[cayugabirds-l] Starlings

2023-02-28 Thread Donna Lee Scott
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

[cayugabirds-l] A large cluster of Red-winged blackbirds

2023-02-28 Thread Misao Johnson
This morning we were visited by a cluster of more than 200 red-winged blackbirds at our front yard. The red-winged blackbirds would fly in and purch on our hickory and other tall trees, swoop down to feed at our feeders, then fly off together within a span of 3-4 minutes. This occurred twice this

[cayugabirds-l] more blackbirds!

2023-02-28 Thread Laura J. Heisey
I just had a good 100 Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds in my Newfield back yard. They flew up into nearby trees after decimating the feeders. Then came a Red-tailed Hawk to perch in one of the trees, and then came 6 Crows to mob the hawk. It's really starting to sound like spring with all

[cayugabirds-l] NY State Bird Trail additions

2023-02-28 Thread Peter Saracino
https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2023/02/boltons-up-yonda-farm-added-to-nys-birding-trail.html -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hungry Grackles

2023-02-28 Thread Regi Teasley
We just had a flock of Grackles stop by to chow down at the feeders. There were a couple of Redwings mixed in with them. Regi West Hill in the city. Creativity is the heart of adaptive evolution. Terry Tempest Williams -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: