[cayugabirds-l] RWBBs, ducks

[Donna Lee Scott]

2 male Red-winged Blackbirds came & went, along with 28 Goldeyes, 5 male 
Red-breasted Mergansers, & 4 male Buffleheads.
A couple vees of Canada Geese flew over.

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[cayugabirds-l] Geese on Cayuga

[Donna Lee Scott]

As neighbor Sarah Blodgett just texted, “there’s a massive goose thing going 
on”   here!

1000s -mostly Canadas i think -hard to see in sun- on water over on west side 
of lake with more flying in & landing!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goose migration

[Donna Lee Scott]

Just had flock all Snow Geese seen from Lakeview cemetery, Ithaca!
A couple vees of Canadas too.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Mar 9, 2021, at 1:09 PM, "bsadov...@htva.net" 
mailto:bsadov...@htva.net>> wrote:

A flock of all Snow Geese just flew over us in Enfield!

On Mar 9, 2021, at 12:53 PM, Dave Nutter 
mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote:

Since 12:40pm I’ve been seeing some flocks of all Snow Geese.

- - Dave Nutter

On Mar 9, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Dave Nutter 
mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote:

At noon I’m finally seeing Snow Geese in mixed flocks northbound over Ithaca.

- - Dave Nutter

On Mar 9, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Dave Nutter 
mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote:

Several strings & Vs of northbound Canadas, but no Snows seen from my place yet.

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Nesting Redtails

[Donna Lee Scott]

Occupied nest, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, tall tree, aways back of red barn at 80 
Hillcrest Rd. Lansing.

On CBC CBC Jan 1, I had found one hawk placing a stick in this nest.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

[Donna Lee Scott]

Perched in top of beach cottonwood, so seen well from my kitchen.

Eagle has about half & half white & black feathers evenly streaked on head & 
mostly yellow beak with a dark tip.

For a couple seconds when first seen I thought “Osprey” because the dark head 
feathers seemed like a dark streak thru the eye.

Could not see tail well, but it seemed a similar mix of white & dark feathers.

It flew away & I didn’t see which way it went.

Hearing lots of Canada Geese overhead.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Ducks/owl

[Donna Lee Scott]

On this sunny day that promises to warm up, I see a dozen or so Goldeneyes 
cavorting on the lake, as I finish breakfast! Fun to watch the males tossing 
back their heads.
   Meanwhile, under the lakeside feeders - again a pair of mallards eating 
birdseed.

And I neglected to post Sat. that I found a gray Screech Owl snoozing in same 
tree hole down my road where I had found the red Screech Owl on Feb. 8 & 10.
Their photos are in eBird.

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[cayugabirds-l] Wild turkeys

[Donna Lee Scott]

17 Wild Turkeys west of red roof barn at 199 Algerine Rd, Lansing, at back of 
field by hedge row.

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[cayugabirds-l] Kestrel

[Donna Lee Scott]

American Kestrel male
On wire on Holden Rd btw Brooks Hill & Storm Rds, Lansing.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] swans overhead

[Donna Lee Scott]

I think swans flew north by my place on lake after John’s sighting, too.

I just heard them, but was busy filling feeders under roofed deck, so did not 
see them in sky.
Had a hat on so hearing was muffled. Calls could have been from over cliff on 
lakeshore maybe.
Went from south to north.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Mar 3, 2021, at 9:24 AM, Karen 
mailto:confergoldw...@aol.com>> wrote:

Hi All,

   After living in the same place for 40+ years, I don't very often get a new 
yard bird. However, a flock of Tundra Swans calling as they flew over was 
pretty nice. Maybe you can see them at the north end of the lake.

John
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[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds

[Donna Lee Scott]

On a short Sunday drive in southern Cayuga county & North Lansing, I saw some 
Snow Buntings, including 2 that stood out in a largish (40?) flock of flying 
Redpolls!

Saw a few little flocks of Horned Larks, then a larger flock at Belltown Dairy, 
Mahaney Rd. at town/ county line,
then found 3 lovely Bluebirds in a tall bare tree on Davis Rd (Lansing).

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[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls!

[Donna Lee Scott]

Today, I saw not only "my" Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 different times, front and 
back yards, but also saw 4 Redpolls under feeders in back about 2 PM !
First time to see Redpolls in my yard.

RB Nuthatch was chopping up peanuts and stashing pieces in tree bark and cracks 
in branches.

Donna L. Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] New feeder birds

[Donna Lee Scott]

Nope. Not the hoped-for Redpolls !
( altho, there are some redpolls in the general vicinity, seen on both Algerine 
& Emmons Roads).

It’s a pair of Mallards who started out under the street-side feeder & ground 
food areas the last 2 days. I saw them, as well as their footprints in several 
places in front.

Today, however, they are eating seeds under the backyard-lakeside feeders, 
along with my usual crows, mourning doves, blue jays & cardinals (& of course, 
squirrels).
The smaller birds stay up on the various feeders when all these big guys are 
here.

Several years ago, I had a whole flock of Mallards regularly flying in from the 
lake to eat under feeders in back/lakeside yard. Had to buy big bags of cracked 
corn to scatter. This flock included a mostly white mallard which I don’t think 
was a domestic bird.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Question

[Donna Lee Scott]

Immature Sapsucker in my area of Lansing Station Rd.

Donna Scott
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On Feb 22, 2021, at 5:33 PM, Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

I saw a sapsucker in Freeville last Friday morning.


From: 
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mailto:bounce-125408654-10557...@list.cornell.edu>>
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mailto:tomfernandes3...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 4:55 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Question

There seems to be numerous reports of sapsuckers in CNY this winter. In my 
thirty plus years living here I don't recall ever seeing one in the winter. 
Here in McGraw I have one visiting my feeders for the past few weeks. How 
common is it for them to winter in our area?

   Thanks, Tom Fernandes

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dead birds under the thistle feeder

[Donna Lee Scott]

Over a month ago, I found one dead Siskin under my backyard feeders.
16 others seemed fine & later moved on to somewhere else.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Feb 22, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Wesley M. Hochachka 
mailto:w...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

If the dead birds were siskins, redpolls, or goldfinches, my first reaction is 
that the birds died from salmonellosis, and potentially you might have observed 
these birds sitting motionless and incredibly puffed up near the bird feeder at 
some point before you found the dead bird on the ground.

Salmonellosis outbreaks, which particularly hit siskins and redpolls, are an 
unfortunately predictable corollary of irruptions of these species.  Taking 
down your thistle feeder to disperse the birds might reduce further 
transmission, but it's hard to tell because the birds could just start 
congregating (maybe in larger numbers) at some other bird feeder in the area.

Wesley Hochachka




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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Dead birds under the thistle feeder

Hello all,

In the course of the past 10 days, we have discovered a dead bird under a 
feeder in three separate occasions, the latest this morning.  No apparent 
injury.  The thistle is fresh (it goes pretty quickly) and we keep the feeders 
clean and sanitized. We called the Cornell hospital but they did not accept our 
request to have a necropsy conducted on the birds (we kept two of them in a 
sealed freezer bag  outside).  We have decals and nets outside our windows to 
prevent birds from hitting them.

Any ideas about what could be causing this and how to prevent it from happening 
again?  It is the first time it has ever happened to us in the 10 years we’ve 
lived in our present location, and all this time we’ve fed birds.

Many thanks,
Patrizia Sione



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[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

[Donna Lee Scott]

~300 in raft near west shore Cayuga Lake, opposite lansing Station Rd.

Swam north, then flew north out of sight.

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[cayugabirds-l] Nuthatch/sapsucker

[Donna Lee Scott]

While walking around outside the house in my patch here for GBBC, I found ‘my’ 
Red-breasted Nuthatch near the front yard.
It was going in & out of last summer’s hanging oriole nest & tooting the whole 
time!
Then it visited the feeder & snagged a peanut.

Just after this, I found a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the trees over 
a little stream!

At the back deck after I came inside to warm up, I saw that 1 of ‘my’ 2 
Carolina Wrens had discovered the mealworms I just put out in a small hanging 
tray used for jelly in summer!

And the 44 Mourning Doves obligingly showed up, so the GBBC is off to a good 
start.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lansing, Storm Rd. / Holden Rd intersection field birds

[Donna Lee Scott]

I saw over 30 S Buntings & 20 H Larks down by the heifer barns & tenant houses 
towards south end of Holden rd. Tuesday afternoon.
At one point I saw the flock of buntings on a pile of old bedding in a farm 
wagon, well off Brown Hill Rd. Which runs along south side of all the farm 
buildings.
Also 100s of Starlings & a few pigeons.

I know the farm owners & think I might ask permission to walk around close to 
buildings.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Feb 12, 2021, at 2:14 PM, Gary Kohlenberg 
mailto:jg...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

I haven’t found many good areas for field birds this winter in Tompkins Co. 
Indian Field Rd. road shoulders have been OK, but the road is very busy making 
viewing difficult.

Storm Road / Holden Rd. intersection area, in Lansing, is the best so far. The 
nearby farm is spreading manure / bedding on the snow parallel to Holden Rd. 
for about 0.1 mi. The best viewing is from Storm Rd.

I was here yesterday and didn’t see much, but the spread was new. Today it is a 
larger area. There are Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and I’ve saw one Lapland 
Longspur, before the tractor stirred thing up. I suspect it will get better as 
the day goes on.

Gary
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Robins

[Donna Lee Scott]

Some robins stay here all winter.
I have had 2 diff flocks in my yard eating cedar berries.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Feb 10, 2021, at 4:02 PM, Susan Evans-Pond 
mailto:sevans7p...@me.com>> wrote:

Likewise, 10-15 robins in flying around and perching in the forest trees and 
bushes on the east side of Westhaven Road (West Hill) behind the houses.  They 
were curious, sometimes perching quite close to where I was snow-shoeing.  Also 
lurking high in the trees were 3 Cedar Waxwings and the usual and very 
plentiful cardinals, chickadees, white-throated and house sparrows, chickadees, 
crows, juncos and starlings.
A beautiful morning.

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Robins

I saw about 15 robins flying together and perching in the trees by the side of 
Bundy Road at about 1pm today.  I haven't seen any other robins since the fall. 
 Have they migrated back here already, or do some stay here all winter?  Marsha 
Kardon
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[cayugabirds-l] Reds

[Donna Lee Scott]

Yesterday was a red letter day (as Grandpa Scott used to say)  for birds on 
Lansing Station Road!

Besides “my” faithful feeder Cardinals, Sarah Blodgett had two Redpolls at her 
feeders, I had a Red-breasted Nuthatch on my suet/nut cake,
and later in the 300 block of LS Rd.  I saw a RED Screech Owl roosting in a 
woodpecker hole in an old tree!

Later, I thoroughly enjoyed Sandy Podulka’s CBC webinar on birds & critters in 
the Pantanal.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Question on water quality for birdbaths

[Donna Lee Scott]

Hi Mona,

I looked up the sodium content of softened water, sunflower seed meats, corn 
kernals, and shelled peanuts.

The amount of sodium in softened water depends on the hardness (called "grains 
per gallon") of the original water, which determines how much salt has to be 
added to the water to
"soften" it. That added sodium has to be added to the amount of sodium in the 
original water to get an exact figure.
But in an example:
If the water hardness is 18 grains, the recommended added salt to the softener 
would give about 35 mg of added sodium per 8 oz. glass of water.
(See www.purewaterproducts.com for more info).

Hulled sunflower seeds, 1 cup (8 oz dry) has about 13 mg sodium.
Hulled peanuts, 5 oz. has 454 mg of sodium, or 726 mg sodium in 8 oz./1 cup.
Corn kernals, 4 oz. has 230 mg sodium, so 8 oz. corn has 460 mg sodium.

So, I would say that the amount of sodium added to the water from your softener 
(depending on the grains of hardness in the original water) is a figure between 
the sunflower seed meats and the hulled peanuts, and is much nearer the lower 
amount of sodium in the sunflower seeds.

Therefore, if it was my water situation, I would go ahead and use the softened 
water in the birdbath, since the amount of added sodium the birds would get 
from their tiny drinks would probably be well less than the amount of sodium 
they are getting from peanuts and near the amount they would get from sunflower 
seeds.

I hope this is helpful.

Donna Scott

Donna L. Scott
Retired Food Scientist

535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882
d...@cornell.edu

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[mailto:bounce-125369359-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mona Bearor
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2021 10:30 AM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Question on water quality for birdbaths

I keep my birdbath clean and heated in the winter, however I have moved to 
where a water softener is required.  I am wondering if this water is affecting 
the health of the birds. All our water goes through the softener - even the 
outside spigots - so if I should purchase water at the market should I buy 
distilled, spring water, or purified water?
Thank you for your knowledge and thoughts on this subject,
Ramona Bearor
Staunton, VA
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow buntings and larks

[Donna Lee Scott]

Today, “besides” the Snow Buntings & Horned Larks, there are about 10 Redpolls 
working the roadside at rt. 90 /Lake Road triangle west of King Ferry!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Feb 6, 2021, at 11:46 AM, Laura Stenzler 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hi all
Manure has been spread along the west side of Rte 90, where Lake Rd joins 90 
and it has attracted a nice flock of snow buntings and horned larks. This is 
near the old triangle diner.

Laura

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] 50+ Robins /Florida Robins

[Donna Lee Scott]

Meanwhile, my brother in Bradenton Florida, south of Tampa Bay, reports that 
1000s of Robins are coming into roost overnight in the mangroves across the 
Braden River from his house! Hundreds are lined up on the high power line that 
crosses the river there.
In the past, I have seen this while visiting him there.

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] 50+ Robins

About 50 American Robins flew into our yard along Ellis Hollow Creek Road 
slightly after 4pm this afternoon.  It appears that they are planning to roost 
here for the night.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] question about white-throated sparrows

[Donna Lee Scott]

I often have had WT Sparrows here in winter.
I have 2 now eating off ground where i scatter bird seed mix.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 2, 2021, at 2:23 PM, Linda Post Van Buskirk 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

How common is it for them to winter here?  I have one or possibly a pair at my 
feeders this week.
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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagles

[Donna Lee Scott]

Pair in tree on cliff by friend’s house just north of Salt Point, Cayuga Lake.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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From: "Robert Rieger" mailto:roberthrie...@gmail.com>>
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Subject: Eagle

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Neat happening-squirrels

[Donna Lee Scott]

As voracious as SQs are, they don’t seem to eat meat.
The cat food is either dried up canned wet, or pieces of dry cat food. So SQs 
don’t eat.

Besides, tho I have baffles on feeder poles, plenty of bird seed ends up on 
ground & SQs share (?) that w doves & other ground feeders.

I also sacrifice much seed to SQs on my long deck rail top & below it, because 
many birds (like var. sparrows, including juncos) prefer to eat from that flat 
surface rather than from feeders.  It is more like the ground.

That part of deck is a darkened mess since I have been feeding birds on it for 
32 years! Now have a heated bird bath/drinker on it, too. Well used.
I have a big separate roofed/screened part for me & the indoor cats!

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 28, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Randolph Ross 
mailto:randolph.ros...@gmail.com>> wrote:

How do you keep squirrels from getting what you put out for crows?  We have a 
family of 3 that enjoy watching.

On Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 11:38 AM Donna Lee Scott 
mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Yesterday, when I was scattering on ground some leftover indoor cat food near 
backyard feeders for the crows -  from a little white plastic dish -
all of a sudden a bird flew in from behind me and almost landed on my hand that 
held the dish! I wore dirty white winter gloves.

But I guess it then saw I was a heinous human, & it quickly veered right & flew 
away.
It might have been a Blue Jay (whitish under-tail feathers), but it happened so 
fast I did not get a good look.
At first I thought it was a Sharpie, but tail feather color & size  were not 
right for that.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Neat happening

[Donna Lee Scott]

Yesterday, when I was scattering on ground some leftover indoor cat food near 
backyard feeders for the crows -  from a little white plastic dish -
all of a sudden a bird flew in from behind me and almost landed on my hand that 
held the dish! I wore dirty white winter gloves.

But I guess it then saw I was a heinous human, & it quickly veered right & flew 
away.
It might have been a Blue Jay (whitish under-tail feathers), but it happened so 
fast I did not get a good look.
At first I thought it was a Sharpie, but tail feather color & size  were not 
right for that.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Flock of Northern Cardinals

[Donna Lee Scott]

I think when it is cold & snowy like it is, they seek easy food at feeders. I 
have had as many as 8 Cardinals here in this kind of weather.
Also, larger flocks of other species,  s. a. Goldfinches, MoDos & House 
Sparrows appear in “bad” weather.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jan 28, 2021, at 7:52 AM, Carl Steckler 
mailto:simmshil...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I woke up this morning to a flock of northern Cardinals at my feeder‘s
There were approximately 15 to 20 both male and female, it was hard to tell 
they keep chasing each other all over the place
I have never had this many Cardinals at one time anyone else seen this?
Any ideas of what’s going on?
Carl
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[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk

[Donna Lee Scott]

There’s a rainbow ring in clouds around the sun & I just got a couple good 
looks at my FOY ROUGH LEGGED HAWK at top of Lansing Station Rd by rt. 34B.
It flew south.

Good bird day at home down by lake, including male bluebird, carolina wren, 
female pileated woodpecker at suet & many of the usual feeder birds!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Robins!

[Donna Lee Scott]

~30 Amer. Robins here eating cedar berries & foraging on ground!
So nice yo hear their chirps.
Just saw Marie Reed & she saw many at Long Point.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

[Donna Lee Scott]

Thanks Tim.
I wondered about prey biting raptors’ feet/legs. -donna

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott 
mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Must be my fatties hide well when red tailed hawks perch above the yard!
Right now there are 10 SQs  visible.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Linda Ann Woodard 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hi Donna,
  A couple of weeks ago I watched a red-tail catch, kill and eat a grey 
squirrel in my yard. It pinned the squirrel and stayed motionless over it for 
at least five minutes until the squirrel  was dead. It took another 30 minutes 
or so for the hawk to eat its fill.  It left the remains on the ground.  Like 
you I have a large yard with lots of tall tress and open areas.
Linda
Cayuga Heights

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mailto:bounce-125313909-3494...@list.cornell.edu>>
 On Behalf Of Donna Lee Scott
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 10:56 AM
To: Tim Gallagher mailto:t...@cornell.edu>>
Cc: Lea LSF mailto:leaelles...@gmail.com>>; 
CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

Hi Tim
Why don’t hawks or even eagles (many here by the lake) kill gray squirrels, of 
which I have many bird-seed-fattened individuals in my big yard? Yard Has tall 
trees & 2 fairly open expanses.

Coopers or Sharpies occasionally kill birds near feeders here.
A few years ago I watched a Bald Eagle drop from a tree on my beach to catch a 
mink that had gone to water’s edge to drink. It flew up into another tree and 
ate it.
Thx
Donna
Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 18, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Hi Lea,

It certainly might have been a Cooper's Hawk that killed your chicken. We also 
have Great Horned Owls and Red-tailed Hawks in and around the village. This 
time of year, a lot of juvenile raptors are starving and desperate to catch 
something to eat. Most of them don't survive until spring. If a desperately 
hungry hawk sees a chicken out in the open, not protected by chicken wire, 
there's a decent chance it will attack it—which is completely understandable.

The Cooper's Hawks I've seen in the village might be local birds. I found a 
Cooper's Hawk nest a few years ago in the swamp behind the school. Maybe they 
nested there again last spring.

Best wishes,

Tim


From: Lea LSF mailto:leaelles...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:13 PM
To: Tim Gallagher mailto:t...@cornell.edu>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

Hi Tim,
I live at 22 Main Street in the village, and have observed what my best guess 
told me was a Cooper's Hawk hanging out in a tree over my chicken yard a 
handful of times.  Recently, an animal killed one of my chickens.  I'm guessing 
by the amount of chicken feathers around that it was a hawk who took the 
chicken out, though I don't know if a Cooper's Hawk is big enough.  I am so 
curious about whether this pair that you observed is living nearby. It does 
seem strange to have a food-begging hawk tagging along a parent during winter! 
I'll have to learn the begging call and listen out for it now. I wonder now 
that I'm writing this if hawks even live in one place during the winter, 
whether they even stay in their nests or move around.  I hope you get some 
fruitful responses to your question!
Best Wishes,
Lea

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:36 PM Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I observed something interesting this morning while walking my dog on Main 
Street in Freeville. I heard the food-begging call of a Cooper's Hawk coming 
from the front of a house just past a big hedge. I carefully peeked past the 
hedge and spotted the bird, a juvenile female Cooper's Hawk, sitting on the 
porch rail and facing the house. Perhaps it saw its reflection in the window 
and was calling to it. Anyway, it took off, flying across Main Street and 
disappeared between some houses along the creek.

Last month, on December 6, I saw something similar—but this time it involved an 
adult female Cooper's Hawk and a juvenile male, which was following her around 
through the trees beside some houses and calling like the one this morning. I 
thought at the time that December seemed very late for a young hawk to be 
following its parent around, begging for food. I'd only heard that call before 
in the late spring and summer around Cooper's Hawk nests.

Has anyone else heard Cooper's Hawk food-begging calls in the winter?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

[Donna Lee Scott]

Must be my fatties hide well when red tailed hawks perch above the yard!
Right now there are 10 SQs  visible.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Linda Ann Woodard 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hi Donna,
  A couple of weeks ago I watched a red-tail catch, kill and eat a grey 
squirrel in my yard. It pinned the squirrel and stayed motionless over it for 
at least five minutes until the squirrel  was dead. It took another 30 minutes 
or so for the hawk to eat its fill.  It left the remains on the ground.  Like 
you I have a large yard with lots of tall tress and open areas.
Linda
Cayuga Heights

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mailto:bounce-125313909-3494...@list.cornell.edu>>
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Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 10:56 AM
To: Tim Gallagher mailto:t...@cornell.edu>>
Cc: Lea LSF mailto:leaelles...@gmail.com>>; 
CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

Hi Tim
Why don’t hawks or even eagles (many here by the lake) kill gray squirrels, of 
which I have many bird-seed-fattened individuals in my big yard? Yard Has tall 
trees & 2 fairly open expanses.

Coopers or Sharpies occasionally kill birds near feeders here.
A few years ago I watched a Bald Eagle drop from a tree on my beach to catch a 
mink that had gone to water’s edge to drink. It flew up into another tree and 
ate it.
Thx
Donna
Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jan 18, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Hi Lea,

It certainly might have been a Cooper's Hawk that killed your chicken. We also 
have Great Horned Owls and Red-tailed Hawks in and around the village. This 
time of year, a lot of juvenile raptors are starving and desperate to catch 
something to eat. Most of them don't survive until spring. If a desperately 
hungry hawk sees a chicken out in the open, not protected by chicken wire, 
there's a decent chance it will attack it—which is completely understandable.

The Cooper's Hawks I've seen in the village might be local birds. I found a 
Cooper's Hawk nest a few years ago in the swamp behind the school. Maybe they 
nested there again last spring.

Best wishes,

Tim


From: Lea LSF mailto:leaelles...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:13 PM
To: Tim Gallagher mailto:t...@cornell.edu>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

Hi Tim,
I live at 22 Main Street in the village, and have observed what my best guess 
told me was a Cooper's Hawk hanging out in a tree over my chicken yard a 
handful of times.  Recently, an animal killed one of my chickens.  I'm guessing 
by the amount of chicken feathers around that it was a hawk who took the 
chicken out, though I don't know if a Cooper's Hawk is big enough.  I am so 
curious about whether this pair that you observed is living nearby. It does 
seem strange to have a food-begging hawk tagging along a parent during winter! 
I'll have to learn the begging call and listen out for it now. I wonder now 
that I'm writing this if hawks even live in one place during the winter, 
whether they even stay in their nests or move around.  I hope you get some 
fruitful responses to your question!
Best Wishes,
Lea

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:36 PM Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I observed something interesting this morning while walking my dog on Main 
Street in Freeville. I heard the food-begging call of a Cooper's Hawk coming 
from the front of a house just past a big hedge. I carefully peeked past the 
hedge and spotted the bird, a juvenile female Cooper's Hawk, sitting on the 
porch rail and facing the house. Perhaps it saw its reflection in the window 
and was calling to it. Anyway, it took off, flying across Main Street and 
disappeared between some houses along the creek.

Last month, on December 6, I saw something similar—but this time it involved an 
adult female Cooper's Hawk and a juvenile male, which was following her around 
through the trees beside some houses and calling like the one this morning. I 
thought at the time that December seemed very late for a young hawk to be 
following its parent around, begging for food. I'd only heard that call before 
in the late spring and summer around Cooper's Hawk nests.

Has anyone else heard Cooper's Hawk food-begging calls in the winter?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

[Donna Lee Scott]

Hi Tim
Why don’t hawks or even eagles (many here by the lake) kill gray squirrels, of 
which I have many bird-seed-fattened individuals in my big yard? Yard Has tall 
trees & 2 fairly open expanses.

Coopers or Sharpies occasionally kill birds near feeders here.
A few years ago I watched a Bald Eagle drop from a tree on my beach to catch a 
mink that had gone to water’s edge to drink. It flew up into another tree and 
ate it.
Thx
Donna

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 18, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hi Lea,

It certainly might have been a Cooper's Hawk that killed your chicken. We also 
have Great Horned Owls and Red-tailed Hawks in and around the village. This 
time of year, a lot of juvenile raptors are starving and desperate to catch 
something to eat. Most of them don't survive until spring. If a desperately 
hungry hawk sees a chicken out in the open, not protected by chicken wire, 
there's a decent chance it will attack it—which is completely understandable.

The Cooper's Hawks I've seen in the village might be local birds. I found a 
Cooper's Hawk nest a few years ago in the swamp behind the school. Maybe they 
nested there again last spring.

Best wishes,

Tim


From: Lea LSF mailto:leaelles...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:13 PM
To: Tim Gallagher mailto:t...@cornell.edu>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk

Hi Tim,
I live at 22 Main Street in the village, and have observed what my best guess 
told me was a Cooper's Hawk hanging out in a tree over my chicken yard a 
handful of times.  Recently, an animal killed one of my chickens.  I'm guessing 
by the amount of chicken feathers around that it was a hawk who took the 
chicken out, though I don't know if a Cooper's Hawk is big enough.  I am so 
curious about whether this pair that you observed is living nearby. It does 
seem strange to have a food-begging hawk tagging along a parent during winter! 
I'll have to learn the begging call and listen out for it now. I wonder now 
that I'm writing this if hawks even live in one place during the winter, 
whether they even stay in their nests or move around.  I hope you get some 
fruitful responses to your question!
Best Wishes,
Lea

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:36 PM Tim Gallagher 
mailto:t...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I observed something interesting this morning while walking my dog on Main 
Street in Freeville. I heard the food-begging call of a Cooper's Hawk coming 
from the front of a house just past a big hedge. I carefully peeked past the 
hedge and spotted the bird, a juvenile female Cooper's Hawk, sitting on the 
porch rail and facing the house. Perhaps it saw its reflection in the window 
and was calling to it. Anyway, it took off, flying across Main Street and 
disappeared between some houses along the creek.

Last month, on December 6, I saw something similar—but this time it involved an 
adult female Cooper's Hawk and a juvenile male, which was following her around 
through the trees beside some houses and calling like the one this morning. I 
thought at the time that December seemed very late for a young hawk to be 
following its parent around, begging for food. I'd only heard that call before 
in the late spring and summer around Cooper's Hawk nests.

Has anyone else heard Cooper's Hawk food-begging calls in the winter?
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[cayugabirds-l] RC Kinglet

[Donna Lee Scott]

Ruby-crowned Kinglet seen on my walk by #301 Lansing Station Rd. !
Foraging with BC Chickadees & a Tufted Titmouse.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mergs

[Donna Lee Scott]

Today at Lansing Station Rd by sunny Cayuga Lake, I saw 18 Red-breasted 
Mergansers, some of whom were smartly tossing & bowing their heads!

Also scattered around were over 20 Goldeneyes, several Mallards & Black Ducks, 
2 little Buffleheads & ~250 Canada Geese.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Donna Lee Scott]

Thousands in fields off Rafferty rd btw NY Rt 34B & NY Rt 90,
S. Cayuga County.
More flying over!

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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike

[Donna Lee Scott]

Just seen : Irish settlement Road Northern SHRIKE near Beam Hill Road 
intersection.
Was in tall bare  tree in second hedgerow; that tree is in front of a row of 
shorter evergreen trees with a much taller white pine to the right of those 
shorter evergreens. E’greens sort of in 3rd hedgerow back from west side of 
road.
Best seen 2-300 feet north of Beam Hill Rd.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pileated pair and sumac

[Donna Lee Scott]

I love sumacs & always let them grow.
Bluebirds & Robins & others eat the berries in winter.  Including “my” Pileated 
wdpkr.
In fall the foliage is brilliant red!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:50 AM, 
"anneb.cl...@gmail.com" 
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A lovely pair of Pileated woodpeckers had a protracted morning tea on sumac 
seed headsmaking the sumac look very spindly!

As always am working on ways to increase the sumac population. Beauty and 
utility!

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[cayugabirds-l] Raptor-ous day

[Donna Lee Scott]

I set off to the quarry on Hoster Rd Seneca County, to try for the GYRFALCON & 
within minutes of parking by clearing in spruce trees, I saw it flying towards 
quarry from north east. It flew around over the tallest mounds of stones 
circled a few times & made its way south west and eventually disappeared over 
Canoga Road.

I went and parked across Canoga Road on Hoster, south of Quarry & soon saw an 
adult BALD EAGLE flying towards me from the south east.

Then I went back to Canoga turned left to go east and saw what was probably a 
RED-TAILED HAWK fly to the ground and catch something in the cornfield. it 
later flew up into a tree at the edge of the cornfield. Got some wind-shaken 
phone photos of the hawk.

Then I went to the finger Lakes regional Airport to look for the reported SNOWY 
OWL.
I didn’t see the snowy then, but did see a beautiful male KESTREL on the 
chain-link fence near the buildings which kept going down into the grass and 
catching something small that it seemed to eat.

I returned to the quarry ~3:30 pm where many people were parked, and I looked 
up at the edge of the tallest mound of stones & right away saw the GYRFALCON 
perched there!!
For a second I was afraid it was a pigeon.

None of the others had spotted it until then, so I was glad I came back & saw 
it, because a young boy from Westchester Pennsylvania really wanted to see it & 
so he got to look through my scope at it. Life bird for him. He & his father 
were wearing their masks.

Then starting north to go home, I thought I’d take one more look for the SNOWY 
OWL at the airport.
I almost gave up when I saw there was a little red-light apparatus straight out 
in the cornfield by Martin Road, well to the right of the far end of the 
runway, that i should explore.

It is quite far away and with my scope I could just make out a white, rounded 
shape & what I thought were the SNOWY owl’s feathers blowing in the wind.
Laura and Ton came along then, saw me there, so stopped.  And with their scope 
confirmed that it was indeed the SNOWY OWL!
then I adjusted my scope & the wind died down and I saw the snowy owl very well 
in my scope too!

What a holiday gift all these raptors gave me ❗️

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Tundra seans

[Donna Lee Scott]

2 off shore at ~715 lansing station rd.

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FW: [cayugabirds-l] Turkey Vultures

[Donna Lee Scott]

I have seen 2 or 3 turkey vultures each time I drive from northwest Lansing 
towards the mall or Ithaca in the past weeks.

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882


From: 
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Turkey Vultures

Has anyone seen turkey vultures around? I was driving the back road from Geneva 
to Waterloo this morning (River Road) and in the distance saw what appeared to 
be a kettle of 8 very large, dark  birds behaving like vultures in a 
kettle.slow, circular motion. I had no binocs to confirm. Just before 
seeing this I was alerted to a dark bird flying across a farm field we with a 
distinct dihedral and am certain it wasn't a harrier. I pulled over to look and 
the bird was nowhere to be found. That's when I caught site of the "kettle" in 
the distance of birds too large to be crows.
Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] Siskin colors

[Donna Lee Scott]

Having had the good fortune to have as many as 38 pine siskins regularly at my 
feeders, I’ve been able to study the different colors of them.

I’ve seen a few that are quite “whitish” or almost light gray with less stripes 
& I tried hard to make them into immature hoary red polls!

However, finally seeing them in a good light and being able to study the beak 
size and color, I’ve concluded that they are not hoary red polls, but probably 
immature male siskins, because I can see faint yellow on the wing bars on the 
backs of them.

Also,while the beaks are somewhat light colored, they are the same sharp pointy 
beaks like the other siskins and not the “very stubby yellow” bills of the 
hoary red poll.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Lansing Station birds

[Donna Lee Scott]

From: d...@cornell.edu
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Subject: Lansing Station birds

Lone Pine Siskin on feeder baffle. This one let me & iPhone get fairly close. 
Had 20 in back earlier.

[cid:7C829D95-3A3F-4170-BD14-057ABA288A48]

While shoveling snow I heard/ saw several vees of both Snow & Canada Geese 
flying over, generally from north to south, to southwest.

 I was treated to 2 Ravens circling overhead, then flying over my woods, 
croaking all the while!

2 C. Loons reported offshore by 699 Lans Stat Rd.

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Golden eyes

[Donna Lee Scott]

Besides ~1000 Canada Geese & -~60 Mallards, there are ~170 Common Golden eyes 
in lake out from about where Algerine Road used to go straight down to Cayuga 
Lake.

Also, my 2 dozen Pine Siskins were at my nyjer feeders when I left house 45 
min. ago!
Regulars for a couple weeks now.

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[cayugabirds-l] Joy if birds

[Donna Lee Scott]

So cool to see a Cardinal, a Goldfinch, a Tufted Titmouse, & a Pine Siskin all 
feeding together in my large hanging tray feeder just now!

Have been having a flock of at least 16 Siskins here lately!

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[cayugabirds-l] Siskins

[Donna Lee Scott]

~23 Pine Siskins, along w 4-5 Goldfinches, enjoying nyjer seeds on my deck 
railing!
A Red-breasted Nuthatch grabbing sunflower seeds, too.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

[Donna Lee Scott]

Adult Bald Eagle, perfectly lit by setting sun,  perched near its nest in 
Aurora, near Cayuga lake & intersection of NY RT. 90 & Poplar Ridge Rd.

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[cayugabirds-l] Horned Larks

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~25 at 3245-3275 Bruton Rd, Scipio Center. East of NY RT 34.

Foraging in rather short, thick grass growing in corn stubble-field, north side 
of this dirt road.

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[cayugabirds-l] Birdy day

[Donna Lee Scott]

Snowy weather has brought lots of birds to my feeding areas here in Lansing. 
Plus I heard a Loon on lake.

So far I have seen 16 pine siskins FOY here !, a red-breasted nut hatch, a 
beautiful fox sparrow, 20 mourning doves, 6 dark-eyed juncos, a Carolina Wren, 
4 cardinals, lotsa blue jays,  & several other usual feeder birds!

Is eBird still “closed”?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

[Donna Lee Scott]

From my lans.  stat. Rd. dock on east side, I saw ~8 Loons up & Down lake , all 
diving & feeding. Nobody took off flying.

Another Loon flew low from N to S, but then circled back north & landed.
I did not see this bird take off, so don’t know how far it flew before landing.

Donna Scott
Lansing Station/Cayuga L.
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On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer 
mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Are birds moving?

Get Outlook for iOS

From: 
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mailto:bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu>>
 on behalf of Bill Evans 
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT


Folks, the conditions look excellent and such an opportunity doesn’t happen 
every year, so plan your morning accordingly!



Favorable forecast for observing a large loon flight tomorrow morning (Nov 12):

1.   We are in the window when big fall flights have been documented in the 
past.

2.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8 days) 
- the spring is loaded.

3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
spring to unload.

4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake effect 
snow.

5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.



Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern Lake 
Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40 am. The 
main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the lake basins 
and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park and Clute Park 
(Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get there in time, 
Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the early flight down 
Cayuga.



The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over Ithaca/Watkins 
Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude continuing 
thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have been noted in the 
past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some 
degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern 
Tier counties of NY.



If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here and/or 
eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of flight, 
and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000 feet/300 m above 
ground level.



Best wishes!



Bill Evans

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Loon migration

[Donna Lee Scott]

Just after sunset, I saw a group of 10+ and a group of 3 C. Loons over on the 
west side of the lake.
They were probably having a last minute, pre-migration planning meeting!

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882


From: bounce-125123713-15001...@list.cornell.edu 
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Loon migration

Hi folks. Tomorrow looks to be a great day for observing migrating loons and am 
wondering if anyone has plans to observe from Taughannock Falls Stare Park.
Thanks!
Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] RE: location: Peregrine’s meal

[Donna Lee Scott]

Hi Christine, & others,

I was at Seneca Meadows, just off south end of the parking lot near piles of 
stone dust and gravel.

