[cayugabirds-l] Slatervillle/Caroline TVs and ravens

At the Goetchius Preserve yesterday afternoon John Confer and I watched a pair of (presumably courting) Common Ravens as they flew overhead, swooping, diving, and rolling around together in midair. Thrilling and hope-inspiring! And at the "Very Leaning Barn" on Rt 79, the barn itself has been pr

[cayugabirds-l] Request for information on Snow geese and Waterfowls at north-end of the Cayuga lake

Hi all, I am planning to take a bunch of kids of the age 7-9 year olds to see the spectacle of snow geese and blackbirds roosting tomorrow evening at Montezuma NWR/Mucklands. We plan to leave at 4.00 pm from Ithaca. Today being a warmer day Snow geese might take off further north. So I don't wan

[cayugabirds-l] Chipping sparrow

A chipping sparrow has arrived under our feeders and the song sparrows were singing this morning. Michele Interlaken -- www.thehaywardhouse.com www.bodyshopwellness.com -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds

Hello all, Please join us at *7:30 on March 31* for the next Monday Night Seminar at the Lab of Ornithology . As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. *Margaret Barker, Elissa Wolfson, Chris Willett B

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for information on Snow geese and Waterfowls at north-end of the Cayuga lake

Hi Meena, Yesterday at Derby Hill, Snow Geese were flying south! ...no large flocks. There is a great deal of ice on Lake Ontario. You might want to check Steve Kolbe's report from Derby for today. I'm sure he would mention big Snow Goose movement. But it seems doubtful considering the lac

[cayugabirds-l] Beautiful Goldfinches

The GOLDFINCHES at our feeders have begun to "color-up" into beautiful breeding plumage! The change seems to be happening fairly rapidly. Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu =