Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Peregrine Outreach

[Peter Saracino]

Great idea Suan.
And perhaps make an educational handout - both for visitors and educators-
brief history of previous Hacking efforts, natural history of peregrines
and overall nationwide success of efforts to restore their
populations...very teachable moment.
Pete Saracino/ NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 10:56 PM Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:

> Hello birders,
>
> I was thinking it might be a good outreach opportunity to educate the
> public park-goers about the Taughannock Peregrines by scheduling some
> viewings, say on weekends when the fledglings are most likely to be
> active, which I believe would be May 18-19, May 25-26, June 1-2
> (please correct me if you think other dates are better). The idea
> would be to have one or two people with scopes pointed at the nest to
> show passers by and share information about the bird, the history, and
> a bit of "here's why we thought lighting the falls was a bad idea in
> late April".
>
> If you would like to volunteer, please let me know. Maybe say which of
> the above weekends you would be willing to be present, and approximate
> time of day. If there are enough volunteers, we could work out a
> schedule of 1-2 hour shifts or something. We could then talk to the
> parks and chamber of commerce people to publicize it. I know that
> whenever I was there with my scope, the few passers-by on that lightly
> used trail were always appreciative when we shared scope views and
> information. And I believe that by now the birds are used to us
> distant scopers from across the gorge that this should not be a
> disturbance to them - but do let me know if you think this is a bad
> idea.
>
> Suan
>
> --
>
> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")
>
> Cayugabirds-L List Info:
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Watch "Basic Shorebird Identification w/ Kenn Kaufman" on YouTube

[Peter Saracino]

It's getting to be that time of year again. So, in case you need a
refresher course.
Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

https://youtu.be/NOPSGU7z-xI?si=0afvg7KfG71K6dLx

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Peregrines

[Peter Saracino]

Thanks Geo.
Are any Louisiana waterthrush back?
Sar

On Fri, Apr 12, 2024, 5:35 PM Geo Kloppel  wrote:

> The Taughannock gorge Peregrines should see their eggs hatching soon. She
> has been lying on her nest ledge since March 14th. She has four brown eggs
> beneath her. He has been making food deliveries… twice while I watched
> today. Those are very excited, talkative events, though I guess all the
> vocalizing comes down to something like:
> “Bring more! more!”
> And “Okay, okay!”
>
> -Geo
> --
>
> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")
>
> Cayugabirds-L List Info:
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Hummer migration map

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration-spring-2024-map.htm

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary's Crane Camera | Explore.org

[Peter Saracino]

Folks.
Forgot to mention concerning the Rowe Sanctuary live cam.
When the page loads hit the "live" tab.
And, best times to see the "mayhem" is around sunrise and sunset CST.
Sar
https://explore.org/livecams/national-audubon-society/crane-camera

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary's Crane Camera | Explore.org

[Peter Saracino]

https://explore.org/livecams/national-audubon-society/crane-camera

Enjoy a taste of Rowe.
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Crane Migration at Rowe Sanctuary NE.

[Peter Saracino]

Must be experienced to be believed. Will be going for my 2nd year of
Volunteering.
Sar/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

https://www.1011now.com/2024/03/18/visitors-watch-8-cranes-leave-dawn-platte-river/

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Pi-billed grebes returning to Refuge

[Peter Saracino]

Tschache Pool
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Tschache pool great blues

[Peter Saracino]

The herons are returning to the heronry at the Refuge's Tschache Pool woods
- at least 40+ there as I write.
Accompanied by a beautiful song sparrow singing its heart out atop a shrub
close to the tower.
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge sandhills

[Peter Saracino]

49 currently in Visitor Center pool.
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezeuma

[Peter Saracino]

Thanks Suan.
There were 31 cranes at Visitor Center pool last Friday morning and, from
the Seneca Trail tower one can see the adult eagle incubating her egg(s?).
The bugling calls the cranes were making was worth the price of admission.
Sar
P.S. Come to my talk on the upcoming solar eclipse. Visitor Center on 4/6 @
11am.

On Mon, Mar 11, 2024, 10:50 PM Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:

> The Visitor Center has been hosting a dozen or more Sandhill Cranes, plus
> a good assortment of ducks. The wildlife drive does not open until April 1,
> so besides a short walk to the lookout platform, there's not much else to
> check out in the main entrance area. Other sites may be worth exploring
> (Esker Brook Trail, Tschache Pool, May's Point, Knox-Marsellus/East Road,
> and points northward), though I have not heard of any special sightings
> lately. Of course, you never know what may pop up from one day to the next
> during migration season.
>
> Down in the Cayuga Lake State Park parking lot, you can look for the
> Red-headed Woodpecker that has been hanging out all winter in the trees
> along the main road.
>
> Suan
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 5:09 PM James Gaffney  wrote:
>
>> I was thinking of going to montezeuma this week. Any input from the group
>> would be appreciated
>> Jim
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> --
>>
>> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> 
> Rules and Information
> 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> !*
> --
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue jay question

[Peter Saracino]

Thanks guys!
Pete

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 3:41 PM Regi Teasley  wrote:

> Maybe Rousseau had it all wrong.  The first contract was between people
> and animals….especially clever, social animals. 
>
> Regi
> 
> Creativity is the heart of adaptive evolution.
> Terry Tempest Williams
>
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2024, at 10:28 AM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
>
> I know quite a few humans who do what strikes me as much the same kind of
> thing: their dining tables and kitchen windowsills are decorated with
> trinkets and natural objects like polished stones, pine cones, crystals,
> snake skins, and dried flowers. On mine there are currently several bits of
> beach glass and a bowl of oak galls… guess it’s just my animal nature.
>
> -Geo
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2024, at 9:21 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
>
>  Some people have observed this trinket -leaving near food source with
> Crows & wondered if it was a gesture of gratitude for the feeder food.
> Maybe just us anthropomorphizing?
>
> Donna Scott
> Kendal at Ithaca-377
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 19, 2024, at 6:58 AM, Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hey folks.
> I hear some people tell of blue Jay's leaving pebbles and bits of twigs on
> feeder trays. Anyone else ever hear of such things? If so, what might be
> the reason?
> Thanks!
> Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm>
> Rules and Information
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm>
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm>
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html>
> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds>
> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/>
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!*
> --
>
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm>
> Rules and Information
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm>
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm>
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html>
> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds>
> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/>
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!*
> --
>
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm>
> Rules and Information
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm>
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm>
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html>
> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds>
> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/>
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!*
> --
>
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Incredible hummingbird video

[Peter Saracino]

Incredible 50 minute video on hummingbirds for viewing on a fine winter's
day. Everything from their evolution to their co-evolution with flowers to
how they fly, how they get through the night, metabolic requirements, etc-
complete with incredible footage (picture yourself within a flower at the
bottom of a pool of nectar looking up through the liquid at the
hummingbird's tongue)!!
To top it off, exquisitely narrated by the incomparable David Attenborough.
If you love hummers this is a video for you. Enjoy!
Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer
https://youtu.be/yc8oRjt7jpk?si=OODY8RS1_6R3TT35

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Blue jay question

[Peter Saracino]

Hey folks.
I hear some people tell of blue Jay's leaving pebbles and bits of twigs on
feeder trays. Anyone else ever hear of such things? If so, what might be
the reason?
Thanks!
Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] What kind of tree would you be?

[Peter Saracino]

For the Naturalists (aren't we all?) on the list.
Sar

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OdyN/discover-the-forest-what-kind-of-tree-will-you-be

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Free Guided Nature Hike with Birding and History and "Snowshoeing" Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

[Peter Saracino]

Lots to see and explore and question and learn and experience- even in
winter - ESPECIALLY in winter! Walks are free and will be given every
Saturday and Sunday through February.
Sar
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-guided-nature-hike-with-birding-and-history-and-snowshoeing-tickets-776298298107

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Don't get ticked

[Peter Saracino]

Incredible presentation on ticks from the Naturalist Exchange youtube
channel. The 4 types that live around here; the pathogens they carry; where
they like to hang out; time of day and year they love; habitats they love;
misconceptions about them (hint put clothes in dryer before the washer);
how to avoid. Easy listening from a real professional. While you're there
check out our other Master Naturalist presentations...loads of topics.
https://youtu.be/mPXeezcxDVM?si=2Alf0TjQW-NIZaiD
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Singing chickadees

[Peter Saracino]

And I found skunk cabbage up and growing near Phelps, NY. on Saturday.
Pete Saracino


On Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 2:12 PM Alyssa Johnson <
thebarehandednatural...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Both yesterday and today I’ve been happy to hear “cheeese-burrr-gerr”
> from the chickadees. And not just one, but counter singing between at least
> 2! Even with our first real snow fall upon us, they’re making me think
> spring is just around the corner…
>
> Searsburg Rd
> Trumansburg
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> 
> Rules and Information
> 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> !*
> --
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dead sharpie for donation

[Peter Saracino]

Thank you!
Pete

On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 12:34 PM Tim Gallagher  wrote:

> Get in touch with the collection manager, Mary Margaret Ferraro.
> mmferr...@cornell.edu
>
> On Jan 3, 2024, at 9:52 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
>
> 
> 
> 
> Lab of O building is closed for renovation, so unless you know the right
> person to phone, you can’t drop off a dead bird right now.
> I don’t have any other info.
>
> Donna Scott
> Kendal at Ithaca-377
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 3, 2024, at 8:43 AM, Robin Cisne  wrote:
>
> 
> I've always frozen them, and then just dropped them off at the front desk.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 5:31 PM Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
>
>> My friend has  a window strike victim in the form of a Sharpe-shinned
>> hawk (I think, vs Coopers). He'd like to see it get used for educational or
>> research purposes. Any thoughts of a good contact person at the lab or
>> somewhere else? He can transport it. Just needs a destination.
>> Many thanks.
>> Sar
>> --
>> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
>> Welcome and Basics
>> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm>
>> Rules and Information
>> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm>
>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
>> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm>
>> *Archives:*
>> The Mail Archive
>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html>
>> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds>
>> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/>
>> *Please submit your observations to eBird
>> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!*
>> --
>>
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm>
> Rules and Information
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm>
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm>
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html>
> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds>
> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/>
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!*
> --
>
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm>
> Rules and Information
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm>
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm>
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html>
> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds>
> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/>
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!*
> --
>
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Dead sharpie for donation

[Peter Saracino]

My friend has  a window strike victim in the form of a Sharpe-shinned hawk
(I think, vs Coopers). He'd like to see it get used for educational or
research purposes. Any thoughts of a good contact person at the lab or
somewhere else? He can transport it. Just needs a destination.
Many thanks.
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Earth-Sun distance

[Peter Saracino]

Greetings on this day of perihelion... the day when Earth is as close to
the Sun as it will get for the entire year...0.9833 AU from the Sun. (1 AU
is about 93,000,000 miles).
Can Spring be far away?
Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer
P.S. that's 1 am on the 3rd Prime Meridian time.

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Cranes at Knox

[Peter Saracino]

We had a nice flock of about 350 cranes fly over us on our Friday survey on
the Tschache Pool dike. They semed to be coming from  Armitage Rd. way.
 We could hear the high-pitched vocalizations of the colts. Only other
place I've heard that is at the Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.
Sar

On Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 10:12 PM  wrote:

>After estimating 450 Tundra Swans and 8 Trumpeters at Armitage we went
> to East Road at 4:20. Two very large flocks of Sandhills all got up from
> the corn fields to the west at the same time and all flew in to
> Knox-Marcellus. As far as I know the minimum of 490 that I counted on 12/8
> is the highest ever counted there. These 2 flocks appeared to be even more
> but were right overhead and impossible to put a number on. It was a
> phenomenal experience. If anyone is bored and wants to work on numbers and
> catch them staging in a field before flying to roost  I bet it’s now closer
> to 600. Enjoy them before they leave! Mike and Joann Tetlow
> Sent from my iPhone
> --
>
> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")
>
> Cayugabirds-L List Info:
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Half male/Half female Bird

[Peter Saracino]

"The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose; it's queerer than we can
suppose."
Some attribute the quote to J.B.S. Haldane

https://youtu.be/R4vk6abxFns?si=upry7jjXaRDBsMIg

Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Birds with backpacks to study the atmosphere

[Peter Saracino]

Enjoy.
https://earthsky.org/earth/birds-with-backpacks-to-help-study-earths-atmosphere/?mc_cid=79f27d8de7_eid=c553db0122

Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Avian Rebrand

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
Informative 48 minute podcast centered on the upcoming renaming for 100+
North American birds from the "Science of Birds" podcast.
Enjoy
Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer
https://www.scienceofbirds.com/podcast/avian-rebrand-new-names-for-many-north-american-birds

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Surviving winter video

[Peter Saracino]

A roughly hour and a half video unpacking the various and sundry ways the
organisms around us cope with the coming cold. Very informative and quite
accessible.
Pete Saracino/ NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer.
https://youtu.be/wi6laH6zTKw?si=VfpGeM7DR2JHNBEu

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Woodpecker pecking siding question

[Peter Saracino]

I have a friend who is having a problem with a woodpecker pecking on her
siding made of cedar shakes. What is to be done?
Thank you.
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge walks cont'd.

[Peter Saracino]

Hi again folks.
Some are asking how to find the refuge and how long the walks are.
The Refuge entrance is a few miles north of Seneca Falls along rt. 5&20.
The Visitor Center is the first building you'll see ON YOUR LEFT as you
drivev in.
The walk is along the mile long seneca trail and is suppose to last about
an hour and a halfbut we often get talking, looking and listening and
sharing and  have gone as long as 2.5 hours. People are free to leave as
they must.
Hope this helps.
"Things" are really on the move (visiting dunlin) or really slowing down
(infamous wood frog)or  somewhere in between (newly arriving tundra
swans and snow geese).
Nature's treasure are still there for the taking. So I hope you can join
us.
If not, Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!
Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Interpretive walks at the Montezuma Refuge

[Peter Saracino]

