[cayugabirds-l] American Tree Sparrow

2013-11-25 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
We had our first of the fall on Sunday -quite a bit later than the 28 year norm. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat --

[cayugabirds-l] Great-horned Owls

2013-11-25 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Today morning I gave one more try to look for Ison, but as usual the clouds were exactly in the same corner as the comet Ison. I chose to drive to Game Farm road to get the better view of eastern sky, though it was only slightly better than from my home. There seems to be no locations in Ithaca

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Tree Sparrow

2013-11-25 Thread Jay McGowan
Interesting. For what it's worth, I had my first American Tree Sparrow of the fall here at Sapsucker Woods on October 31, and I have seen them every day since then in the Ithaca area and north to Montezuma and the Lake Ontario shore. There have been groups of 40+ along Towpath Road since at least

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Tree Sparrow

2013-11-25 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Thanks Jay. We are at altitude here and dates a a rule run well behind Ithaca, MNWR or Watkins Glen. The 28 year norm for ATSP ihere is 10/28 and the previous late arr dates were 11/12 and 11/16 -the previous two falls!There has not been a pattern of increasing late arr dates over the years. My

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2013-11-25 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * November 25, 2013 *  NYSY  11. 25. 13   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 18, 2013 - November 25, 2013 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

[cayugabirds-l] Ebird

2013-11-25 Thread Diana
Hi, Ebird is crashing when I get to choosing a location on a map using county and state. Anyone else having this problem? Diana Whiting Diana Whiting dianawhitingphotography.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME