[cayugabirds-l] pair of pileated woodpeckers

Wednesday a pair of pileated woodpeckers came for suet. The suet baskets are located on opposite sides of a beech tree a few feet from the study window. They flew off before I could take a photo. It is common to see either one of the pair, but very seldom are both seen. David Smith Bridle

[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard?

I think I that I was hearing a black-billed cuckoo yesterday evening, in the woods behind my property (Pleasant Valley Rd. in Groton). Is that possible? Would they be back in our area at this time? Marla -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] OT: Salt Point update

I posted on Cayuga Bird Club's Facebook page an update on what is happening at Salt Point; written by Lansing Town Councilperson, Katrina Binkewicz. http://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub/ Donna L. Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard?

According to the Average Spring Arrival Dates for Cay. L. Basin 2000-2009, that they gave us in the Spring ornithology course, Black Billed Cuckoos' date of arrival should be more around May 9 ! their data is from this list and in later years from eBird. Donna Scott - Original Message

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard?

Black-billed Cuckoo spends the winter in South America (see the map at http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-billed_cuckoo/id), and those long-distance migrants are amazingly strict in their migratory schedules, usually not making it back to New York until May. I just tried making a few

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard?

Hi all, In terms of what species it could have been -- wild turkey comes to my mind. They are making lots of vocalizations right now, including yelps and clucks that could definitely sound cuckoo-esque in a wooded environment. I have no doubt there are other winter resident birds that might

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard?

I wrote to Marla off list to suggest a chipmunk, one of which was making its clucking or chupping sound in my yard last week. Linda On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, In terms of what species it could have been -- wild turkey comes to my mind.

[cayugabirds-l] Reminder... Cayuga Bird Club clean up at Stewart Park, March 30

-- Hey All, Just a reminder...the Cayuga Bird Club is participating again in the annual clean up day at Stewart Park on March 30, Saturday from 9-11. Please let me know by email if you might have decided you have time for this. No need to respond if you can't. Thanks in advance.

[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls

I just had at least 30 at my feeders. I wondered why the feeders were emptying so quickly. Good birding, Ann Mitchell Sent from my IPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Not black-billed cuckoo

Thank you to so many who have contacted me off-list. I conclude it wasn't a black-billed cuckoo that I heard, as they haven't returned to our area yet. Many of you had suggestions of what I may have heard, including: Screech-owl Saw-whet owl Chipmunk Frogs Wilson's snipe Wild turkey Out of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Not black-billed cuckoo

Chipmunks love to be in trees!! Even pretty high up. Linda On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Marla Coppolino marlacoppol...@gmail.comwrote: Thank you to so many who have contacted me off-list. I conclude it wasn't a black-billed cuckoo that I heard, as they haven't returned to our area yet.

Re:[cayugabirds-l] snow goose neck collar

On 9 March in the flock of Snow Geese estimated by Chris Wood et al at 123K at the north end of Cayuga Lake, viewed from Lower Lake Rd, Bridgeport, Town of Seneca FallsI noted several yellow neck collars with 4-digit letter/number combinations. I reported the info and learned that all were female

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoo heard?

though. ChrisP On 20130328, at 11:09 , Linda Orkin wrote: I wrote to Marla off list to suggest a chipmunk, one of which was making its clucking or chupping sound in my yard last week. Linda On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, In terms

[cayugabirds-l] Peents @ Hawthorn

Jealous or recent skydance reports but too lazy to drive up to the airport, I decided to try closer to home and walked to the big fields south and east of the hawthorn orchards. A small flock of American tree sparrows were the only noteworthy sightings as I waited in the twilight. At 8pm when

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 3/28

On Thursday evening, Tilden and I spent a few minutes (7:45-7:55 PM) by the far parking lot in Sapsucker Woods. We heard two AMERICAN WOODCOCKS calling, one very close to us between the gravel road and the near power poles, and one out near Highway 13. After a few minutes of increasingly

[cayugabirds-l] n Cayuga L Montezuma NWR: hybrid Ross's Goose, etc.

This afternoon Ann Mitchell I drove to the north end of the Cayuga Lake basin, visiting Lower Lake Rd, Mud Lock, Montezuma NWR Visitor Center Wildlife Drive open to Seneca Spillway, Tschache Pool, Mays Point Pool, East Rd, Railroad Rd, and Van Dyne Spoor Rd.Lower Lake Rd: Flock of 43 SNOW GEESE