Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummer on Powell road, Interlaken

2012-10-18 Thread Lee Ann van Leer
I arrived around 5:40pm. Hummer showed up at 6:06 and again at 6:23pm. I had very sufficient looks. Chairs are set up very close to feeder so no binoculars required. I took a low quality iPhone video of the Rufous Hummer. Nothing special since it is not zoomed in but if you are interested that

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummer on Powell road, Interlaken

2012-10-18 Thread Donna Scott
Rufous Humming Bird at Marty's house in Interlaken seen feeding 6 times from 4:25 PM until 5:45 or later, this afternoon. Lee Ann Van Leer arrived and we saw it briefly, but it zoomed away; I decided to leave in case the bird didn't like 2 observers sitting there watching it, so Lee Ann would be

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma highlights today & upcoming field trip

2012-10-18 Thread Dave Spier
With Ed Norman scouting the Refuge & TowpathVisitor Center highlights: 3 harriers, grtr & lsr YL, 1 semipalm sand, 15 pec's, 1 dunlinLaRue's: shovelers, 25 Green-wings + 1 Blue-winged TealMain Pool highlights: 5 cootsShorebird Flats highlights: juv. PEREGRINE, snipe, SNOW BUNTINGBenning highligh

[cayugabirds-l] Hummer on Powell road, Interlaken

2012-10-18 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, During lunch time today Hummer was observed having drink twice from the feeder at Marty's house. It was very windy. It stopped only for short time each time it came. Cheers Meena -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owl super night

2012-10-18 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Congratulations John and Karen! It was indeed a super migration night in the Finger Lakes. Our station is about 30 miles northwest of the Confer's and we had 40 little owls. That's 76 from just these two little points so imagine how many were coming over the broader Finger Lakes area the night o