Earlier, while eating my lunch in car, I saw 2 Peregrine Falcons fly across the 
lot from the east and all around west of lot near some tall trees.
I hopped out of the car and grabbed my scope, which I did not need at first 
because they were in easy binoc range.
They flew after each other several times and at one time one bird had a small 
stick in its talon and the other chased it! They called a few times

Then, I watched both of them perched a little ways away from each other in one 
of the tall trees (with binocs and scope). Then I lost them for a minute while 
I watched some ducks in the pond in front of the trees.
Then I searched the tall trees again and saw one of the falcons with a dead 
bird (Pigeon?) in its talons. It must have just caught it.
So, I watched the falcon partially pluck the bird, then start eating it. I 
think it ate the head first!
I watched from different angles. Really great views of these incredible birds!

Donna

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882
d...@cornell.edu<mailto:d...@cornell.edu>

From: Christine C. Bogdanowicz
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2020 6:16 PM
To: Donna Lee Scott 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrine’s meal

That’s so cool Donna!! Where did you see this PEFA??

Happy trails,
Christine

Christine Bogdanowicz
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Wildlife Health Center
Cornell University
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On Nov 9, 2020, at 2:48 PM, Donna Lee Scott 
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Lousy scope -phone photo of Peregrine eating bird soon after flight with the 
stick.



Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine’s meal

[Donna Lee Scott]

Lousy scope/phone photo of Peregrine eating bird.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Peregrine’s meal

[Donna Lee Scott]

From: d...@cornell.edu
Date: November 9, 2020 at 2:47:59 PM EST
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Subject: Peregrine’s meal

Lousy scope -phone photo of Peregrine eating bird soon after flight with the 
stick.

[cid:78859FAA-AE50-4DD8-82E1-32417740A0FF]


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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine’s meal

[Donna Lee Scott]

Lousy scope -phone photo of Peregrine eating bird soon after flight with the 
stick.

[cid:78859FAA-AE50-4DD8-82E1-32417740A0FF]


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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrines

[Donna Lee Scott]

Watching 2 Peregrine Falcons from near parking lot at Seneca Meadows.
They every so often fly around after each other, calling, & at 1 point seemed 
to be tussling over a stick that one had in its talons!

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[cayugabirds-l] W Danby fire hall pond

[Donna Lee Scott]

On this glorious day in W Danby, Along with at least 11 Hooded Mergs, 2 Great 
Blue Herons, a Belted Kingfisher, aBC Chickadee, & 2 un-IDd pass. Sp. hiding in 
reeds ,
I saw 2 Beavers & 2 River Otters in the pond by fire hall!

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[cayugabirds-l] Evening grosbeaks

[Donna Lee Scott]

8-9 EVENING GROSBEAKS at ~ 652 Lansing Station Rd. In backyard of my neighbor.
Yay!

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[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point

[Donna Lee Scott]

Similar to Jon Greenly’s report from Salt Point yesterday, I had some good 
sightings there this afternoon!

2 Kingfishers; 4 sp of woodpeckers: Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied & N. Flicker;   2 
Ruby-crowned kinglets; ~4 Yellow-rumped Warblers;
 1 probable-female Northern Parula;

1 Carolina Wren; 4 White-throated Sparrows 1-2 singing a thin, high-pitched 
version of “Oh sweet Canada canada...”; 2 E. Bluebirds,

plus several BC Chickadees, 1-2 WB Nuthatches, 3-4 N Cardinals.
No Pine Siskins,
but lots of RB Gulls on Myers spit area, 120 CA Geese in vee way high, & a few 
DC Cormorants.
Also probably a round-shaped murmuration of maybe E Starlings

At home I have been graced with a Red-breasted Nuthatch!
And I thought I saw a female No. Parula on my beach a week ago. Maybe same bird 
as one here? My abode is 3-4 miles north of Salt Point.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagles

[Donna Lee Scott]

2 mature B Eagles just flew over lake end of Algerine rd. Lansing.
White throated sparrows, juncos & house sparrows bathing & drinking in a little 
pool in a small stream that finally has water.
 Blue Jays & TVs around by Cayuga lake.

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[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds

[Donna Lee Scott]

Flock of 25 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at entry to South Spring Pool trail  at Montezuma.

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[cayugabirds-l] C Loons

[Donna Lee Scott]

~30 Common Loons off shore from 591-623 Lansing Station rd.
Plus 6 duck sp (no scope).

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] First fall DE Junco 10/13/20

[Donna Lee Scott]

I, too, have had 2-3 DE Juncos here for weeks.
We finally had a good rain this morning.

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On Oct 13, 2020, at 12:43 PM, Jill Holtzman Leichter 
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I have had juncos here steadily for at least two months...
Jill

On 10/13/20, 12:41 PM, 
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   A lone junco was feeding on my window sill in Union Springs, NY today at
   12:25 p.m.. Old-timers thought seeing the first juncos meant that was a
   sign of snow so called them Snowbirds. Is snow in the forecast??? We had
   a few sprinkles of rain this a.m. while praying for about 5 days of
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[cayugabirds-l] TVs

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Many TVs wheeling around sky over Lansing Station Rd right now!

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[cayugabirds-l] Lansing Station birds

[Donna Lee Scott]

Besides usual feeder birds & lots of blue jays, in & near my yard above the 
lake were yellow-rumped warbler, Nashville warbler, purple finch, chipping 
sparrow, ruby-crowned kinglet, red-breasted nuthatch, Carolina wren, & maybe a 
peregrine falcon! (Not in sight long enough to be sure).

Friends at Lakeforest Lane above Salt Pt.  reported a mature bald eagle in one 
of their trees

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[cayugabirds-l] Salt point

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Prairie Warbler reported & photographed by photographer here.

I saw the Bluebird family near north side main trail near meadow. 2 fairly 
young juveniles w 2 parents. Perched On trail sign; parent feeding young ones.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Flight of Blue Jays

[Donna Lee Scott]

Yesterday my neighbor was surprised to see more than 20 Blue Jays on lawn under 
his feeders. He usually has 2-3.
I have been seeing the numerous fly-overs of B. Jays for days now! Sometimes 
some rest in my big oak trees, then continue on their flights.
Have 6-7 seeming regulars at feeders every day.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Sep 22, 2020, at 9:11 AM, bob mcguire 
mailto:bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com>> wrote:

Nothing says “first day of fall” to me like a flock of some 50 Blue Jays 
winging south just above the treetops right after sunup. Even the dogs stopped 
to look up and watch. One of our local jays took ofter the flock, then thought 
better of it and headed back to the feeder.

Bob McGuire
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[cayugabirds-l] C Loon

[Donna Lee Scott]

Common Loon heard and seen off Lansing Station Road in Cayuga Lake.

Along with about 10 DC Cormorants, 20 ring-billed & 1 Herring gulls & a red 
tailed hawk. 3 Mallards.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds

[Donna Lee Scott]

I just told a friend to keep cleaning and refilling her hummingbird feeder 
until after the frost, since some resident & migrating hummingbirds might need 
it!
Hummingbirds don’t know about Labor Day -which for some humans is supposed to 
mean everything summery ends!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Sep 13, 2020, at 1:10 PM, 
"k...@empireaccess.net" 
mailto:k...@empireaccess.net>> wrote:

I don't understand this hummer thread as we are in the midst of migration with 
several young and adult hummers either still in the area or passing through, 
Your feeders are very important now through the first frost, Who knows, you may 
get to report a rarity  or unusual species. Please do keep the feeders clean.
J


From: "Laura J. Heisey" mailto:l...@cornell.edu>>
To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L" 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 11:47:58 AM
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds

I have one today at my feeders in Newfield.

From: 
bounce-124937215-68441...@list.cornell.edu
 
mailto:bounce-124937215-68441...@list.cornell.edu>>
 On Behalf Of Annette Nadeau
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 6:26 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds

Yesterday (Saturday) I had two hummingbirds visiting my feeder here in 
Trumansburg.
Annette

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 12:02 AM Upstate NY Birding digest 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>> wrote:
CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Sunday, September 13, 2020.

1. Hummingbirds?
2. Re: Hummingbirds?
3. Re: Hummingbirds?
4. Re: Hummingbirds?
5. Montezuma Birding Tours: Driving and paddling
6. Re: Hummingbirds?
7. Re: Hummingbirds?

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Subject: Hummingbirds?
From: Laura Stenzler mailto:l...@cornell.edu>>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:16:57 +
X-Message-Number: 1

Last night was a big migration night. (Check out 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/)

Has anyone seen hummingbirds today? Ours seem to have left.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
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Subject: Re: Hummingbirds?
From: Geo Kloppel mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:28:28 -0400
X-Message-Number: 2

None at my feeders, but I did see one at the pond, where the New England asters 
are really starting to blow.

-Geo

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> On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:17 PM, Laura Stenzler 
> mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>
> Last night was a big migration night. (Check out 
> https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/)
>
> Has anyone seen hummingbirds today? Ours seem to have left.
>
> Laura
>
> Laura Stenzler
> l...@cornell.edu
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Subject: Re: Hummingbirds?
From: Laura Stenzler mailto:l...@cornell.edu>>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:53:48 +
X-Message-Number: 3

Nice!

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Carol Keeler 
mailto:carolk...@adelphia.net>> wrote:

Yes.  I’m in Auburn .  I had one at my feeder this morning.  Last night I had 
an influx of 6 young or female Purple Finches.  A few were still here this 
morning.  I had a Brown Thrasher last night too.

