[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese over Unions Springs, NY ... tens of thousands

For 1/2 hr. now, almost non-stop, we've been watching huge skeins of snow geese up high, coming from the SW & going NE. In all my yrs. here I have never had this many "at one time", so to speak. Where are they coming from? Where are they going at 8:40-9:15 a.m.? Thirty yrs. ago we used to see

[cayugabirds-l] Venezuelan Bird Rediscovered After 15 Years | Lifting a Falling Eagle | Toppling Windmills for Grassland Birds

From: American Bird Conservancy - eNews Team An expedition team in Venezuela rediscovered the Urich's Tyrannulet last month. image of ...

[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs, NY 1st Hummer

Thanks to previous posts, I put up my hummingbird feeder yesterday p.m.. Today, just after 1 p.m., outside my kit. window, I was thrilled to see the 1st hummer of the season. The pr. of white-throated sparrows is still here. Visiting tree swallows & bluebirds haven't decided it's time to

[cayugabirds-l] Downy use of h- bird feeders

Yes, I first had a downy at my feeder outside my kitchen window 2 yrs. ago.  It came several times, several days when I happened to be at the window. Quite a surprise for me. I was expecting an oriole! Fritzie, Union Springs, NY On 5/24/2021 7:59 AM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: I finally

[cayugabirds-l] downy at hummer feeder

Yes, two yrs. ago I had a downy at the feeder at my kitchen window on several occasions for several days. Quite the surprise since I was hoping for an oriole. I also had a starling try to get nectar but it was too large to perch. Fritzie, Union Springs, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Falcons have natural 'eye makeup' to improve hunting ability

Falcons have natural 'eye makeup' to improve hunting ability _https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210601194155.htm__ _ Dark 'eyeliner' feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds' hunting ability, a new scientific study suggests. Scientists have long

[cayugabirds-l] Chimney Swifts

Becky saw our first 2 swifts here at Union Springs (NY) Academy campus on Fri. 4/23/21. Pleasant surprise. Fritzie B. On 4/24/2021 4:28 PM, Bard Prentiss wrote: > I haven’t been watching until but the chimney Swift’s are back in Dryden > Best, > Bard > > Bard Prentiss > (607)882-0504 > --

[cayugabirds-l] Buffleheads still in Unioin Springs

As of 24 April,  a pr. of buffles was still on Mill pond along Rte. 90 here in Union Springs, NY. Factory St. pond has a pr. of woodies. The male redhead of the last 3 yrs. that hangs around alone is still here. MANY cormorants are on Frontenac Island, many are in the water & many have already

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey on new 5 & 20 disc/saucer

Sun. 3/29/21 My son & I saw an osprey on the south side of #3 "flying saucer" along 5 & 20 west of the refuge entrance. How sad to see all the former, familiar nests totally gone. It's reported Os in FL have accepted these contraptions so let's hope "our Os" also will. Fritzie Union Springs,

[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys are coming back

Union Springs, Center St./Number One Rd. NYSEG station osprey is back. Becky went out looking about noon so should have a better report this evening. Fritzie On 3/30/2021 12:11 PM, Candace E. Cornell wrote: > All's right with the world once the Ospreys return . . . and now they > are back. >

[cayugabirds-l] Evening grosbeaks in TN

Our daughter in Hohenwald, TN, south of Nashville, again reports at least 3 dozen evening grosbeaks at her feeders this a.m.. She has had them for several mos. while we, here in Union Springs, NY have had none for many years! The ospreys have returned to the NYSEG relay station on Center St.

[cayugabirds-l] FOY ... chipping sparrow

Chipping sparrow feeding on my bedroom windowsill when I put up my shade. Still have juncos. Mockingbird is singing. Bluebirds & tree swallows are checking out their boxes on the clothesline arms. Fritzie, Union Springs -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] apex sighting ... goose on a pole

Colleen That goose is a "dummy" put there by NYSEG to keep ospreys from building a nest there until an extension can be put on the poles /well above the transformers/ before the ospreys return.� Daughter, Becky Sewell, who monitors the osprey nests for Candace Cornell since I'm no

[cayugabirds-l] Albatross Wisdom hatched a new chick!

I saw this article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and thought you might find it interesting:_ _ _https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/05/breaking-news/septuagenarian-laysan-albatross-wisdom-hatches-new-chick-on-midway/?fbclid=IwAR1Sy1p6IBRFZkM69Fe12afZLQ1qBXF74BA6k-BVX2vm4ezwWLs3vlhvt_I_ --

[cayugabirds-l] apex sighting ... goose on a pole per Colleen Richards 2/15/21

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 "

Re: [cayugabirds-l] How birds "see" Earth's Magnetic Field

 Since this article is 3 yrs. old, one wonders what progress has occurred since then. Fritzie On 7/29/2021 10:36 AM, Peter Saracino wrote: > Yet another reason to respect, admire, cherish and even reverence our > avian- fellow travelers. > Sar > >

[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs .. New for us this fall

Just saw our first /white crowned sparrow/ at the feeders. First /dark-eyed Junco/ was seen on Sat. 2 Sept..Canadas are going over, out to feed in farm fields, in ever enlarging flocks even tho' fall seems a bit sluggish otherwise with very few trees showing any color. All things in due time,

[cayugabirds-l] Oregon junco

Union Springs, NY ... @ 11:35 a.m. I had an Oregon junco feeding on my windowsill. I hope it stays for the winter with the other dark-eyed juncos like the one in 2019-'20. At times I have a variety of busy feathered visitors but with no snow or really cold weather the activity is way less than

[cayugabirds-l] Nuthatch sleeping in a can

Union Springs, NY ...At 11:40 a.m. I watched a white-breasted nuthatch getting meal worms from a cat food can attached to the clothes line arm next to the bluebird house. After eating some, s/he hopped down into the can &, sheltered from the wind, nestled down & closed his/her eyes. I looked

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Suet question

I have bought straight suet from grocery meat departments & packed it into wherever I wanted or into mesh bags that fruit &/or vegetables have come in or into store bought suet feeders. For you that don't know, packaged FAT, often with bits of meat attached & that may have a bit of blood &

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bard Prentiss local birder Obituary

His wife's obit was published separately right after Bard's. He died 20 Nov. '21 & Gina died 8 Dec.21. Their obits can be found on Dryden, NY Perkins Funeral Home page. Both Gina & Bard contributed much to their professions, to peoples & projects around them & were very much admired. For sure,

[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs, NY Snow buntings & horned larks

B sun & clouds, snow squalls & wicked wind restructuring drifts. Yesterday 19 Jan. 2022, I finally saw our first American tree sparrows under the tree outside my window & today they were also on my windowsill. I'm housebound, caring for my husband, thankful for a warm house, so

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