[cayugabirds-l] Parakeets and stuff

2014-06-22 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
Hi all, Ann Mitchell and I went to Hector hoping to see the MONK PARAKEETS taking up residence in the vineyards. I also wanted to walk in the Finger Lakes National Forest, one of my favorite spots. It wasn't hard to find the Parakeets, using LeeAnn's directions, and the fact tha

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuta Gulf

2014-06-22 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi Bob and all, Recently, I have been going to this location a lot. This also a wonderful place for seeing gems of dragonflies and damselflies. Well I am missing this weekend, though I saw Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia for the first time in its native habitat. But Japan is very low i

[cayugabirds-l] Hooded Warbler in SW Ithaca, Sun 6/22

2014-06-22 Thread Mark Chao
On Sunday at about noon, I heard a HOODED WARBLER loudly and persistently singing a typical song from the wooded slope behind the school-bus depot along Bostwick Road in Ithaca. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http:/

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuta Gulf

2014-06-22 Thread Geo Kloppel
Bob's right, the end-Pleistocene origin of the Cayuta Gulf / Hendershot Gulf complex is fascinating. As far as I know, the source account remains "The Finger Lakes Region: Its Origin and Nature" by Cornell geology professor O D Von Engeln. For those who might want a teaser intro from a different

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuta Gulf

2014-06-22 Thread bob mcguire
Thanks to Geo's "heads up", I spent a delightful morning along the FLLT in Cayuta Gulf. First of all, the geology is fascinating - the way the Little Lake (Cayuta Lake) outlet has cut through between Oak & Connecticut Hills. This morning the trail was lush and sun-dappled. And the birds were sti

Re: [cayugabirds-l] sound help?

2014-06-22 Thread Therese O'Connor
Definitely Veery. Thanks. Therese On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Jgerbracht wrote: > Did it sound like it was spiraling down. Could be a Veery? >Jeff > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 21, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Bill Evans > wrote: > > > > Northern Waterthrush? > > > > From: Therese O

Re: [cayugabirds-l] sound help?

2014-06-22 Thread Therese O'Connor
Definitely Veery. Thanks for the suggestion. On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Candace Cornell wrote: > I lived on Hanshaw near Sapsucker for 28 years and just moved to Lansing > in January. Sapsucker Woods (the part owned by Lucente) was behind our > house and I routinely heard Whip-poor-wil