[cayugabirds-l] Escaped sun conure

Hi all, On Lincoln St just west of the intersection with Short St there is an escaped sun conure squawking from the top of a Norway spruce. Its owners are in the side yard. There was a man with a directional microphone recording the bird in the front yard. I didn't realize the bird's owner and the

[cayugabirds-l] Morgan rd SEOWs, n. shrike, and harrier

This afternoon John Confer, Julia Gillis, Michaela TerAvest, and I drove up to the NYSDEC office on Morgan rd. in the Montezuma complex and had wonderful views of no fewer than 5 short-eared owls gliding and careening over the fields. We also saw a harrier and a strike in a shrub in the field. We h

[cayugabirds-l] Hurd Rd. Saw Whet

Last night around 11:00 while out observing migrating amphibians I heard a saw whet owl calling north of Hurd Rd. just west of the top of the hill. Way better than any basketball game, in my opinion! Cheers! Andrew Myers -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] killdeer

Saw/heard my first killdeer of the year at the corner of 366 and Game Farm. It was in the field southwest of the intersection. It's feeling more and more like spring! Andrew -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabird

[cayugabirds-l] bluebird on Freese Rd.

I've been seeing and hearing a bluebird on the telephone wire in front of the building with the bee hives just south of the Freese Rd. gardens. A welcome sight on a cold, sunny day! Andrew Myers -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] merlin yesterday near Cornell compost

Hi all, Sorry this is a little late. I saw a merlin on a telephone pole yesterday on the north side of Stevenson Rd just west of the intersection with Turkey Hill. It turned its head 180 degrees to check me out and then flew north along the hedgerow. Cheers! Andrew Myers -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] questions about the pheasant farm

just clean house? I often see them sitting on the fence alongside pheasants. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity! Andrew Myers -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/c

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Flat Iron Rd Caroline, construction?

I heard that it is a DOT wetland mitigation project, but I'm not positive. Andrew On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > John Confer recently mentioned wetland creation work at Goetchius > Preserve. I don't know any details. > --Dave Nutter > > On Oct 11, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Mar