Ravens along the lake are scarce, but a pair has been nesting in Taughannock gorge for several years. I've also seen them at Portland Point and just up from there at Drake Road several times.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew Medler Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:14 PM To: Cayugabirds-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Aurora Raven Shawn Billerman, Chris Wiley, and I spent the day out birding yesterday (20 March 2010), and saw most of the same birds that others have reported (as we spent at least some time with many of the others who have reported). As crazy as it is to say this on a day when we saw Western Grebe, Eurasian Wigeon, and Sandhill Crane, I think the bird that most interested me yesterday was a COMMON RAVEN that we heard while scanning Aurora Bay from the Wells College Boathouse. This bird was quite close--probably just upslope a bit in the vicinity of the Wells campus. I believe that this is the first time that I have ever seen or heard a raven that was essentially at the shore of Cayuga Lake, and only the second Basin raven that I have noted away from higher elevation areas south or east of Ithaca. Have others noted any ravens down by the lake? Matt Medler Ithaca P.S. We stopped in Aurora to look for Eared Grebe on the mirror-like lake. No luck with Eared Grebe, but there were a few Horned Grebes. Overall, we had a four-grebe day! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