Friends:
Come join me for the very last Refuge walk of the season! Nature in the
Northern Hemisphere is settling in for a long winter's nap. Many strategies
have evolved across the spectrum of organisms for coping with the shorter
days and cooler temperatures - godwits flying eleven days and one hour
nonstop; wood frogs stopping both heart and brain for a spell, to mention a
few. Learn of these and more. Walks are free and all ages welcomed.
We meet in the Refuge Visitor Center sunroom at 11 am on Saturday the 25th.
Walks are free and all ages welcomed.
Pete Sar

--

(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm
NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm

ARCHIVES:
1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html
2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/

Please submit your observations to eBird:
ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Return of the swans

[Peter Saracino]

200+ tundra swans on Refuge Main Pool.hooting their hearts(and mine)
out.
Ssr

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Knox Sandhills

[Peter Saracino]

150+ sandhills currently at Knox
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] The return of the owls

[Peter Saracino]

4 short-earred  owls, 3 harriers and a red tail on Johnson Rd this evening.
Just in time for Halloween!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Guided Walks Along the Seneca River

[Peter Saracino]

 Hi folks.
Join me as we explore the facinating cultural and natural history of the
Seneca River near Waterloo, NY. Learn how the River was tamed to become a
thoroughfare for products, people and ideas. Learn how the natural world is
bracing itself for the coming cold. Strategies are as numerous and creative
as there are organisms to concoct them. Gain a greater appreciation for the
connectedness of all of life. Walks are free and about 1.5 hours long.
Sar

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-on-the-canals-birding-history-and-wildlife-hike-tickets-680444787677?aff=oddtdtcreator

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge shorebirds

[Peter Saracino]

Good variety of shorebirds as of 2:30 PM at Visitor Center pool including
both flavors of yellowlegs, l.b. dowitchers, stilts, dunlin, white rumps,
semipalmated sandpiper, killdeer, pectoral and quite possibly a bairds.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Naturally Curious with Mary Holland

[Peter Saracino]

https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/
Enjoy!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Science of Birds

[Peter Saracino]

Enjoy.
Sar
https://www.scienceofbirds.com/

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Hearing help for folks losing high end Hearing

[Peter Saracino]

Courtesy Lang Elliot
https://hearbirdsagain.org/
P.S. looks like apple users only...
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] NY Times Migration article

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/29/science/bird-migration-connections.html

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Fun bird game

[Peter Saracino]

Have some fun!
birdie
https://birdiegame.net/
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Online resource for the naturally curious

[Peter Saracino]

Naturally Curious with Mary Holland | An online resource based on the
award-winning nature guide – maryholland...@gmail.com
https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] A mother's love

[Peter Saracino]

The past few days I've been watching a mourning dove on a nest outside my
window tending to her newborns.
As I write it is pouring and mother dove is soaking wet with beads of water
dripping off her as she sits on her young ones protecting them from the
rain.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Timing of Fall Shorebird Migration - BSBO

[Peter Saracino]

Getting to be the time of year.
Sar

https://www.bsbo.org/timing-of-fall-shorebird-migration.html

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Point to ponder as engage the natural world

[Peter Saracino]

"We are as much as we see. Faith is sight and knowledge. The hands only
serve the eyes."
- Henry David Thoreau

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Guide to hikes, paddles, outdoor adventures

[Peter Saracino]

A guide to the best hikes, bikes, skis, paddles and outdoor adventures,
courtesy the Finger Lakes Land Trust.
gofingerlakes.org
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Mockingbird suite

[Peter Saracino]

Tonight  I began listening to a Mockingbird while I had Merlin on. As the
bird went through its repertoire, merlin told me I was listening to a
Mockingbird, a Mallard and a kestrel. I had to leave, but it was a fun and
informative exercise and worth trying again again when I have more time.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] A Birding History and Wildlife Hike, "On The Canals" Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

[Peter Saracino]

Friends- free summer hikes along the Seneca River to explore the cultural
and natural history of the river connecting Seneca and Cayuga lakes.
Sar

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-birding-history-and-wildlife-hike-on-the-canals-tickets-636166490097

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge Female Wilson's phalarope

[Peter Saracino]

Female Wilson's Phalarope at Refuge Visitor Center pool found by Adam
Farid. Seneca County.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] The Anhinga or ‘Devil Bird’ Lands in New York, With More to Come - The New York Times

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/science/anhinga-brooklyn-devil-bird.html

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge shorebirds

[Peter Saracino]

Refuge Visitor Center pool is loaded with shorebirds this morning as the
water level lowers. Quick glance before our survey has both flavors of
yellowlegs, lots of least and semipalmated sandpipers, semipalmated
plovers, dunlin, solitary sandpipers and..who knows what else. We'll
survey it in a bit.
The warblers can wait!! (Smile)
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

[Peter Saracino]

Just arrived!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] The "history" of wild leeks

[Peter Saracino]

So here's how Chicago got its name.
Wild leeks grew in profusion in a place in the Midwest and the natives
called the place "the skunk place" (in their language shika'ko). The area
was eventually settled and the Indian term Anglicized to Chicago.
"Wildflowers of Eastern America"
John E. Klimas & James A. Cunningham

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Rose breasted grosbeak.

[Peter Saracino]

Beautiful male singing in my Maple tree.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Ruddy Ducks

[Peter Saracino]

42 ruddy ducks currently floating on Main Pool (MNWR) a bit south of
Spillway.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Waterthrush directions clarification

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
There seems to be a bit of confusion concerning the exact location of my
Louisiana waterthrush sighting at Lick Brook. I apologize for the wording,
and I hope the following can clarify for those who need it.
I took a left off of Rt 13 onto Sandbank Rd. I followed Sandbank for about
1.5 miles then turned right onto Town Line Rd. I parked along the road near
the Preserve sign and followed the path downstream, listening as I
descended.
Hope that helps.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush at Sweedler Preserve/Lick Brook

[Peter Saracino]

Hey folks. Ran into a very talkative Louisiana waterthrush this morning at
the upper reaches of Lick Brook near the Town Line Road entrance.
Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Armitage Rd. Northern waterthrush

[Peter Saracino]

The bird is back- and a sight for sore eyes it is!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re:[cayugabirds-l] [eatonbirdingsociety] Armitage Rd. Northern waterthrush

[Peter Saracino]

By the way, the waterthrush was seem on the Seneca County side.
Sar

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 12:07 PM Peter Saracino via groups.io  wrote:

> The bird is back- and a sight for sore eyes it is!
> Sar
> _._,_._,_
> --
> Groups.io Links:
>
> You receive all messages sent to this group.
>
> View/Reply Online (#17754)
> <https://groups.io/g/eatonbirdingsociety/message/17754> | Reply To Group
> 
> | Reply To Sender
> 
> | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/98473915/1442969> | New Topic
> <https://groups.io/g/eatonbirdingsociety/post>
> Your Subscription
> <https://groups.io/g/eatonbirdingsociety/editsub/1442969> | Contact Group
> Owner  | Unsubscribe
> <https://groups.io/g/eatonbirdingsociety/leave/12186774/1442969/241070582/xyzzy>
> [petersarac...@gmail.com]
> _._,_._,_
>

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Cardinals and cherry blossoms

[Peter Saracino]

Today along Ontario Pathways near Phelps, NY, I watched as a male and
female cardinal appeared to be dining on cherry blossoms. I couldn't tell
if they were eating them or were after the nectar. They didn't seem to keep
a blossom in their bills long enough to be eating them. But they were
certainly putting them into their mouths. Then they'd quickly release them.
So, it was snowing blossoms. A lovely sight- especially when the male began
to sign.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] The Science of Birds Podcast

[Peter Saracino]

The Science of Birds podcast is a lighthearted exploration of bird biology
for lifelong learners featuring over 70 podcasts to date. Topics explored
include subjects like avian evolution, bird coloration, bird vocalization,
migration, etc., etc. They are fun, interesting and easy-to-listen-to
offerings.
Enjoy.
The Science of Birds on Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-science-of-birds/id1532606850
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Purple Martins

[Peter Saracino]

These hemispheric travelers are arriving at their Summer homes at the
Refuge Visitor Center.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Opinion | The Audubon name must go. It will save more birds. - The Washington Post

[Peter Saracino]

Food for thought...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/04/audubon-enslaver-name-change/

Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shorebirds, etc, esp. along Wildlife Drive, Montezuma NWR

[Peter Saracino]

Also we had a pair of long tailed ducks (along with the Eurasian Wigeon) on
Saturday at the Refuge, and there is a new eagle nest (discovered by
volunteer, Allyan Paul). We think the Spillway birds have moved. As you
approach Benning Marsh, look into the woods on your right.  Can't miss it.
Also we've seen a pair of adult sandhills hanging around Eston Marsh on
both Friday and Saturday.
Sar

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 1:27 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:

> I just got a call from Reuben Stoltzfus taking his first trip of the year
> around the Wildlife Drive. If you are up that way, pay particular attention
> to Benning Marsh, because that’s where he saw Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
> Yellowlegs, and Dunlin. Also keep an eye out along the Wildlife Drive for
> Eurasian Wigeon, which others have seen recently, and Great Egret, which
> Mike Gullo saw on April first.
>
> Both Yellowlegss had previously been reported by Wade & Melissa Rowley at
> Carncross Rd’s flooded field near the Seneca River in the Town of Savannah,
> so that can be another good place to study. Previous to that, Janet Akin
> heard Greater Yellowlegs near the intersection of Gravel & Lay Rds in Tyre.
>
> I had thought that Dunlin was new for the Basin for the year, but - sorry,
> Reuben - I just noticed from my Seneca County daily eBird “needs” report
> that Dave Kennedy found a Dunlin yesterday at the intersection of NYS-89 &
> NYS-31 at the west end of the mucklands, another great shorebird location.
>
> Bring a scope if you have one, as shorebirds are small and often distant.
>
> The only other shorebirds I’m aware of in the Basin are Killdeer, which
> first showed up ridiculously early, and American Woodcock and Wilson’s
> Snipe which were found as expected in late February and early March
> respectively.
>
> Reuben is keeping an eye out for Pectoral Sandpiper, another expected
> early shorebird.
>
> Another place I’ve had luck with shorebirds is the Guy Baldassarre marsh,
> by walking counter-clockwise around it and scoping inward while walking
> north along the east dike. Enjoy Shorebird Season!
>
> - - Dave Nutter
> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics 
> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> BirdingOnThe.Net 
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> !*
> --
>

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] How the sandhill acquired is red-skinned "crown"

[Peter Saracino]

Cree legend often told to their children:
On a clear, moonlit night, one can see the Rabbit in the full of the moon.
So, how did Rabbit get his wish to go to the moon? Of all the birds,  Crane
was the only one to fly high enough, and to have wings large enough, that
agreed to carry Rabbit.  For Crane's good deed, Rabbit rewarded the great
bird with a red crown. Wearing its "red headdress" to this day,  Crane
flies neck and head extended. It's legs, trailing like an earthbound
afterthought, are so long because they are stretched by the burden of
carrying Rabbit to the moon.
"Crane The Noblest Flyers"
- Alice Lindsay Price

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Long-tailed ducks

[Peter Saracino]

2 on Main Pool found by Allyn Paul (Refuge volunteer).
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Eurasian wigeon on MNWR Main Pool

[Peter Saracino]

A bit past Seneca Flats
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Tick disease other than Lyme.

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/health/babesiosis-tick-disease-northeast.html

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Woodpecker help

[Peter Saracino]

Hey folks.
I have a "mystery" woodpecker coming to the suet. It's too big to be a
downy, but not quite big enough to be a hairy. And even its beak is an
in-betweener!
If I had to guess I suppose I'd call it a hairy, but.
Any thoughts? Maybe just size variation within a species? Sex-size
differences?
Thank you.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Mockingbird at my feeder

[Peter Saracino]

Must be slim pickings out there!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Cowbird musing.

[Peter Saracino]

I'm looking at a male cowbird on my feeder. And I realize that every time I
look at a cowbird,  I'm looking at a bird that some bird OTHER than a
cowbird raised.
Strange.
Must be LOTS of foster "parents" out there.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Canal walks for school/youth grouos

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
An FYI for any teachers/youth club/scout club leaders on the listserve.
The Canal Corporation is offering free walks for youth/school-related
groups along the Seneca River (Cayuga-Seneca canal) near Waterloo, NY. The
walks can be as long as 2 hours, and we unpack both the cultural and
natural history of that particular neck of the woods. The River has some
facinating stories to tell!
If you are a teacher/youth group leader and this interests you,  email me
off-list.
In the meantime, I hope you're able to enjoy the events (both subtle and
not-so-subtle) currently unfolding in the natural world, courtesy the
increased "nourishment" provided by our star, the Sun.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Geneva turkey vultures

[Peter Saracino]

Some vultures are currently flying the friendly skies over Geneva, NY.
SAR

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] NY State Bird Trail additions

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2023/02/boltons-up-yonda-farm-added-to-nys-birding-trail.html

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Downy courtship

[Peter Saracino]

Just saw this in my lilac tree!
https://youtu.be/pdEc2SlW-Z0

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper: A Unique Shorebird with Unique Conservation Needs

[Peter Saracino]

https://whsrn.org/buff-breasted-sandpiper-a-unique-shorebird-with-unique-conservation-needs/


Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Avian flu going global

[Peter Saracino]

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry |
Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/bird-flu-spreads-new-countries-threatens-non-stop-war-poultry-2023-02-15/
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Feeder red wings

[Peter Saracino]

Just had a few redwings at the feeders.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] NY State Birding trails

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/124045.html

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] "peter, peter, peter"

[Peter Saracino]

Out filling the feeders just now and, for the first time in a long time, I
caught the sound of the titmouse's "peter, peter, peter"!!!

"The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind"
- Percy Bysshe Shelley

Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Flying with the birds (literally!)

