[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican and its weight

2015-06-06 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
?Lots of us saw the Pelican sitting on flimsy (at least it looked to many of us) branch in a sharp windy condition. I was curious to know how much Brown Pelican weighed. So I Googled it and here is the answer. 1. The brown pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although i

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican - latest word

2015-06-06 Thread Jay McGowan
The pelican is now sleeping in the trees with cormorants across the inlet from the Treman Marina, per Ken Rosenberg. On Jun 6, 2015 12:19 PM, "Jay McGowan" wrote: > After soaring very high to the southeast, the BROWN PELICAN was seen again > by Barkley and Van Doren et al over campus, then headed

[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican - latest word

2015-06-06 Thread Jay McGowan
After soaring very high to the southeast, the BROWN PELICAN was seen again by Barkley and Van Doren et al over campus, then headed down Fall Creek Gorge and finally flying back north up the lake at 12:12. This bird gets around! -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@corn

[cayugabirds-l] Pelican over Cass Park

2015-06-06 Thread Mark Chao
Diane Morton, Paul Anderson, and I saw the Brown Pelican flying high above the jetty woods and Fall Creek from Stewart Park at 11:25. The bird flew out of view behind the jetty woods treeline. Via the RBA text service, Jay just reported seeing it soaring above Cass Park @~ 11:35. Mark -- Cayugab

[cayugabirds-l] Pelican at Stewart park now as per Tim

2015-06-06 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican SW corner Cayuga Lake

2015-06-06 Thread Mark Chao
Jay just informed me that Marshall Iliff talked with a fisherman who saw the pelican flying north at 9 AM from Taughannock. So here is more info for people assessing where to look. I saw the bird from very far away at 10x. I plainly saw a very long bill and slow wingbeats. It was much larger than

[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican SW corner Cayuga Lake

2015-06-06 Thread Mark Chao
At about 10:07 I saw the pelican flying up from the line of houses at the SW corner of Cayuga Lake. I was and still am on the white lighthouse jetty looking NW. I haven't yet refound the bird. Also Ruddy Turnstone on the white lighthouse jetty. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.No

[cayugabirds-l] Brown pelican now

2015-06-06 Thread Matthew Medler
The brown pelican is soaring over the south end of Cayuga Lake right now, 8:40 AM. Matt M. & Mike Andersen Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayuga