[cayugabirds-l] Starlings & friends
I’ve had numerous Starlings visiting my feeding area with the recent snow. Joining them have been some Cowbirds, male & female, at least one Grackle, & a few male Red-winged Blackbirds. Also, House Finches, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Titmice, DE Juncos, Mourning Doves, & Pigeons have been here. Donna Scott Kendal at Ithaca Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Starlings
While some of you have had Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds, with hawks and Crows showing off in your yards, I had about 200 Starlings and my usual 25 Pigeons & 4 Crows here , decimating my feeders in the snow today! Good entertainment for the two indoor cats! We did have a Rough-legged Hawk seen by a good birder here a couple days ago, but I did not see it. And the local Screech Owl has been seen in his hole off and on. He/she looks asleep, but I can tell it is looking at me from the bottom of its eye slits. Donna L Scott 377 Savage Farm Dr Ithaca, NY 14850 Kendal at Ithaca -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] starlings
Right now, there is a flock of perhaps 1000 starlings in our trees all around the east side of the house. Most of them came down to the creek a few minutes ago for a little sip of water, or perhaps a bath to rid themselves of the dirty bird' accusation. Shirley suggests that they are looking for my truck, upon which they often bestow little gifts. If we get 1000 little gifts today, I will just bury the truck. In Africa, there are numerous species of starlings and every one is more attractive than these invaders. Nonetheless, a flock of 1000 anythings is awesome when they fill the trees in one's yard. Bill McAneny, TBurg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
