Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese

2024-03-04 Thread anneb . clark
Indeed. gb of geese. Saw one skein of snows, maybe 55 with a single blue phase. Around 1230 Anne Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2024, at 11:25 AM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > > Lots of Canada geese flying high over Hunt Hill Road, Dryden, this morning. > No snow geese yet > Laura > > La

RE:[cayugabirds-l] geese

2024-03-02 Thread Marty Schlabach
Thanks Wesley. I don't recall for sure if Merlin IDed Cackling Goose more than once, but my vague memory is that it did. The recording is about 2 ½ minutes long, and in replaying it, Merlin IDed Cackling at least twice. Thanks, --Marty From: Wesley M. Hochachka Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2024 1:

Re:[cayugabirds-l] geese

2024-03-02 Thread Wesley M. Hochachka
Based on my understanding about how Merlin Sound ID works, in my opinion the answer to your question is "no". You are wise to not blindly trust that Merlin Sound ID found a real Cackling Goose in the flock of geese that you had near your house. There are two aspects of how Merlin Sound ID work

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese

2022-03-06 Thread Jay McGowan
: bounce-126385305-15001...@list.cornell.edu < > bounce-126385305-15001...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Gladys J Birdsall > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2022 2:25 PM > To: Laura Stenzler ; CAYUGABIRDS-L < > cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Gee

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Geese

2022-03-06 Thread Donna Lee Scott
535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 607-379-1694 d...@cornell.edu -Original Message- From: bounce-126385305-15001...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Gladys J Birdsall Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2022 2:25 PM To: Laura Stenzler ; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese The

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese

2022-03-06 Thread Gladys J Birdsall
The flight of geese yesterday was amazing.  I walked the Yorkies east on Mt. Pleasant Road, around 11:30 on.  At the top of the hill east past my house you could see lines of geese both east and west, heading N.  With my binocs, I could make out lines of geese west of the Observatory and to the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese

2022-03-05 Thread David Nicosia
Major flight of both snow and Canada geese from Broome co heading northeast. Also had 3 tundra swans mixed in with snows! On Sat, Mar 5, 2022, 12:23 PM Laura Stenzler wrote: > Lots on Canada and some snow geese flying over Hunt Hill Rd since 11am. > Dryden. > > Laura > > Laura Stenzler > l...@c

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese on other lakes?

2021-03-13 Thread David McCartt
I’ve seen large rafts of Snows on Owasco Lake. David McCartt > On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:58 AM, Kyle Gage wrote: > > I live on Canandaigua Lake & we can get flocks of several thousand & in fact > a sizable flock was around most of this winter. Seneca Lake can also have > decent numbers but neithe

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese on other lakes?

2021-03-13 Thread Kyle Gage
I live on Canandaigua Lake & we can get flocks of several thousand & in fact a sizable flock was around most of this winter. Seneca Lake can also have decent numbers but neither lake has the incredible numbers Cayuga Lake gets. I’m not sure of numbers on the other Finger Lakes but eBird records

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Geese

2021-03-10 Thread Deb Grantham
I've been hearing lots of Canada geese at night here, over Sheffield Road. As late as 11 pm. This morning, I saw a large V of Canada geese, then one of Canada geese with 4 white and I assume snow geese leading it, then a large sloppy V (I notice the snow geese have sloppier Vs than Canada geese

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese on Cayuga

2021-03-09 Thread Diane Stone
Stewart Park was full of the sounds of Canada geese returning. On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 4:01 PM Donna Lee Scott wrote: > As neighbor Sarah Blodgett just texted, “there’s a massive goose thing > going on” here! > > 1000s -mostly Canadas i think -hard to see in sun- on water over on west > side of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese on Cayuga

2021-03-09 Thread Susan Gateley
first woodcock of the season for me- single bird foraging in our little woodlot in North Wolcott! On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 4:01 PM Donna Lee Scott wrote: > As neighbor Sarah Blodgett just texted, “there’s a massive goose thing > going on” here! > > 1000s -mostly Canadas i think -hard to see in s

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Geese

2017-02-24 Thread Laura J. Heisey
I heard some flying over Newfield around 6:00 this morning. -Original Message- From: bounce-121272735-68441...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-121272735-68441...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 8:36 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese!

2015-03-18 Thread Geo Kloppel
Still more flocks of geese are entering the Cayuga Basin at West Danby this morning. We have clear skies overhead, but a heavy band of lake effect snow is passing on our eastern horizon, and its fringes are lit by the rising sun. The distant flocks are highlighted against these bright clouds; th

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese!

2015-03-18 Thread Dave Nutter
Despite stiff NW winds yesterday afternoon (Tu 17 Mar), about 3:30pm I saw several flocks of SNOW GEESE totalling about 270 birds powering north over downtown Ithaca. Later I noticed a mixed flock of CANADA GEESE & SNOW GEESE northbound over my house. Sandy Wold mentioned on Sunday afternoon on

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese!

2015-03-17 Thread Dave Nutter
As I biked home from a meeting in downtown Ithaca at 8pm I heard northbound Canada Geese fairly low. Between 10 & 11 pm Laurie & I went for a walk on the path in Cass Park. (It was a bit disorienting to be walking on bare pavement rather than cross-country skiing.) As I hoped, several times I h

RE: [cayugabirds-l] geese on the move

2014-12-13 Thread Bill Mcaneny
Iradell Rd. So maybe not all the geese were headed south of the snow belt. Bill McAneny, TBurg _ From: Ellen D. Haith [mailto:elliehait...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 8:28 AM To: Bill Mcaneny; cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] geese on the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] geese on the move

2014-12-13 Thread Ellen D. Haith
There were similar crowds heading south over Trumansburg around 10 in the morning as well. Bill Mcaneny wrote: > > >Lots of Canadas and Snows headed south in mid afternoon today. Big vees.   >Fairly high up. Crossing rte 89 in vic. of Boy Scout camp, north of >Taughannock S.P. > >Yesterday, ab

Re: [cayugabirds-l] geese on the move

2014-12-12 Thread Nancy Cusumano
A good sized flock of snow and canada geese at the corner of Perry City and Dubois Rd at 4pm. Both pahses of snow geese there and close to the road. A Harrier flew over my car on Perry City rd just west of Rt 96. Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 475 dogs since 2005. Learn more at cayugadogr

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese movement between the lakes

2012-12-23 Thread david nicosia
I had an interesting experience with SNOW GEESE yesterday that I posted down here on our email list.  While skiing at Elk mtn, PA, Saturday, I saw four different flocks of SNOW GEESE migrating south. The birds were fairly low and clearing the towers on the summit which is at 2693 feet above sea lev

Re: [cayugabirds-l] geese & falcon reported

2012-12-19 Thread Asher Hockett
Also regarding the goose/raptor, "big" is something of a famously ambiguous (sorry!) term for birders. Any falcon which looks big next to a goose is surely amplified! We do know that Merlins are particularly aggressive and will chase just about anything with wings, and they do frequent the neighbor