Re:[cayugabirds-l] King Eider and Scope

2010-12-06 Thread Benjamin Clock
All, Watched the King Eider from beside the Stewart Park boat house until 4pm. If you are missing a scope, email me off-list. Benjamin Clock -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http

[cayugabirds-l] King Eider video

2010-12-06 Thread Benjamin Clock
I archived a video clip of the King Eider from Stewart Park this afternoon. Great bird. http://macaulaylibrary.org/video/65065 Benjamin Clock -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http

[cayugabirds-l] Gray-cheeked Thrush video

2011-10-07 Thread Benjamin Clock
Cayugabirds, I put together a few clips of the Sapsucker Woods Gray-cheeked Thrush and posted them to Vimeo. http://vimeo.com/30168649 Great bird...Thanks to Kevin and others for keeping everyone posted on the birds activities and whereabouts. Ben -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.Nort

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers

2011-04-08 Thread Benjamin Clock
Cayugabirds, There was quite a bit of new Yellow-bellied Sapsucker activity in my yard in Brooktondale this morning with 2 actively drumming males, occasionally chasing each other off the favored drumming spots and a third bird tending to sap wells on a Norway Spruce. I shot some new video of one

[cayugabirds-l] The Big Year tonight - 5:10, Regal Theater

2011-10-14 Thread Benjamin Clock
Cayugabirds, As others have mentioned, The Big Year opens tonight and a group of us are heading out this afternoon for an early showing. I am forwarding a message from Hugh Powell (below). He will be writing a review for the CLO Round Robin blog and is looking for impressions and reactions from t

[cayugabirds-l] Long-eared Owl video

2011-11-08 Thread Benjamin Clock
Cayugabirds, I shot a few clips of yesterdays Long-eared Owl in Ithaca for the Macaulay video archive. http://vimeo.com/31758409 Thanks so much to Mark Chao for sharing his excellent find. Ben -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastB

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prey for Merlin

2011-12-06 Thread Benjamin Clock
BNA says they take mostly prey that is mostly under 100 grams. Rock Pigeons are ~350 grams. B -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prey for Merlin

2011-12-06 Thread Benjamin Clock
The Merlin was often called the Pigeon Hawk in the past. On 12/6/11 12:35 PM, "bob mcguire" wrote: > I'm working on the new Basin guide. We have it written that the Merlin > feeds (fed) on the locally-abundant Rock Pigeon. (I seem to recall a > report from Paul Hurtado of pigeon feathers around