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On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:22 PM, Laura Stenzler 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Last night was a big migration night. (Check out 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/)

Has anyone seen hummingbirds today? Ours seem to have left.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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Subject: Re: Hummingbirds?
From: Barbara Bauer Sadovnic mailto:bsadov...@htva.net>>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 14:13:54 -0400
X-Message-Number: 4

We had one at our feeder today, a female.

Barbara

> On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:16 PM, Laura Stenzler 
> 

[cayugabirds-l] Raptors at Montezuma

[Donna Lee Scott]

While many were watching the Broad-winged Hawk migration extravaganza near the 
Tompkins SPCA, I was in the Montezuma complex yesterday afternoon.

I saw 1 adult BALD EAGLE at the Mont. Aud. Ctr.
& About 3:45 pm
3 more adults scaring ducks by the main pool on Wildlife Dr.
Saw one then unsuccessfully fishing in Seneca River.

Then near the carp place, I got great looks at a MERLIN atop a large bare dead 
tree.

Then I saw a GOLDEN EAGLE flying towards me , then away. First sighting in long 
time for me!

No sign of BB Whistling Ducks.

Saw lots of hunters; hearing regular gunshots across Cay. Lake (practicing?).
What is (will be) in season?

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Trail SS Woods

[Donna Lee Scott]

Wanting to walk somewhere besides up and down my road, but needing to stay in 
an area with cell service, I went to Sapsucker Woods Wilson Trail this 
afternoon.
I didn't expect to see much since it was mid-day.

But as is usual with birding, one often finds the unexpected.

On the north side of Wilson Trail by the beaver lodge and drainage area, I had 
great close up looks at a RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD sipping from Jewel Weed 
flowers.
Out over the pond were numerous BLUE JAYS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, & 2 BELTED 
KINGFISHERS.
Rounding the bend towards the Sherwood Platform, I found a huge Snapping Turtle 
resting in the middle of the path. It looked pre-historic.
This guy is now the most photographed turtle in Tompkins County, since everyone 
who went by took his picture, including moi.

Out on the Sherwood Platform I spotted even more CEDAR WAXWINGS fly-catching, 3 
GREEN HERONS skulking around the lily pads, & the same BLUE JAYS flying and 
squawking.

-- AND THEN I saw an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, which I posted on the Rare 
Bird list!
It went back and forth to various dead tree trunks and then disappeared. (Later 
found by Jody E and Tom S, who had gotten my post on Rare Birds).

A dashing PILEATED WOODPECKER zoomed across the pond into the woods.

All in all I saw 25 species including a WOOD DUCK swimming by the Lab of O 
building.

Not bad for "just going for a walk and I won't see anything..."

Donna Scott



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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds-l bird on water

[Donna Lee Scott]

Red-necked Phalarope ?

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Sep 5, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Jennifer 
mailto:jensdre...@aol.com>> wrote:

I am trying to identify this bird we saw bobbing on top of the lake yesterday. 
Any help appreciated! A sandpiper?



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On Sep 4, 2020, at 11:10 AM, Peter Saracino 
mailto:petersarac...@gmail.com>> wrote:

While conducting the twice-weekly survey of the Montezuma Refuge Jackie Bakker, 
Linda Benedict and I are often privileged to witness some incredible natural 
events - a great blue heron in the process of gulping down an entire muskrat; a 
peregrine falcon knocking an immature black crown night heron out of the air; a 
huge flock of green winged teal engaged in a breathtaking starling-like 
murmuration; the raucous Spring arrival of a huge flock of greater yelowlegs;  
the early morning wonder of coming upon the overnight roost of a host of 
migrant monarch butterflies.
Yesterday was no exception.  In response to the dwindling amount of solar 
energy being received in the northern hemisphere, change is rapidly occurring. 
Two events yesterday confirmed this. As we drove along the Tschache Pool dike 
we were treated to the presence of 30+ bald eagles - of all ages - from this 
year's hatch on up to 4 year old birds and a few adults. The birds were perched 
in trees, on logs and stumps in the pool, flying along the dike or soaring 
overhead. The second episode occurred at Puddler Marsh. As we drove along the 
dike we witnessed 85 black-crowned night herons (young and old) leaving the 
trees along the dike where they commonly roost. We were stunned as the birds 
just kept coming out of those trees.and coming and coming and coming!
Noble Laureate, Bob Dylan, once sang that "the times they are a changing".  
While he wasn't talking about bird migration, his words can certainly be 
applied to these early September days as the planet's creatures prepare in 
myriad ways for the leaving of the light.
I hope that in many ways you each can experience the bittersweet beauty 
inherent in this changing time of the year.
Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] Kestrels

[Donna Lee Scott]

While taking cat to vet through back roads of Lansing, on Holden Road between 
Brooks Hill Road and Storm road, I saw 4 kestrels on wires near the kestrel 
nest box on a pole that nyseg put up!

Then I went east on Storm road & just past the woods on the left was a fifth 
kestrel on the utility wire!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Baird's Sandpiper, Myers Point

[Donna Lee Scott]

Baird’s Sandpiper no longer at Myers spit area.
But noisy weedeater is.

Donna Scott
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On Aug 28, 2020, at 7:11 AM, Jay McGowan 
mailto:jw...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

A juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER found by Cornell students last night just before 
the storms hit continues on the spit at Myers Point this morning. The 
Sanderling it was hanging out with last night is not in evidence.

Jay
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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey

[Donna Lee Scott]

Chirping OSPREY with fish it was trying to eat on top of telephone pole in my 
yard, chased off by raucous BLUE JAYS!

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[cayugabirds-l] Stunning B Oriole

[Donna Lee Scott]

For a few days at my jelly feeders, I’ve seen a stunning male Baltimore oriole.
 It’s white wing bars are wider than usual, so lots of white on its back. Its 
orange color is almost reddish orange, it’s so intense.
And it has a fairly sizable pointed orange “widows peak” on its forehead where 
usually it is just black on males.
However, even with this bright regalia, it is subservient to the normal oriole 
male at the jelly feeder and has to wait it’s turn.

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[cayugabirds-l] Feeder bird show

[Donna Lee Scott]

5 Baltimore Orioles, young & parents, plus 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, young w/ 
perhaps a female parent,
graced my seed & jelly feeders this morning!

The little 1/2” striped wasps hog the jelly tho & the birds try to avoid them. 
A week ago these wasps attacked me & i had an ambulance ride & spent the day in 
the ER!

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[cayugabirds-l] Florida birds in NY

[Donna Lee Scott]

Hi Cayuga birders-

Wow, in a day & a 1/2 we have 3 different sp. of birds around here in NY that I 
last saw in South Florida in early March 2020 -
Imm. Little Blue Heron,
Black Vulture (they were trying to eat the black rubber off all the cars in the 
parking lot at the Everglades!),

& Swallow-tailed Kites (1 of which was seen sitting on a log near the surf on 
beach at Captiva Island in late Feb. Right after its rest in log, I saw it fly 
towards mainland.
 I guessed that it might have just flown in from across the Gulf of Mexico on 
its migration, which was happening right then, & found this big log to rest on!
I don’t ever see them at the beach in Fla, plus at this manicured beach, washed 
up trees are usually quickly taken away)!

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Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles, turkeys

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From: Donna Lee Scott mailto:d...@cornell.edu>>
Date: August 9, 2020 at 2:17:06 PM EDT
To: Jill Vaughan mailto:jil...@gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles, turkeys

This is the first year I’ve had so many Orioles.  earlier I had at least a 
dozen or more BOs  here +4 Orchard orioles.

BOs went away (or didn’t use feeders) for a month.
 OOs disappeared.
But I did have at least 3-4 BO nests in or near yard.
So I think now one BO family is back eating jelly.
But of course, it could just be a family passing through on their way south.

Gotta go refill jelly holders!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Aug 9, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Jill Vaughan 
mailto:jil...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Donna, do your Orioles usually stay on this late?

On Aug 9, 2020, at 1:34 PM, Donna Lee Scott 
mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

 Seen all day at my jelly feeders, 2 “1st fall” male Baltimore Orioles , along 
with both parents, occasionally.
Catbirds have been here all along eating grape jelly.

And on Algerine Rd. Lansing, ~200 block -
 5 Wild Turkeys; 1 probably mother of other 4. Based on the behavior of the 4, 
I decided they were young turkeys; they had a very hard time figuring out how 
to get past some 2.5’ high weeds in ditch to join mother on other side. She had 
just flown over the weeds. Finally one youth flew over & the other 3 were still 
scurrying back & forth when I finally had to leave. They were all gone when I 
returned 2.5 hours later!

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Orioles, turkeys

[Donna Lee Scott]

Seen all day at my jelly feeders, 2 “1st fall” male Baltimore Orioles , along 
with both parents, occasionally.
Catbirds have been here all along eating grape jelly.

And on Algerine Rd. Lansing, ~200 block -
 5 Wild Turkeys; 1 probably mother of other 4. Based on the behavior of the 4, 
I decided they were young turkeys; they had a very hard time figuring out how 
to get past some 2.5’ high weeds in ditch to join mother on other side. She had 
just flown over the weeds. Finally one youth flew over & the other 3 were still 
scurrying back & forth when I finally had to leave. They were all gone when I 
returned 2.5 hours later!

