[cayugabirds-l] hawthorn
I had two personal hawthorn firsts this morning - scarlet tanager and black and white warbler. Also three solitary sandpipers, Baltimore oriole, cedar waxwings, common yellow throat, yellow warbler, yellow rumped warbler, redstarts, and brown headed cowbirds doing as much watching as I. Susan Barr Brooktondale -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] orioles
While I was pulling garlic mustard vicinity raspberry bushes, two Baltimore orioles enjoyed the blossoms of our apple tree. Overall, a pleasant evening. Susan Barr Brooktondale -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Carolina wren
I had a Caroline wren on a suet feeder this morning, a happy occasion. I am not sure I have ever seen one in the winter before: brilliant, beautiful coloring against the snow. Susan Barr Brooktondale -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] pecking order
Daily, downy, hairy, and red bellied woodpeckers feast on our suet. A pileated pair are rare visitors. The pileated woodpeckers definitely dominate the feeder. When one approaches for landing, all else flies. The hairy woodpeckers rule on a daily basis, aggressively forcing red bellies and downies away. While the hairy seems unperturbed by movement in our house, a shadow on any near window will cause the pileated to move to safety. Next in the pecking order would be the red bellies. A hairy will push a red belly off the suet, while a red belly will dominate a downy. If our shadows hit the sliding glass door close to the feeder, a skittish red belly will abandon his/her meal and head for the pine boughs. The smaller downy woodpeckers do not fly at our shadows, but are chased by larger neighbors. The nuthatches are wary, watching from a distance, then walking up the tree with the suet feeder is unoccupied. They are troubled by any movement in our house and depart quickly when a woodpecker lands. With the timid brown creepers, caution rules. They stay low, avoid the crowds, and glean the droppings of suet. Contrary to many bucolic paintings, I have never seen two species feeding together. Suet is survival. And just what does 'eats like a bird' supposed to mean? susan barr brooktondale -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] SET CAYUGABIRDS-L NOMAIL
SET CAYUGABIRDS-L NOMAIL -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