[Peter Saracino]

Enjoy.
Sar
https://youtu.be/5QAjfH05IUE

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] What birds do each month

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.audubon.org/news/birdist-rule-10-know-what-birds-are-doing-each-month
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] California condors are capable of reproducing without males, study says - The Washington Post

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/05/california-condor-parthenogenesis-study/

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black bear killed on Refuge

[Peter Saracino]

Trying to find out.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 5:44 PM  wrote:

> Birders often buy a duck stamp, too.  According to Ducks Unlimited, "Each
> year, about 25 percent of all duck stamps are purchased by individuals who
> do not hunt waterfowl that particular year. Many of these stamps are bought
> by collectors and avid conservationists who support habitat programs funded
> by duck stamp sales."  My husband & I don't hunt but we get one at the Post
> Office each year, every Post Office carries them.  This year the Duck Stamp
> feature a pair of Redheads and cost $25, 98% of which goes directly to help
> acquire and protect wetland habitat and purchase conservation easements for
> the National Wildlife Refuge System.
>
> Question to folks who have experience with bears: wasn't that bear pretty
> small?  Seems like the ones I have seen in the wild (always running away
> from us so not ideal views) were larger, but maybe that's just the way the
> photo was taken?
>
> Alicia
>
> On 12/8/2022 5:05 PM, Alyssa Johnson wrote:
>
> This is going to be long; I apologize in advance! But as a huge advocate
> for hunting, a former colleague of MNWR, and a bear lover, I wanted to
> share my perspective. Something I discovered while working out at Montezuma
> Audubon was the general public’s misconception about what a "wildlife
> refuge" is, and its purpose. The following was taken from the National
> Wildlife Refuge System website
> :
>
> About Us: The National Wildlife Refuge System lands and waters serve a
> purpose distinct from that of other U.S. public lands: Wildlife conservation
> drives everything on national wildlife refuges, from the purposes for
> which each refuge was established to the recreational activities offered,
> to the resource management tools used.
>
> The mission of the refuge system is "To administer a national network of
> lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate,
> restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats
> within the United States for the benefit of the present and future
> generations of Americans."
>
>
> I'd like to focus on the highlighted sections and in particular the word
> "conservation". At its very simplest, conservation means "wise use", and in
> this case, the wise use of natural resources which includes fish, wildlife,
> and plants. Preservation is the word that implies "no use", but that is not
> used here. Legally huntable wildlife species, in accordance with NYS and
> Federal law, can be hunted in the National Wildlife Refuges, including
> Montezuma. In fact, without hunting, much of the land within Montezuma
> National Wildlife Refuge, would not be under their ownership and
> management. When hunting for migratory bird species (which is defined as
> waterfowl and gallinule at Montezuma NWR) you must have a "Duck Stamp" on
> your person while hunting. Hunters 16 years of age or older are required to
> purchase them, and the stamps are considered "conservation revenue stamps;
> 98 percent of the purchase prices goes directly to help acquire and protect
> wetland habitat and purchase conservation easements for the National
> Wildlife Refuge System. Wetlands acquired with Duck Stamp dollars help
> purify water, aid in flood control, reduce soil erosion and sedimentation,
> and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities." (FWS Duck Stamps
> ) I can’t remember the exact
> percentage, but something like 89%? (don’t quote me, and maybe someone from
> the Refuge will jump in), but a majority of the Refuge lands has been
> acquired using Duck Stamp funds. Without hunting, which is considered a
> mechanism of conservation and wildlife management, we would likely would
> not have the wildlife drive, Knox Marsellus Marsh, Tschache Pool,
> Wil-Goose, etc. to enjoy. Hunters have no choice if they want to purchase
> that stamp or not, no stamp, no hunting. But birders and other “non
> consumptive” users of the land are by and large, NOT contributing
> financially. I know some people are donors, but I’d guess most people who
> visit the drive, are not, and get to enjoy that beautiful place for free. A
> current Federal Duck Stamp is also a free pass into any national wildlife
> refuge that charges an entry fee (some do). Because nearly all of the
> proceeds are used to conserve habitat for birds and other wildlife,
> birders, nature photographers and other outdoor enthusiasts buy Duck Stamps
> to help ensure that they can always see wildlife at their favorite outdoor
> spots. No hunting =  less publicly accessible Federal lands.
>
> That being said- this situation with the bear shooting was unethical,
> irresponsible, and illegal. According to Montezuma NWR’s Hunt/Fish Plan
> , black
> bears are NOT a huntable species on refuge lands. So even though they are
> in 

