RE: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

Bob, Jenny Landry (DEC) jenny.lan...@dec.ny.gov is the wildlife biologist in DEC Region 8 who keeps track of eagle nests in Region 8. https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/617.html She might have some additional info of interest. I believe she mentioned there are about

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

I would add * the creation of the EPA in 1970, * the banning of DDT in 1972, * a series of Endangered Species Acts in 1966, 1969, & 1973 According to Wikipedia, the Bald Eagle Protection Act was first passed in 1940, Golden Eagles were added in 1962, and it was amended many times including a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

I am amazed - and heartened - by the continued (and increasing) reports of BALD EAGLES in the area. I have been looking into their increase in numbers because of my interest in the case of the shooting in Caroline in December. An article in Wikipedia noted that the US population crashed from

[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl in Sapsucker Woods

I’d like to thank Mark Chao for his timely report of a snoozing BARRED OWL in Sapsucker Woods this noon. Later in the afternoon I slipped/shuffled along the trail in from SSW Road towards the lone white pine with the roosting owl. Along the way I scored a near-perfect suite of woodpeckers:

[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

I was surprised and thrilled to have a nice look (with binocs) of an immature Bald Eagle flying over the East Hill Rec Way against a beautiful blue sky in Ithaca at about 2:45 this afternoon. Annette Nadeau -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

 RBA *New York - Syracuse - February 04, 2019 - NYSY 02. 04.19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: January 28 - February 04,  2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga,

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Mon 2/4

A Barred Owl is sleeping in the lone pine by the Wilson/Severinghaus shelter in Sapsucker Woods (Monday 12:25 pm). Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Quarry Gyrfalcon

For those who don’t get text alerts. Yesterday afternoon at 2:30, I found a(the) adult gray Gyrfalcon at the Seneca Stone quarry at Canoga Road. It was visible from Hoster Road in the northernmost trees along the quarry entrance. Fortunately Dave and Kathy Tetlow happened to appear at the