[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point Sat. work postponed

2023-04-28 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
Due to expected rain and colder weather, we're postponing Salt Point Volunteer 
Day to May 20

Mark your calendars...Please join us

VOLUNTEER DAY @ SALT POINT

[POSTPONED TO]  SATURDAY, May 20,   9 a.m. - Noon


Donna L Scott

377 Savage Farm Dr/Kendal
Ithaca, NY 14850


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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagles on Blakslee Hill Rd in Newfield

2023-04-28 Thread Tobias Dean 
On my way up the hill from Rt 96/34 I saw a bald eagle in a tree and
then another one perched above the road. The second was an immature
eagle and it took off up the road, I followed it up the road driving
somewhat slowly. It flew about 90 meters along the tree covered
street, sometimes only 6-8' above the pavement before finding an
appropriate perch. Lucky no one was coming fast down the hill.

 What a view of the eagle in flight, and I hope it learns to avoid
roads.

 Wondering what this portends for me...


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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle Goetchius

2023-04-28 Thread Karen 
Two adult Bald Eagle perched near road at 2:50 PM. On west side of road, south 
of house on the east side.If still there, please do not get out of the car, or 
even stop. 
Jhn Confer
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue Jay migration

2023-04-28 Thread Geo Kloppel 
Yesterday noon my feeders were briefly mobbed by about 15 Blue Jays, which I 
took to be migrants, as the local Jays are already carrying nest material.

-Geo


> On Apr 28, 2023, at 2:38 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday in the late afternoon I saw a small quiet flock of 8 Blue Jays 
> moving eastward into the treetops of the northeast part of Allan H Treman 
> State Marine Park, a similar path to the migrating Black-capped Chickadees I 
> reported recently going around the southeast end of Cayuga Lake. This morning 
> around 9:25am I saw a quiet flock of 32 Blue Jays flying north over the south 
> end of Cass Park, also clearly migrating. They were over a field approaching 
> a woodlot just above treetop level. 
> 
> Blue Jays migrate in the daytime, and they fly quietly in rather spread-out 
> flocks, each bird keeping a distance of a several feet to a few yards from 
> all of its neighbors. They flap constantly in what looks to me like weak 
> flight aimed at conserving energy. 
> 
> An interesting place to watch migrant Blue Jay flocks is around the Braddock 
> Bay banding station, where they must turn generally east in order to get 
> around Lake Ontario, but in that specific area must go southeast, leading so 
> some apparently confused and circuitous travel. 
> 
> Migration is made when the wind is from a helpful direction, like today and 
> the day I saw the Chickadee movement, generally from the south. 
> 
> In autumn I have watched Blue Jays fly south over the east end of Stewart 
> Park, presumably having been gathered and guided by Cayuga Lake’s diagonal 
> “east” shore, and over downtown Ithaca as well. 
> 
> To me, it’s a thrill to see the migration phenomenon played out.
> 
> - - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Blue Jay migration

2023-04-28 Thread Dave Nutter 
Yesterday in the late afternoon I saw a small quiet flock of 8 Blue Jays moving 
eastward into the treetops of the northeast part of Allan H Treman State Marine 
Park, a similar path to the migrating Black-capped Chickadees I reported 
recently going around the southeast end of Cayuga Lake. This morning around 
9:25am I saw a quiet flock of 32 Blue Jays flying north over the south end of 
Cass Park, also clearly migrating. They were over a field approaching a woodlot 
just above treetop level. 

Blue Jays migrate in the daytime, and they fly quietly in rather spread-out 
flocks, each bird keeping a distance of a several feet to a few yards from all 
of its neighbors. They flap constantly in what looks to me like weak flight 
aimed at conserving energy. 

An interesting place to watch migrant Blue Jay flocks is around the Braddock 
Bay banding station, where they must turn generally east in order to get around 
Lake Ontario, but in that specific area must go southeast, leading so some 
apparently confused and circuitous travel. 

Migration is made when the wind is from a helpful direction, like today and the 
day I saw the Chickadee movement, generally from the south. 

In autumn I have watched Blue Jays fly south over the east end of Stewart Park, 
presumably having been gathered and guided by Cayuga Lake’s diagonal “east” 
shore, and over downtown Ithaca as well. 

To me, it’s a thrill to see the migration phenomenon played out.

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] dead goldfinch - disposal

2023-04-28 Thread Alicia Plotkin 

Hi,

Today we watched an obviously ill goldfinch gradually get sicker and it 
just died a few minutes ago.  It seemed to keep up its appetite, and was 
intermittently active, but it was puffed up and became uncoordinated, 
walking like it was tipsy for a couple hours before it died.


Is there any reason anyone would want to test this bird?  I don't even 
know if these symptoms are consistent with avian flu, and goldfinches 
are not listed by USFW as having tested positive for avian flu so far, 
but it could be that it is because they are less likely to be found and 
submitted for testing.


