Coping with a bout of literal Empty Nest Syndrome, I joined Ann Mitchell for a
birding trip to Montezuma NWR this morning.
Our first stop was the Myers/Salt Point/Ladoga Park area where we saw 1 each
Spotted, Least, and Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Myers spit, at least 2 Green
Herons, a possi
Hi All,
Last night, Tim Lenz, Bob McGuire, and I saw the RUFF that has been seen in the
Montezuma area since Dave Nutter discovered it on Saturday, July 8. Like Dave,
we saw the bird briefly at dusk at Eaton Marsh on the Montezuma NWR auto-loop.
We had looked for the bird here and at Kips Islan
The ranger station at FLNF Hector is sold out of Senior passes and will not
be getting any more before the price increase.
On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Peter wrote:
> One last time for those who tend to come this way to bird the Refuge.
> Passes can be purchased at the Woman's Historic Par
Thanks Dave. Cool.
Pete
On 7/19/2017 10:56 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
> Remember that hummingbird nest I mentioned awhile back? I checked it
> yesterday afternoon, and the 2 nestlings looked like actual birds. They were
> well past the lizard stage with wrinkly round chameleon eyes and serrated
>
Ospreys and Great Blue Herons often have a contentious relationship. These
large herons compete with the Ospreys for nest sites and have been known to
prey on osprey eggs. With their dagger-like bills they are well able to look
after themselves even against a raptor, so I would not view this as
