Sunday Ann, Susan, Judy I went north up the east side of Cayuga Lake and beyond. Here's a few highlights: From Myers Point we saw 4 grebes fly north in the distance in close formation, which we thought were probably Red-necked Grebes. They alit in the far distance but despite much effort we did
On Monday morning, I found 3+ FOX SPARROWS behind the hedgerow under the
power lines on the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods, just at the entrance of
the forest where the shrubs catch drifts of oak leaves. I saw the three in
a single binocular field, including two perched within a body width of
RBA
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* April 026, 2012
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This afternoon, a GREAT EGRET was spotted on River Road in Endwell, New York.
- Bob Grosek
Binghamton, New York
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
John Muir
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I will try to remember who I'm talking to next time I post anything! ;) I am
all for natural native plants, and have 19 acres of them, and a shelf full of
books about them. But I do love my garden and the birds really love my
forsythia (and the deer do not). Happy Spring!
Nancy
On Apr 1,
Hello Nancy,
Not to put words in Meena and Marie's mouths, but I think their comments
were more directed to people who may be considering planting new shrubs and
in that context, a gentle reminder that there may be better choices for
birds. Some people on the list may not alradhy know about the
A Bonaparte's Gull was fishing just offshore on the eastern side of Stewart
Park this morning at 7:20. Stuart
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Hi all,
Tim Lenz and I found at least 7 BONAPARTE'S GULLS at Stewart Park near the
Swan Pen at about 8:30 this morning. Jay McGowan later reported that one of
these birds was captured by a PEREGRINE FALCON.
- Brad Walker
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Stuart Krasnoff s...@cornell.edu wrote:
Of course, it's very important WHERE non-natives are planted. My fields are
absolutely overrun by bush honeysuckle that was once considered a good plant
for birds, but is totally invasive, as are multiflora rose and Russian olive.
They don't know how to behave when given room to spread. Even