Right now it is double-bagged and next to our garbage can, where it will 
go if there is no reason to test it.  (I used a mask and gloves when I 
approached it and bagged it.)


Thanks -

Alicia

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: What happened here on purple martin house ?

2023-04-28 Thread Patrick Owen McNally 
Has fowl play been ruled out?

From: bounce-127382638-88968...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Deb Grantham 

Sent: Friday, April 28, 2023 12:15:24 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: What happened here on purple martin house ?


Many years ago, in Connecticut, my father rescued a whole nest of barn swallow 
babies, trying to be fledglings. The parents built a nest in his barn (lots of 
them did so) and in this nest used fishing line. He watched them and when the 
babies were ready to leave the nest, he found them lined up on the barn beam 
with fishing line wrapped around their legs. There were 3 or 4. The parents 
dive bombed him during the rescue but he painstakingly removed all the fishing 
line from their legs. He also removed that nest because it had so much in it. 
And as far as we knew, those babies all survived and flew successfully.



Deb





From: bounce-127382401-83565...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Candace E. Cornell
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2023 11:19 AM
To: Ingrid Bessette-Center 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: What happened here on purple martin house ?



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Ingrid Bessette-Cen...1 more

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 Ingrid,



The unfortunate bird  used an improperly disposed of mono-filament fishing line 
in its nest and became entangled in it. Most likely the bird starved to death. 
If it had young inside, they probably starved as well. At the Salt Point 
Natural Area and Myers Park in Lansing, the Friends of Salt Point have 
installed fishing line recycling containers to prevent such tragedies. 
Fishermen use them to dispose of unwanted line and tackle. The Lansing Parks 
Department graciously collects it and disposes it properly.



Candace



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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: What happened here on purple martin house ?

2023-04-28 Thread Deb Grantham 
Many years ago, in Connecticut, my father rescued a whole nest of barn swallow 
babies, trying to be fledglings. The parents built a nest in his barn (lots of 
them did so) and in this nest used fishing line. He watched them and when the 
babies were ready to leave the nest, he found them lined up on the barn beam 
with fishing line wrapped around their legs. There were 3 or 4. The parents 
dive bombed him during the rescue but he painstakingly removed all the fishing 
line from their legs. He also removed that nest because it had so much in it. 
And as far as we knew, those babies all survived and flew successfully.

Deb


From: bounce-127382401-83565...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Candace E. Cornell
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2023 11:19 AM
To: Ingrid Bessette-Center 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: What happened here on purple martin house ?

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Ingrid Bessette-Cen...1 more
Draft saved

 Ingrid,

The unfortunate bird  used an improperly disposed of mono-filament fishing line 
in its nest and became entangled in it. Most likely the bird starved to death. 
If it had young inside, they probably starved as well. At the Salt Point 
Natural Area and Myers Park in Lansing, the Friends of Salt Point have 
installed fishing line recycling containers to prevent such tragedies. 
Fishermen use them to dispose of unwanted line and tackle. The Lansing Parks 
Department graciously collects it and disposes it properly.

Candace

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 6:32 PM Ingrid Bessette-Center 
mailto:silkyha...@gmail.com>> wrote:


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: What happened here on purple martin house ?

2023-04-28 Thread Candace E. Cornell 
Ingrid Bessette-Cen...1 more
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 Ingrid,

The unfortunate bird  used an improperly disposed of mono-filament fishing
line in its nest and became entangled in it. Most likely the bird starved
to death. If it had young inside, they probably starved as well. At the
Salt Point Natural Area and Myers Park in Lansing, the Friends of Salt
Point have installed fishing line recycling containers to prevent such
tragedies. Fishermen use them to dispose of unwanted line and tackle. The
Lansing Parks Department graciously collects it and disposes it properly.







Candace

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Mystery fatality on Purple Martin House

2023-04-28 Thread Robyn Bailey 
This looks like an entanglement to me. Sometimes birds bring materials to their 
nests that are entanglement hazards (e.g., fishing line, thread, etc.) and they 
end up getting tangled in it. I would suggest that this nest compartment be 
cleaned out and the nest material removed and thrown away (in the trash, not on 
the ground, particularly the offending material).

This is a good time to remind birders to always pick up loose fishing line, 
baling twine, or anything else that seems long, loopy and capable of getting 
wrapped around birds’ legs, necks, or wings. Ospreys and others are 
occasionally seen putting such materials in their nests, as well as small birds 
like sparrows, so think about scale when picking up these items (could it 
entangle an Osprey? A swallow?). Last I checked, you can return spent fishing 
line to Dick’s Sporting Goods, and there are receptacles for it at Salt Point 
and a few other locations I’m not remembering).

Best,
Robyn Bailey

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Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2023 6:30 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Mystery fatality on Purple Martin House



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Can anyone educate me on what has happened here ? The Martin house is occupied 
by swallows.The bird is a sparrow. Sending another view. Thanks . Ingrid




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