[cayugabirds-l] 23 Brant geese at Seneca Lake SP @ Geneva, NY (5/7/17)

2017-05-07 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
After Becky got off work & had lunch at 4 p.m. with us, she & I went to Geneva, scarcely daring to hope we'd find the Brant mentioned in a post much earlier in the day. Before I even got to the park entrance, she spotted them on the grass to the East of the Visitor's Center. She only has a litt

[cayugabirds-l] This Weekend's SFO Trips to the Braddock Bay Bird Banding Station (long)

2017-05-07 Thread bob mcguire
I led two trips to the BBBO this weekend for the Spring Field Ornithology class - one Saturday and a second one Sunday. It is absolutely amazing what difference a single day can make on an almost identical itinerary. There was a lot of discussion among the leaders at the end of the week as to w

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nearly 400 migratory birds die from striking Texas skyscraper | Reuters

2017-05-07 Thread Linda Orkin
I think what's freakish is that anyone noticed. Linda Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2017, at 5:07 PM, Regi Teasley wrote: > > And has anyone learned anything from this? What is "freakish" about this, > the building manager's ignorance? > > http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-birds

[cayugabirds-l] Nearly 400 migratory birds die from striking Texas skyscraper | Reuters

2017-05-07 Thread Regi Teasley
And has anyone learned anything from this? What is "freakish" about this, the building manager's ignorance? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-birds-idUSKBN18203M Regi "Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in t

[cayugabirds-l] Black terns

2017-05-07 Thread Peter
FYI folks. While performing my duties as a roving naturalist at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refjge yesterday I saw two black terns. TONS of Great Blue Herons and lots of eagles. Very few shorebirds - a spotted sandpiper, both flavors of yellow l

[cayugabirds-l] E. Kingbird at Hile School Rd Wetland

2017-05-07 Thread AB Clark
May 6th evening—David saw our first E. Kingbird insect foraging on edges of the Hile School Rd Wetland/Marshes, along with Tree Swallows, at least. May 2—I had a Spotted Sandpiper skipping about on high points, near the road as it crosses. Water very high. Beavers keep rebuilding after tempora

Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: May 07, 2017

2017-05-07 Thread Laurie Rubin
Male Indigo Bunting in my backyard on Wood Street, Ithaca. First ever and thrilling. Sent from my iPad > On May 7, 2017, at 12:02 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest > wrote: > > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Sunday, May 07, 2017. > > 1. Re: Further info Yellow House Finch > 2. Re: Further info Yellow

[cayugabirds-l] Brant Seneca Lake State Park

2017-05-07 Thread Dave K
21 Brant on Lake West End of Seneca Lake State Park 9 a.m. Sent from Huawei Mobile -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: