[cayugabirds-l] Little Blue Heron, Yates Co.

Reuben just called to give a heads-up that an egret initially reported as a possible Snowy was refound last night and is reported to be an immature LITTLE BLUE HERON. It's been seen across from the East View Mennonite Church off Lakemont-Himrod Road, across from the Beardsley Road intersection. Not

[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Montezuma programming: Moths, Bats, and Raptors!

Montezuma Moth Night Wednesday, July 21 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM National Moth Week (July 17-25, 2021) celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths. Join us for Montezuma Moth Night where "Moth-ers" of all ages and abilities are invited to learn about, observe, and document moths that co

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * July 20 2021 * NYSY  07.20. 21   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): July 12 to July 20, 2021 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outs

[cayugabirds-l] Wood stork at Knox Marcellus

>From the rare bird alert hotline; Tim Lenz: WOOD STORK found by Les Preston continuing at Knox Marcellus Montezuma. Close shoreline from East Rd. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[cayugabirds-l] Another Tompkins Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

I celebrated Sandy Podulka’s find of a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Taughannock Falls State Park that so many of us saw. I still do. I said one of the previous Tompkins sightings of the species was an adult along Fall Creek in Freeville. That was in 2018. Today Tom Schulenberg noticed

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron Continues at Cass Park

This evening at 7:30 during a thunderstorm I was driving along Route 89 by Cass Park and a (presumably "the") juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron flew in front of my car and into a large willow tree. I think it then may have gone down into the stream nearby. This was on the west side of Route 89,

[cayugabirds-l] Merlins

This evening during the thunderstorm I stopped by Cass Park to check on the Merlin nest by the Dog Park and saw three banded fledglings hanging around the trees in the area of the boat launch. They were definitely working on their landing, perching, and flying skills, and being seriously challenged

[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers in Trumansburg

I checked the Red-headed Woodpeckers at 24 Congress St in Trumansburg this afternoon, and saw 1 bird hanging around the nest hole (you can only see this from the yard, and need permission from the homeowner, who is very friendly). The bird brought food to the hole about 8 times, but each time, ate