Two or three mos. ago, John Van Niel wrote about spotting a "new" Osprey nest on a power pole on the left side of Gravel Rd., heading towards Seneca Falls, about one tenth of a mile off Rte. 318.
Today I was on my way to Seneca Falls to Sauder's Mennonite store from the Glenwood Mennonite store on 318 & decided to go a bit farther (maybe a mi. to turn left onto Gravel Rd.) to check out the nest. I was able to see 2 heads sticking up from the nest :>) ..... Also saw heads on 3 of the Rte. 5 & 20 nests. Soooooo, another active Osprey nest. Wonder how many are in the area around the refuge & around Cayuga Lake basin. I know of 12. Guess I'll have to be more watchful! The number of Chimney Swifts have increased in the last few wks. so I'm wondering if I'm seeing youngsters or if more were actually around than I had time to watch for. Certainly more are up here over our house instead of most staying down over the village. I miss the Tree Swallows. Lots of Barn Swallows but not as many as I usually see. Starlings!!!! Oh my!!!! Far too many. They sure love the mulberries & make "bombing" runs on the cars & siding. Hordes of Jap beetles made their unwelcome appearance last wk. & are quickly decimating leaves & flowers. Can't remember which birds supposedly eat them .. maybe Redwings & Robins. I hope. Hope lots of you enjoyed the fireworks in Dryden. If we still lived in Dryden we would have had a full view from our Lee Rd. house. Fritzie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
