[cayugabirds-l] Oregon junco

2019-12-13 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard 
Today, Fri. 12/13/19, my daughter, Becky Sewell, again saw an Oregon 
junco at my feeders. She & I both  saw it a number of times at the 
feeders on Sat. 12/6/19. She is quite familiar with Oregon juncos as 
they were very common on her ranch in CO during her 30 yrs. there. 
That's where I saw my first Oregon Juncos.


Becky took pictures but hasn't had time to look at them & isn't 
expecting them to be too showy since the sun was bright from the west 
last Sat. afternoon. Today she didn't have her camera. Birds feed here 
about 9:30 a.m & again mid-afternoon 'til almost dark, depending on wind 
& weather. I have feeders on my west-facing bedroom window sill & in the 
tree just outside my bedroom window & also up at the top of the hill on 
the east side of the house where, unless I'm working in the kitchen, I 
don't too often look.


Today Cayuga Lake was almost void of any feathers except close along the 
shore north of Union Springs & Cayuga. Mill Pond, along Rte. 90 at the 
foot of Spring St. had quite a lot of ducks again today. Factory St. 
pond has had more ducks than we've seen in the last 4 or 5 yrs..


Occasionally 2  adult & 1 juvenile bald eagles can be seen flying over 
Union Springs village, the lake & Frontenac Park areas. We sometimes see 
perhaps the same 3 bald eagles in a very tall,  large dead, bark-free, 
sycamore tree on Fire Lane 15, along Yawger Creek before you get to the 
RR tracks north of Union Springs on State Rte. 90.


Fritzie Blizzard

Union Springs, NY









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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pileated Wdpkr returns

2019-12-13 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
“My” male Pileated Woodpecker has been here lately, loudly announcing his 
approach as he flies in from woods across road to the large suet cake hanging 
on back porch!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Dec 13, 2019, at 6:11 PM, Nari Mistry 
mailto:n...@cornell.edu>> wrote:


This afternoon I was happy to see a Pileated Woodpecker female at our feeder 
tree just outside the window. These regular visitors had not appeared since all 
the disruption started along Dodge Rd for the Solar Farm. (I think they used to 
nest somewhere in the woods to the East of Dodge Rd.)

I'm hoping my CBC count along Dodge Rd will not be meager because of the 
disturbance and loss of habitat!

Nari Mistry,
Ellis Hollow Rd
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[cayugabirds-l] Pileated Wdpkr returns

2019-12-13 Thread Nari Mistry 
This afternoon I was happy to see a Pileated Woodpecker female at our feeder 
tree just outside the window. These regular visitors had not appeared since all 
the disruption started along Dodge Rd for the Solar Farm. (I think they used to 
nest somewhere in the woods to the East of Dodge Rd.)

I'm hoping my CBC count along Dodge Rd will not be meager because of the 
disturbance and loss of habitat!

Nari Mistry,
Ellis Hollow Rd
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip- West side of lake- waterfowl and winter raptors

2019-12-13 Thread Joshua Snodgrass 
Hi all,
Just a reminder I will be leading an afternoon - sunset trip on Sunday,
December 15 on the west side of Cayuga Lake. We'll look for overwintering
waterfowl along the lake shore, grassland birds (snow buntings, etc.), and
try for Short-eared Owl and Snowy Owl at regular sites. Should be a fun
time! We expect to return by 6pm. Be sure to dress very warmly, it gets
very cold with the wind off the lake and in the fields.

Meet at Taughannock Falls State Park, North Point parking lot (lot just
north of the bridge over 89), at 1 pm for carpooling. Hope to see you
there! Josh Snodgrass

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