Colleen saw a goose on a utility pole along Rte. 90 but it wasn't real.
Subject:[cayugabirds-l] apex sighting ... goose on a pole
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:05:48 -0500
From: John and Fritzie Blizzard
To: Colleen Richards , Cayuga Birds
Colleen That goose is a "dummy"
After an absence of over two weeks, an adult male TUFTED DUCK reappeared on
Seneca Lake yesterday, found at the Seneca Yacht Club at the northeast
corner of the lake by Dave Kennedy. It was not there this morning, but
presumably the same bird was refound by Tim Lenz down along the west side
of the
My two redpolls that have been here for a week apparently got outed and more
arrived today. Not 20 yet but 6-7 and feisty! Niger and those peanut suet
blocks. Took a close up video of one at suet 5 inches from sliding door.
Competition from red bellied woodpecker and Pileated is a little one
We seem to have a group of 30-40 chickadees around our neighborhood quite
frequently. Not sure if they are always the same but I often see one of my
backyard "buddies" amongst the group - a bird that was attacked by something
last spring and is missing about half of the feathers on his crown
>From 2004 to 2008 I worked part time at The Wild Bird Center near Reading, Pa.
>We had several customers that would leave Nyjer seed in the feeder for too
>long. It absorbs moisture faster than sunflower or safflower and can get moldy
>quickly if left unattended. Even when stored inside the
I've seen a Louis Agassiz Fuertes painting just like that, with chickadees
picking meat from a deer's ribs.
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Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 2:03 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Suan Yong
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I was xc skiing on CT Hill about 10 years ago, and I came across a deer carcass
- a skeleton, really, with bits of flesh clinging to it. It was covered with
chickadees, like flies. At least 30 of them were working away at it, tugging
and pecking at scraps of fat and meat.
It was one of the
I once encountered A LOT of chickadees along Cayuga Lake. There was a row of
trees beside the road, and as a couple of us were birding the lake, there was a
steady stream of chickadees moving past us in the trees headed north, so it was
easy to tell they weren't the same birds. I don't see my
Yes, I’ve found that too. Niger seed gets old. I read somewhere that it’s good
when it’s shiny.
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> On Feb 20, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Marty Schlabach wrote:
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> I’ve been feeding niger seed all season. Even though we have plenty of birds
> coming to our feeders, few birds
I’m glad you mentioned this, because I thought it was just me having that
experience. It was frustrating as I don’t see how I could tell without trying
it myself ;)
Gary
On Feb 20, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Marty Schlabach wrote:
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50
small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight quarters, in waves
of 5-10 at a time. The only sounds I could hear and identify were chickadee
chips and calls. I'm used to only encountering chickadees in
Finally, we have a small flock of Redpolls coming to our feeders! FIrst it was
2 or 3 every other day or so, for about 15 minutes each day over the last 2
weeks. Then they discovered the one niger seed sock feeder that has been up
there since fall. Yesterday, there were about 5 on that sock
I've been feeding niger seed all season. Even though we have plenty of birds
coming to our feeders, few birds have been visiting the niger feeders and I
rarely have to refill them. The seed is some I purchased last season.
The other day I decided to purchase new niger seed. The birds are now
A follow up to my previous post, and many thanks to bringing this up, Diana.
I am aware that the Short-eared Owl viewing situation at Nations Road in Avon,
NY is nothing short of a 3-ring circus at times. (And probably other places
too) Some of the human activity has perhaps become disturbing
Hi all,
Just wanted to share a few spots where SEOW viewing is possible.
Last night about 5:30, I drove through the "Route 31 Muck Flats" and on the
eastern half, before you go over the Seneca River bridge I saw two flying high
together. They were fighting or playing, not sure because I was
Jenny Landry, who supervises the DEC raptor survey in Region 8, which focuses
on grassland species like short eared owls and northern harriers, has mentioned
there are a lot of solar farms being proposed and reviewed right now. They are
trying to compile as much grassland data as possible.
Great idea! The Syracuse article you linked to says that a number of
these mega-farms are in the planning stage for NYS. Maybe an approach
through the permitting process or legislation would be more effective
than approaching them individually? Does anyone on this list have good
DEC or
About 20 feeding on the red berries of a Buck Hawthorne in Caroline midweek!
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 12:01 AM Upstate NY Birding digest <
cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote:
> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Saturday, February 20, 2021.
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> 1. American Robins
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Note that the 2K acres is not entirely panels- some of the extra is buffers
for sensitive riparian areas which would be critical.
Some towns have tried to work in requirements about decommissioning
panels in the future.
There are some smaller farms that run sheep for grazing- not sure this
All,
see
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/02/monster-cny-solar-farm-would-replace-corn-and-soybeans-with-power-for-3-homes.html
Does anyone have any more details on this? If it is done with wildlife in mind
this could be a good thing. If they plant pollinator friendly and native
grasses
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