[cayugabirds-l] red crossbill???

2014-10-14 Thread Bill Mcaneny
Within the last hour, there was a bird on the platform feeder that I first assumed was part of the resident flock of House Finches. The breast striping looked a little different, more like a Purple Finch, but nothing else looked like a P. Finch. The bird ate voraciously and was very aggressive,

[cayugabirds-l] red crossbill???

2014-10-14 Thread Bill Mcaneny
Thanks all for your comments. I feel politely admonished for not taking photos when I had the means and the opportunity. I had asked whether anyone had heard of House Finches with deformed bills. The answer was Yes. I also asked whether it was likely to have a R. Crossbill on our feeder at

[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagles for (during) lunch

2014-10-14 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, I had three adult Bald Eagles circling over Mundy during lunch time. One of them came fairly low enough to admire its beauty and the other two were also quite nicely visible. Then they gained height on the thermals and headed south westerly direction along with some TVs. Also in