[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center Birding Van Tour and Happy Owl-ween

2013-10-14 Thread Chris Lajewski
The Montezuma Audubon Center is leading two programs this week featuring live birds! There is still time to register for the Montezuma Birding Van Tour and Happy Owl-ween. Please call 315.365.3588 or email montez...@audubon.org to register. Friday, October 18,  9:00 am—12:00 pm Montezuma

[cayugabirds-l] REMINDER: Cayuga Bird Club meeting TONIGHT-Bob Beck, Malloryville Bog

2013-10-14 Thread Laura Stenzler
The Cayuga Bird Club will hold its Annual meeting with election of officers tonight, October 14, at 7:30 at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with cookies and conversation at 7:15. Our speaker, Bob Beck, author of The Journey at Malloryville Bog: Commitment, Teamwork and Tenacity in Defense of

[cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak continues in NE Ithaca

2013-10-14 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
The female BLUE GROSBEAK continues on gravel road section of Bluegrass Lane, south of Hanshaw, well east of Warren Rd. I saw the bird today, 14 Oct 2013, at 12:58 pm, and had it in view about 6 minutes. It was in the same spot where it was originally found: in the very SW corner of the corn

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak continues in NE Ithaca

2013-10-14 Thread Brad Walker
The bird is now on the west side of the road, in the north edge of the southern corn field. It's been out in the open calling for several minutes. On Oct 14, 2013 1:38 PM, Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu wrote: The female BLUE GROSBEAK continues on gravel road section of Bluegrass Lane,

[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-crowned combatants

2013-10-14 Thread W. Larry Hymes
The other day at Upper Buttermilk I came across two RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS behaving in a way I have never observed before. Previously, whenever I have seen the red crown on these little birds is when they merely spread the feathers on their head to expose their beautiful crimson. Not so this

[cayugabirds-l] blue grosbeak photos

2013-10-14 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I put of few of the meager photos I got of the female Blue Grosbeak at https://plus.google.com/photos/101683745969614096883/albums/5915055030558568481. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Rufous Hummingbird Seneca Falls

2013-10-14 Thread Dave K
Have a Rufous Hummingbird visiting my feeders in Seneca Falls. http://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/10276043945/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rufous Hummingbird Seneca Falls

2013-10-14 Thread Jody W Enck
Hi Dave, Really cool bird. I have very limited experience with juveniles of western hummingbirds, but I did learn this summer that many of the western species (including for example, broad-tailed and calliope) can show rufous flanks. In your pictures I do see hints of rufous on the rump,

RE:[nysbirds-l] [cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak continues in NE Ithaca

2013-10-14 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, I am curious as to note that the bird has been calling whole day while yesterday and day before it was quiet. Does weather has to do anything with it? Any explanations anybody has to offer? Yesterday when I was there was a fair bit activity in the south east corner of the corn

[cayugabirds-l] Big thrush flight

2013-10-14 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Surprisingly big. (for the late date) thrush flight going on right now - mostly Swainsons. Heard Greater Yellowlegs and Green Heron. Big glow from the Cornell stadium - must be awesome there now. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: