[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls still around Mt. Pleasant

2019-04-09 Thread Gladys Birdsall
Driving home just after noon today, as I approached my driveway, a group of  Redpolls flew up from the field on the north side of Mt. Pleasant Rd, into the treetops on the south side.  It looked like about 20-25 total.  I got out to look at them.  Quite a few flew back into the woods further. 

[cayugabirds-l] Egg program

2019-04-09 Thread Donna Lee Scott
The Egg: Nature's Perfect Invention Part of the Nature series on PBS TV 8 PM, Wednesday, April 10 1 hour Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBi

Re: [cayugabirds-l] "tethered raptor"!

2019-04-09 Thread Linda Orkin
Wow Tobias I think we'll all be heading out to see this. Thanks for the update. I, for one, am relieved. Linda Orkin On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 9:47 AM Tobias Dean wrote: > > > Lest any anxious readers of this list saw my message last night, after a > West End appointment this morning I went to

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/9

2019-04-09 Thread Mark Chao
On Tuesday morning, a VESPER SPARROW was offering very long and close views along the far parking lot and roadside portions of the nest-box knoll in Sapsucker Woods. This lot is perennially an excellent location for close viewing of this species in the second week of April (including the gravel po

[cayugabirds-l] Raptor possibly trapped by cable on Cornell Boathouse

2019-04-09 Thread Tobias Dean
My wife met friends at the Boatyard grill and saw a large raptor, possibly an osprey, that seemed to be tethered by some line on the higher part of the CU boathouse. she noticed it at 6 and it was still there when she left more recently. It seemed to hover quite a bit and a pole was leaning as i

[cayugabirds-l] "tethered raptor"!

2019-04-09 Thread Tobias Dean
Lest any anxious readers of this list saw my message last night, after a West End appointment this morning I went to see for myself and immediately saw the tethered critter was an admittedly realistic bird scare kite attached to the Cornell Boat House. Messages have been sent, eye appointments