[cayugabirds-l] Cascadilla Merlins, West Danby bear

I happened to be on foot in Ithaca's Fall Creek neighborhood about 1:45 yesterday afternoon, so I looked in on the Merlin nest along Cascadilla Creek, and watched for a few minutes. It was pretty quiet, but I did see one falcon leave the nest, take a series of perches in nearby trees over the

[cayugabirds-l] Avicaching – last chance to contribute and win free binoculars!

Hello Cayugabirders, Hope that you’ve all been having an excellent May..it is hard to believe that this great month is already almost over. Much of the focus for the past few weeks of birding has of course been on migrants, but now that June is on our doorstep, breeding birds are in full swing

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today

Had a chance to stop by Montezuma for a few hours on the way back from Rochester around midday with my girl friend. Unfortunately, this is the worst time for scoping because of heat shimmer. Wildlife drive has dried out a lot. We were able to pick out a distant breeding plumage DUNLIN and

[cayugabirds-l] Woodcock encounters

Mark's post reminds me of something I'd been meaning to share. This past Tuesday (26 May) I had some free time while Laurie was at an eye doctor appointment for which I would need to drive her home. I spent the hour wandering the woods off Arrowwood Drive in the Village of Lansing between the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Knox-Marcellus last evening

That should be p.m. It was a pleasant way to meet and spend awhile. The evening light was wonderful from East Rd, and despite the distance we could ID most shorebirds by scope. Kudos to those with patience to count all species. Shorebirds on my list mostly went uncounted but I think there were

[cayugabirds-l] Common Merganser merglings at Salt Point

My quest for Common Merganser merglings has finally paid off: from Myers Park this morning I observed a female with nine ducklings resting on a log at the mouth of Salmon Creek. They then swam off into the lake and round to the north reaching the Salt Point boat launch. But by the time I got

[cayugabirds-l] Logan Hill Nature Preserve (new Finger Lakes Land Trust site in Candor), Fri 5/29

Today Betsy Darlington took me to the Finger Lakes Land Trust’s newest preserve, the Logan Hill Nature Preserve in Candor. Betsy and her husband Dick purchased the property in 1972, then donated almost all of it to the Land Trust in February 2015. The preserve encompasses 285 stunningly diverse