RE:[cayugabirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings

2013-04-04 Thread Anne M. Johnson
The waxwings are currently on Sapsucker Woods Road between 13 and Kip's Barn. Right now there's a large batch of cars marking the spot and a few scopes on the birds. They are pretty far into the thicket at eye level in a mixed flock (both Cedars and Bohemians), sometimes flying in and out of a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-03 Thread nutter.dave
Thanks for the details. I had a few thoughts about your report:1) Anyone who is still at work after 5:30, who sees something wished-for but wildly unlikely which no one else has seen and which mysteriously disappears the moment they glance away... mybe that person has been working too hard.2)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-03 Thread Chris Pelkie
Google Glasses are the answer. Soon they will be able to: 1. Record everything you see so you can prove you are not wacky (this will be necessary since you will look wacky with the glasses on) 2. Project anything you aren't seeing but would like to into your field of view. This will help with

RE: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-03 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
/ From: bounce-78610808-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-78610808-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of nutter.d...@me.com [nutter.d...@me.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 5:05 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-03 Thread Suan Yong
On Apr 3, 2013, at 7:07 AM, Chris Pelkie wrote: Google Glasses are the answer. Check out Eagle Optics' new Wild Turkey binoculars, just introduced on Monday: http://youtu.be/a53w35--K8k Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-03 Thread Bard V. Prentiss
Hi, I never imagined that technology could or would be harnessed to actually dumb down birding . The wild turkey binoc is, in my opinion, a very bad idea and takes most of the fun out of birding. If this thing sells it is a truly sad day for nature study . I only hope it is the dismal failure

Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-03 Thread Jay McGowan
Okay folks, let's keep a thread titled BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on topic, shall we? Topically, these birds are still around but being very tough to see. Livia and I had them fly over in the distance heading south around 9:30, then one perched up in one of the trees on the island just outside the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods

2013-04-02 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Hi, Here are a few more details on my hard-to-believe sighting of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Sapsucker Woods. I noticed a flock of birds dropping into a bare treetop outside my office window — raising my binoculars I saw that they were waxwings and counted 16. Although they were facing away against