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[cayugabirds-l] Sedge wren recordings

[Donna Lee Scott]

I too, thank Jay for his recording of the Sedge Wren song and for the good 
photos. They were great to review before looking for the wren.

I was able to use my iPhone to record songs and calls of the 2 wrens yesterday 
~5:30 - 6:30 pm. Some are fairly good and clear, since the birds were quite 
close to me at the western edge of the tall grass field.
I also got 2 very bad photos of the wren that popped up onto tall stems a few 
times.

In addition, Jody Enck helped me confirm that I probably saw a female/young 
Bobolink that popped up nearby in response to all the wren songs and calls!
Not wanting to stop looking at the visible sedge wren, I could not study the 
dull orangey-breasted bird with a dusky head (a little larger than wren) that I 
briefly saw in my binocs.

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sedge Wren, Bluegrass Lane, Ithaca

[Donna Lee Scott]

Thanks to Jay’s suggestion to walk on the north side of the weedy/ tall grass 
field to its western edge by the mowed field, I was able to see one Sedge Wren 
a few times, perched on tall stems, while another sang & called not 3 feet from 
me, hidden in the grass. Early evening yesterday.
More south than others reported earlier.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jul 25, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Randolph Scott Little 
mailto:r...@att.net>> wrote:

Great job Jay!  We are beholden to the farm practice applied to the fields 
around the Equine Research facility, wherein crop rotation includes years of 
"hay field" growth such as seen now west of Bluegrass Lane.  In 2000  the field 
west of Freese Road was fallow and similarly hosted Sedge Wrens, first reported 
by Tom Schulenberg as I recall.  There were two singing wrens there on that 
occasion, with recordings deposited in the Macaulay Library.
Randolph Scott Little
111 Berkeley Circle
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Phone: (908)221-9173
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Subject: Sedge Wren, Bluegrass Lane, Ithaca
From: Jay McGowan mailto:jw...@cornell.edu>>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:46:35 -0400
X-Message-Number: 1

Hi all,
I found a singing SEDGE WREN at the Bluegrass Lane Natural Area in
Northeast Ithaca last night just before dusk. This morning it was singing
in the same field again, though often distant and hard to hear from the
road. It's in the weedy field on the west side of Bluegrass Lane just a bit
south from the entrance/parking area on Hanshaw Road. It seems to spend
most of its time in the middle of this field, where it's challenging to
hear from the dirt road, but sometimes comes closer. A better
strategy might be to walk along the north side of the field (behind all the
houses on Hanshaw) and then walk south along the west side of this field,
at which point it would be to your east somewhere in the middle section.
The area it seemed to favor was at around this point: (42.4650190,
-76.4593958), although it would move farther north and south from there as
well. Its metallic song is distinctive but not conspicuous, though it does
carry a good distance, luckily. It stayed distant last night but this
morning I was able to get a look at the bird and a better recording:
https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S71773101

Cheers,
Jay

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[cayugabirds-l] Wood Thrush

[Donna Lee Scott]

Singing close to the road in my woods ~8:15 AM.
I walked over to see if I could see him & the lovely singing stopped.

It has been close to road several times lately.

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[cayugabirds-l] Baby learns to eat

[Donna Lee Scott]

Baby Baltimore oriole came here with its parent and was eating out of the jelly 
dish along side the parent!
Still giving its begging calls tho.

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[cayugabirds-l] RIP Chuck Hetzel

[Donna Lee Scott]

Some in this birding community may have known Charles (Chuck) Hetzel from 
Philadelphia who was an expert Birder & champion for good bird habitats
Chuck, age 90,  died early this morning near Media, Pennsylvania where he was 
in assisted care near his daughter’s home.

In the 1990s Chuck, his wife, Karen, and I found a Cerulean Warbler at the 
Salmon Creek Rd. Preserve just as we walked up into the tall trees near Brooks 
Hill Road.
He was also studying Swamp Sparrows at Niemi Rd.

Later, I asked him how he learned all the birds and their calls so well, and in 
his quiet, terse way, he replied “the Hard Way”.
 Chuck was a man of few words but many talents.

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Baby B oriole

[Donna Lee Scott]

I just had my first confirmed sighting of a fledged Baltimore oriole in my yard.
 it perched on a branch right outside my screen porch and gave quite a long 
begging call to its parent, who came and fed it.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fledglings

[Donna Lee Scott]

My yard is once again full of Baltimore orioles and I am hearing what the bird 
apps say is a fledgling Baltimore oriole 2-note, slightly raspy call !  Saw the 
plain, orange-tinged bird a few times.

Also have fledges/ immatures of Blue jay, downy woodpecker, cat bird and red 
bellied woodpecker.

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[cayugabirds-l] Morning birds/bear

[Donna Lee Scott]

Scarlet tanager singing unseen in a tree. Rose breasted grosbeak, lots of B 
Orioles, (3 nests that I know of) here.
for the first time I remember, a juvenile gray-headed Red bellied woodpecker 
coming with parent to suet. Young one has learn to eat on the suet cage by 
itself.

Cat birds & orioles eating jars full of jelly. I hope they don’t get cavities 
w/ all that sugar. Flying squirrels & chipmunks eating jelly too.

Reported: small bear (yearling?) trying to pull down bird feeders in west hill 
area of ithaca. Seen by a few people.

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[cayugabirds-l] Summerland Farm Preserve today

[Donna Lee Scott]

After reading Mark Chao's report of his weekend visit to the Summerland Farm 
preserve, I finished chores and vol. work, packed a lunch and went there for 
the afternoon.
The small yellow Finger Lakes Trail signs on Blackmun Hill Rd. are easy to 
miss, but I found them thanks to the good directions from the Finger Lakes Land 
Trust at:
https://www.fllt.org/preserves/summerland-farm-preserve/
As Mark wrote: "There is no parking lot at this preserve.  The Land Trust 
recommends trying to park along the southern road shoulder near where the 
Finger Lakes Trail crosses Blackman Hill Road.  On the north side of the road, 
there's a gravel area that could hold multiple cars, but as I understand it, 
this seems to be a turnaround for service vehicles and should not be blocked."
I turned around and parked on the north side by the entrance to the first woods 
on the 'white' trail.

Going into the dark, shady, cool woods I immediately heard a Red-eyed Vireo and 
soon two Ovenbirds, none of which were seen.
The easy trail leads to a stone steps over an old farm rock pile and out into 
the meadow where I immediately heard and started seeing several Bobolinks 
flying around and singing their joyous song! Some like to perch on the 
white-tipped trail marking stakes in the freshly mowed trail when they aren't 
sailing around with their mates or their male colleagues.  I counted at least 7 
males and 2-3 females.

Up the hill a bit, one not only admires the long expanses of tall grass and 
wildflowers, but the views in all directions areabsolutely wonderful! If you 
keep your eyes off the few buildings way in the distance, you could feel like 
you were in a little wilderness!
Barn Swallows zoomed around, too. I did not hear any sparrows as Mark did. I 
know I (who just turned 76) can hear their faint calls because on Sunday on 
Holden Rd. in Lansing I got good looks at 2 Savannah Sparrows sitting far apart 
on utility wires, both singing their faint songs.

I walked slowly thru the meadow to enjoy it all on this lovely day, then found 
a rock pile to sit on for lunch at the other side where the trail goes into the 
second woods.
Imagine having your lunch in the semi-shaded, dappled sunlight, while listening 
to Bobolinks nearby!
 Meanwhile, right behind me in the woods were more Red-eyed Vireos and a loudly 
singing Ovenbird.
After eating, I went into the second woods where the trail goes gradually 
downhill. I heard at least 2 Wood Thrushes.  I went as far down as a posted 
sign and a green mark painted on a tree at the start of a ravine before turning 
back.

Part way down this hill I also heard 2-3 Ovenbirds and then saw 2  of the 
Ovenbirds and one was particularly cooperative. He sat on nearby branches in 
plain view uttering his little chewk call and I got great looks at him there 
and on the ground in the Virginia Creeper leaves. I also saw a Phoebe and heard 
a Pewee. Back up by the meadow entrance that other Ovenbird was still singing! 
A Blue Jay sang its imitation of a Red Shouldered Hawk and chased after a 
friend.

Back in the first woods later, I heard a Great Crested Flycatcher, Ovenbirds 
and across the road on the trail there, a Veery.

This place is definitely worth the trip from NW Lansing!  I also noted that we 
owe a debt of gratitude to the volunteers who maintain these excellent trails! 
And of course I am grateful to Anne Boyer for donating this magnificent 
property to the Land Trust so we can all enjoy its quiet beauty.


Donna L. Scott
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Baltimore Oriole question

[Donna Lee Scott]

I have several B. Orioles still eating my grape jelly (along with catbirds, 
chipmunks, gray squirrels, and raccoons and maybe flying squirrels at night).
I know of at least 2 BO nests right in my woodsy, bushy yard and at least one 
nest in a nearby oak tree in a neighbor's yard.

I gave up on orange halves last week because orioles didn't seem to be eating 
those.

I have 3 dishes of jelly, 2 hanging (but one of those would be accessible to 
flying squirrels).

B Orioles also raid the hummingbird feeder!

I have not seen the Orchard Orioles for about 3-4 weeks.

Two evenings ago I saw a male B Oriole take a caterpillar to its nest hanging 
over the road near my mailbox. It went inside and appeared a few moments later 
with a fecal sac, which it flew away and dropped over 100 feet away. The nest 
is beautiful.

