[cayugabirds-l] Red headed woodpecker

2022-05-11 Thread Regi Teasley
Just saw a Red-headed woodpecker at the suet. West Hill in the city. Hard to believe. Regi 201 cliff Park Rd “There is a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future on the planet.” Hans-Otto Partner, co-chair, 2022 IPCC working group -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red headed woodpecker

2022-05-11 Thread Wesley M. Hochachka
The only Blue Jay-like bird that I saw outside of the Lab of O yesterday, which was flashing a lot of white, was a Northern Mockingbird. Wesley From: bounce-126547525-3494...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Suan Hsi Yong Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 19:27

[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo

2022-05-11 Thread Geo Kloppel
A Black-billed Cuckoo was singing cu-cu-cu-cu over and over again in the trees just north of my garden this afternoon (Tupper Rd, West Danby). Not a harbinger of rain on this occasion, alas! But still welcome: I’m just starting to see tiny caterpillars, so I hope there will be plenty of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red headed woodpecker

2022-05-11 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
Yesterday while volunteering with 5th graders at the Lab of O, I saw a bluejay-like bird but with all-white secondaries against an otherwise dark wing. I didn't have binoculars on me and was soon distracted by other stuff. But on further reflection, Red-headed Woodpecker is the only bird I can

[cayugabirds-l] Palmer woods bay breasted

2022-05-11 Thread Laura Stenzler
Lots of activity at Palmer woods today including bay breasted and Parula warblers. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn active

2022-05-11 Thread Suan Yong
Good variety at hawthorn orchard. Just walking the north end trail so far: parula, btgreen, b, Blackburnian, chestnut sided, nashville, yellow rumped. White crowned and white throated sparrows. Great crested flycatcher. Blue headed and warbling vireos. Suan _ Composed by

[cayugabirds-l] Grackle nestlings

2022-05-11 Thread anneb . clark
Not just crows and raptors and owls: the Common Grackle pair nesting in the dead cattails at Hile School rd Wetland has nestlings big enough to show their impressive little bills over the edge—visible while just sitting there. Guessing they will fledge in 6-7 da. This morning a Virginia