Thanks so much, for this Jay (and Kevin). We had a huge event at the Lab yesterday and many families (over 200 people at once), and I usually have time to double check things but didn't, so posted the call as per typical practice at the front desk for unusual things. In the past, such calls have proved fruitful, sorry this one didn't.
-holly On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Jay McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Before we are inundated with possible sightings, let's just clarify that > "Arctic Kite" is, as far as I am aware, an entirely fictitious name, and > any so-called expert in raptors using this term is unlikely to be such. The > only thing I can think of that would come close to fitting this name is > Rough-legged Hawk, which is hardly an unusual bird around here in the > winter in any case, and is neither the size of an eagle nor a kestrel. I > suggest we consider more existent species as explanations for our raptor > sightings. ;-) > > Jay > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was driving down rte 79 westward near 1341 e state street just now at >> about 8:45 am and saw a falcon-shaped bird, about the size of a kestrel it >> smaller with snow-white under belly and under wings. Could not see top side >> as it was dive- bombing around in the evergreens behind the houses on the >> odd side of the street. It was not flying in a direction but hunting. Tail >> was long and retracted for diving. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> >> > > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > [email protected] > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
