We seem to have a group of 30-40 chickadees around our neighborhood quite frequently. Not sure if they are always the same but I often see one of my backyard "buddies" amongst the group - a bird that was attacked by something last spring and is missing about half of the feathers on his crown and nape whom we dubbed "Baldy". - Colleen Richards
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Liz Brown <e...@cornell.edu> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>, Suan Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com>, Rachel Lodder <rachel.lod...@outlook.com> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock? Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:03:02 +0000 I was xc skiing on CT Hill about 10 years ago, and I came across a deer carcass - a skeleton, really, with bits of flesh clinging to it. It was covered with chickadees, like flies. At least 30 of them were working away at it, tugging and pecking at scraps of fat and meat. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, and I'm kind of glad that it was pre-cell-phone-camera, and I just carry the image in my mind. -Liz Brown From: bounce-125403508-25000...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-125403508-25000...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Rachel Lodder <rachel.lod...@outlook.com> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:23 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>; Suan Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock? I once encountered A LOT of chickadees along Cayuga Lake. There was a row of trees beside the road, and as a couple of us were birding the lake, there was a steady stream of chickadees moving past us in the trees headed north, so it was easy to tell they weren't the same birds. I don't see my eBird checklist (maybe I didn't make one, I can't remember), so I don't have any more exact numbers, but we were all impressed with the number of chickadees that went by and I'm sure it was over 50. Not sure why or what they were up to! From: bounce-125403482-81221...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-125403482-81221...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Suan Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:00 PM To: Cayuga Birding List <CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock? While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50 small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight quarters, in waves of 5-10 at a time. The only sounds I could hear and identify were chickadee chips and calls. I'm used to only encountering chickadees in small flocks of maybe 5-10, and this big flock seems unusual. They were too far to ID without binoculars. Conceivably they were redpolls or something else, but I heard nothing to suggest anything besides chickadees. Suan _____________________Composed by thumb and autocorrect.--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!----Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!----Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!-- ____________________________________________________________ Sponsored by https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_taglines_more Metal Panel Found in 1991 Could Hold Earhart Clues http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/6031685ba9771685b61bcst01duc1 Erik Prince Violated Arms Embargo: UN Report http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/6031685bccbcc685b61bcst01duc2 Monica Seles Did It in the '90s. Now, Naomi Osaka http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/6031685bf0daa685b61bcst01duc3 -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
