-up predicted (starting Sunday-ish) and geese, ducks, and gulls may end up back in there. For that matter,

RE: [cayugabirds-l] NYSEG seeks help restoring Portland Point Osprey nest site

2012-01-18 Thread Robyn Bailey
Thank you all for your input and support! Ron Rohrbaugh has agreed to advise NYSEG on the project, and Alan Poole ("The Osprey Man") also may get involved. I will help in whatever way I can, of course. I will facilitate a conversation with the right people, and we should be able to move forward

Re: [cayugabirds-l] NYSEG seeks help restoring Portland Point Osprey nest site

2012-01-18 Thread Bill Evans
Robyn, Nice initiative! Here's a link with pictures and contact info for the Treman Marina Osprey platform that NYSEG voluntarily put up in 2009. http://www.ilovethefingerlakes.com/recreation/stateparks-tremanmarina-ospreynest.htm -Bill E - Original Message - From: Robyn Bailey

[cayugabirds-l] OT: Mushroom photography exhibit opening at Mann Library

2012-01-18 Thread Marty Schlabach
Please note in the following announcement and invitation, that several of the photos were provided by members of Cayugabirds-l . The opening reception is January 26, 4:30pm and the exhibit will be up through April.--Marty The Other Side of What? Adventures in Fungal Wonderland In October of

RE: [cayugabirds-l] TV flock

2012-01-18 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
I wonder if it is the same flock I witnessed the other day. I'll try and keep an eye out to see if they put down again late in the day. Gary -Original Message- From: bounce-39150433-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39150433-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John Greenly Se

[cayugabirds-l] FW: [OneidaBirds] GYRFALCON - Oswego Harbor

2012-01-18 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Dave Wheeler just posted this to Oneidabirds. Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-57