Donna L. Scott
Lansing Station Road/cayuga lake
Lansing, NY


From: bounce-124702798-15001...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-124702798-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara B. Eden
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 11:03 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Baltimore Oriole question

For the first time ever in my Cayuga Heights yard, I have had a pair of 
Baltimore Orioles still feeding at my jelly feeder. In previous years they are 
just here for a few days.
I am hoping since they have stayed (for at least 6 weeks ) they are nesting 
nearby
Any thoughts on this from birders more knowledgeable than me

Thanks,
Barbara Eden


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] The Bald Eagle: A Conservation Success Story

[Donna Lee Scott]

How about putting a small weighted down tarp under the basket to catch any 
droppings later?
Technically it is illegal to move or interfere with a native bird’s nest.

Even after the eggs hatch - for a while - there isn’t too much mess because the 
parent birds carry away the fecal sacks from babies’ droppings and deposit it 
somewhere else far away from porch.
The period of possible “mess” while young birds get ready to fly doesn’t last 
that long. & what a joy to see the growing nestlings!

& please do not water the plant.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jun 15, 2020, at 9:06 AM, Asher Hockett 
mailto:veery...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I suggest you move the entire basket.

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 6:00 AM Rustici, Marc 
mailto:mrust...@arnothealth.org>> wrote:
Good Morning,

I am hoping someone can tell me or direct me to some information, please.

We have some purple finches nesting on our front porch in a hanging basket.  I 
saw they have laid eggs.  My wife wants them gone (I am the softee..) as they 
make quite a mess when the young hatch…It was suggested I move the nest to 
an very nearby weeping birch (where they perch).

Is this a viable option?

Marc

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Wish I could hear this Chris but have eschewed zoom. It's a great story 
nationwide. I had the honor of being the first survey and banding crews in the 
Chesapeake Bay Region back in the early 70s. These were done by a group called 
the Raptor Information Center under the aegis of The National Wildlife 
Foundation. We based in the DC/MD area and worked the watershed of three 
states. A handful of nests in the whole area and very low reproduction rate at 
the beginning. Climbing into an eagle nest was amazing and locked me into 
ornithology for life and a new career field. It is so satisfying to see the 
tremendous increase in these terrific birds with the less than ferocious voices!

Best,
John
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5373 Fitzgerald Rd
Burdett, NY 14818-9626
"Conserve and Create Habitat"
N 42.44307 W 76.75784



On 2020-06-14 12:38, lajews...@yahoo.com wrote:
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[cayugabirds-l] Sweazey warblers

[Donna Lee Scott]

Hooded warbler is back in Sweazey rd. woods below Cornell orchard, singing 
loudly close by, but not showing himself!
That was up to the male Redstart who foraged in grape vines near road & of 
course the curious catbird.

The usual yellow warblers below the orchard were silent there at midday, but 
field sparrows, a yellow-bellied sapsucker, an E. Wood pewee, a wood thrush, 
indigo bunting, chickadees, and a red-eyed vireo occasionally added to the 
chorus in that peaceful woods on this gorgeous day.

This all helped distract me from the acute disappointment of seeing that more 
than half the meadows up the road nearer Rt. 34-B were mowed for hay, including 
at the former Farkas farm where they have let the grass grow all summer in the 
past.
We birders have seen at least 1 meadowlark in that grass, as well as several 
RWBBs, trying to nest.

Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Oops

[Donna Lee Scott]

Sorry. It probably was Indigo bunting w brown feathers on it.
Donna

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[cayugabirds-l] Blue grosbeak

[Donna Lee Scott]

Salmon Creek Road. North of Finger Lakes Land Trust Preserve and black Purdy 
mailbox.
Seen 3x, heard singing. In woodsy clearing east side road w “posted” sign at 
back.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird luck continues

[Donna Lee Scott]

Silent Black-billed Cuckoo just seen by group of mailboxes # 383 -417
Lansing Station rd. !
Good looks at red around eye & under tail spots.

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[cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak

[Donna Lee Scott]

Male. In my back yard by feeders 20 min. Ago. . It got scared off by Orioles 
and blackbirds, but I will keep an eye out for it.
I think I heard its song earlier.

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[cayugabirds-l] Great crested flycatcher

[Donna Lee Scott]

Is back in my yard & woods, calling loudly!
Yesterday he explored the backyard at low levels where I could see him quite 
easily.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Red headed woodpecker

[Donna Lee Scott]

Mature, just seen in my back yard!
So elegant.

While an occasional one may have been here in the past, I have never been here 
to see it, so this is a pretty cool yard bird.
Now I have seen all the local woodpeckers in my backyard!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] 2 great bird trips

[Donna Lee Scott]

Saturday I went looking for Cerulean Warblers at Howland's Island after hearing 
about Sandra's success the day before. I entered via the "iron bridge" off NY 
Rt. 38.  I took the Cayuga Basin Guide's recommended 3 mile walk where you end 
up on Wood Duck Way (Sandra was correct: there is no longer a sign for the 
sharp left-hand turn one should take half way thru the loop).

As soon as I got a little way away from the holiday din of many people & radios 
down by the canal and off into the woods, it was heavenly! Easy walking and 
bird song everywhere! Wood thrushes and Veerys and several sp of warblers and 
many others!  I heard some Ceruleans which I could never see way up in the 
trees and finally saw an immature one over on Wood Duck Way (part of trail with 
all the duck boxes, I presume). Several other songs I am afraid I do not know 
and I could not see the birds singing them in the newly hatched leaves, so I 
just had to enjoy the wonderful sounds in the peaceful woods. I saw a Great 
Crested Flycatcher carrying food items to a hole in a vine-covered dead tree on 
the open meadow part of this loop (the south heading last leg of loop) and I 
saw a Baltimore Oriole constructing its bag-like nest near the end of the loop 
with the bridge in sight.. There were few people out on this loop, and those 
that were there were observing current safety measures. There were two sets of 
horse-back riders, too!

Today, after hearing reports of low-hanging warblers up by Lake Ontario (after 
Dave Nicosia's very helpful warnings to get out there and see them before they 
are gone), I headed north to the West Barrier Bar/Town of Fair Haven Park on 
the lake. Judy T. reported good luck there yesterday and my SFO buddy Dave F. 
gave me directions to get there. I was not disappointed.

Right after parking my car by a picnic table inside the gate, I started seeing 
warblers! I stayed all afternoon and had about 14 sp of warblers and 41 species 
of birds all together. I saw Wilson's, Bay Breasted, Chestnut sided, Black 
Throated Green, Canada and many Magnolias, along with others, most in low 
bushes or short trees! It was really fun and busy trying to follow them all, 
and it was not buggy since there was a nice breeze off Little Sodus Bay. I even 
got to see the red eyes of a few Red-eyed Vireos, since some were low, too. 
Flycatchers and Kingbirds were there.

If you want to go, take Rt. 38 from Auburn to Rt. 370 west, to Rt. 104A east to 
Fair Haven.
As you are just outside Fair Haven, turn left onto West Bay Rd.
Keep going north, then follow a right curve, then a left curve or turn past a 
winery;
You go by a couple marina areas, curve right again and you should be driving 
parallel to Lake Ontario. The park gate is about 1/3 mile. Park outside the 
gate or drive in and pull off road by picnic table/ bay side.
The bushes and trees on the other side of the driveway is where most the 
warblers were seen, altho I saw some in the trees by the bay, too.

On the way back down Rt. 38 I rescued a 5" painted turtle from the road! Quick 
stop and dangerous, but I can't stand to see them smushed in the road.

And if you are thinking of building a cobblestone house, bring your front 
loader and dump truck. This shoreline is made up of heaps of smoothed, roundish 
red, gray and brownish cobble stones!

Happy birding,
Donna

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds-l]Oriole/mockingbird Conflict Suggestions

[Donna Lee Scott]

Have you tried multiple feeding stations? Far apart.
Actually my Baltimore orioles probably chased away the Orchard orioles that 
were here a while ago!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On May 21, 2020, at 11:48 AM, Rustici, Marc 
mailto:mrust...@arnothealth.org>> wrote:

Hello,

Can anyone provide a suggestion on how to discourage aggressive Mockingbirds 
from chasing away Orioles?

Thanks,

Marc

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Just a note to those who took the time to offer ideas and encouragement 
concerning how to handle the very welcome presence of Baltimore Orioles during 
some upcoming painting of our deck. We’ve placed additional oranges in a 
different spot and think they may have already visited them. The new location 
isn’t as visible to us but the oranges seem to have been nibbled on. We’ll keep 
watching!

Thanks, again,
Kathy


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds-l]oriole catbird food

[Donna Lee Scott]

“My” catbirds regularly eat grape jelly , suet & occasionally orange.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On May 21, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Magnus Fiskesjo 
mailto:magnus.fiske...@cornell.edu>> wrote:


ps. Today saw for the first time, other than orioles, a Gray catbird also 
nibbling on an orange.

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Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
McGraw Hall, Room 201. Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thanks for Oriole/Painting Conflict Suggestions

Just a note to those who took the time to offer ideas and encouragement 
concerning how to handle the very welcome presence of Baltimore Orioles during 
some upcoming painting of our deck. We’ve placed additional oranges in a 
different spot and think they may have already visited them. The new location 
isn’t as visible to us but the oranges seem to have been nibbled on. We’ll keep 
watching!

Thanks, again,
Kathy


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