[cayugabirds-l] Crow behavior - hunting toads

My granddaughter and I counted 65 toads in the water along our pond’s dike this morning, mostly pairs in amplectus. We guessed that we’d missed quite a few that were hidden in the overhanging herbage, so maybe 100 toads in all. They make quite a chorus! This afternoon I was watching a Crow on

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip to the Park Preserve tomorrow

A fine time was had this morning on this field trip. We met at the CLO parking lot, and while waiting there we were treated to a nice view of a Common Raven being harassed by crows and blackbirds. It landed on one of the utility poles and croaked its displeasure. On the way to the preserve we

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club field trip to Finger Lakes National Forest

Hi all, Tomorrow, Sunday, May 6th, I will lead an all day field trip to the Finger Lakes National Forest. We will meet at the parking lot at Teeter Pond on Seneca Rd at 7:30am. The Finger Lakes National Forest has a great variety of habitats, from grasslands and grazing areas, to scrubland,

[cayugabirds-l] Ruddy Turnstone, Geneva

A Ruddy Turnstone is currently on the beach by the bridge north of the Ramada in Geneva. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Aurora

Morning dog walk yielded an orchard oriole and a solitary vireo seeming to dispute over ownership of a particular branch on a cottonwood tree. Field sparrows and towhees are abundant this year, as usual. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow picking up

Things are picking up in Shindagin Hollow. A CANADA WARBLER is back on territory along the narrow, steep stretch of road leading down to the hollow, and the LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH is back at the intersection past the pond at the bottom of the hollow, near the small gorge with the bridge for

[cayugabirds-l] color clash

About 8am today, I put out a dish of grape jelly on the off-chance there was an Oriole in the neighborhood. By the time I got in the house, a male Oriole was sipping the jelly. A second Oriole appeared seconds later, followed by a RB Grosbeak, followed by a goldfinch in glorious color. All were

[cayugabirds-l] Tennessee, blackburnian warblers

Good morning, Lots of new arrivals this sunny morning on Hunt Hill Rd, Dryden. Tennessee warbler, blackburnian warbler, black throated blue warbler, Louisiana waterthrush and wood thrush. Woo hoo! We have 3 or 4 orioles eating jam, oranges and suet. Also hummingbirds and rose breasted