[cayugabirds-l] Free Winter hikes along the Seneca River

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
The Canal Corporation and the NY State Power Authority are offering free
hikes this January and February along the Seneca River in Waterloo, NY.
Hosted by Canalside, the title of the walk is "More Than Just A "Canal" -
Hiking The Seneca River To Explore Its Natural And Human History"
Among other things we will be exploring both the Natural and human history
associated with the river (part of the Erie Canal system). Topics addressed
will include the astronomical reason for the winter season, examinig the
signs of the life (animal, bird, plant, insect) encountered along the way,
the strategies employed by that life to  cope with the diminished solar
energy, early signs of Spring, the river as part of a larger watershed, the
river's history as an economic force and the people (past and present) who
have lived along its banks.
Walks are lead by yours truly and Lisa DeFrancesco. They are free but space
is limited and tends to fill up quickly. Registration will be posted on the
Event Brite website (eventbrite.com) on 12/14/22.
Hope to see you there as we explore some of the facinating stories this
beautiful river has to tell.
Pete Saracino

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Black bear killed on Refuge

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/2022/12/08/black-bear-shot-and-killed-at-the-montezuma-national-wildlife-refuge/

Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge cranes

[Peter Saracino]

At least 130 cranes at Knox! Some just flew in from the direction of
Armitage Rd. Same? Different?
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Sandhills

[Peter Saracino]

150+ cranes on south side of Armitage road. North of MNWR.
SAR

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge diving ducks

[Peter Saracino]

The redheads and scaup have arrived on the main pool. Virtually none during
yesterday's survey yet scores of  redheads and a good number of scaup this
morning! Many ring necks as welland at least 1500 swans (conservative
estimate) - presumably mostly tundra. A really cool spectacle.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Knox Marcellus Sandhills

[Peter Saracino]

Approximately 210 sandhill cranes at Knox Marcellus marsh (MNWR) this
evening (Sunday) as night fell.
Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Rt 31 Sandhill Cranes

[Peter Saracino]

There is currently a flock of approximately 101 cranes  in the cut corn
field on the south side of the mucklands Rt.31 a bit east of the 31/89
intersection.
Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Total lunat eclipse on November 8th

[Peter Saracino]

EarthSky | Total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/total-lunar-eclipse-nov8-2022/
Clear skies!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] New Owl Species, Principe Scops Owl, Discovered - Simplemost

[Peter Saracino]

https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/new-owl-species-discovered-on-tiny-african-island-in-gulf-of-guinea

Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge osprey

[Peter Saracino]

Just had an osprey at Tschache Pool during our Refuge survey.MNWR...along
with a great egret.
Pete Saracino

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Bar-tailed godwit ELEVEN day oddessy

[Peter Saracino]

4-Month Old Bar Tailed Godwit Breaks Continuous Flight Record After Flying
8,400 Miles in 11 Days | Science Times
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/40772/20221101/4-month-old-bar-tailed-godwit-breaks-continuous-flight-record.htm

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Halloween (Short--eared) Owls

[Peter Saracino]

Hey all.
Been out on Johnson Road (Town of Phelps) the last few nights in the hopes
of seeing the short-eared owls that commonly winter here. Tonight, at about
6:30 I was looking at my phone and  about to head home when I was suddenly
startled by a very sharp "bark" very nearby. I looked up to see 2
short-eared owls cross the road very near my car and then head into the
field on the east side of the road!
Just in time for Halloween!!
Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots o cranes

[Peter Saracino]

Astrid we had over 100 sandhills on our survey yesterday (Friday) at Knox
Marcellus Marsh on the Montezuma Refuge near Seneca Falls, NY.
If past history is any indication, I expect still more to arrive before
they finally leave us for the winter. Last year's fall totals surpassed 300
birds!,
It is quite a sight to see such large congregations of these beautiful
creatures.
Good luck!! Hope you're successful in your search.
Pete Saracino
Volunteer Refuge Naturalist & Bird Surveyor

On Sat, Oct 29, 2022, 9:44 AM Astrid Jirka  wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Does anyone know if the Sandhill Cranes are still around and if so,
> when and where is best to see them?
>
> Cheers,
> Astrid Jirka
>
> *From:* Astrid Jirka 
> *Date:* October 26, 2022 at 12:06:48 PM EDT
> *To:* Laura Stenzler , Bill Foster <
> floatingclassr...@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* *Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots o cranes*
>
> 
> Great, we hope to be up there on Saturday. Hopefully they'll still be
> around!
>
> Thank you,
>
> *Astrid Jirka*
> Director of Tourism Initiatives
> ~~~
> Discover Cayuga Lake - "Tourism with a Mission"
> www.discovercayugalake.org 
> Tompkins Center for History & Culture, Suite 303
> 607-327-LAKE (5253)
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 12:03 PM Laura Stenzler  wrote:
>
>> Hi Astrid
>> I think they are probably there all morning until late afternoon. We were
>> there around 2.
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> Laura Stenzler
>> l...@cornell.edu
>>
>> On Oct 26, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Astrid Jirka 
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi Laura -
>>
>> Thanks for the intel. Do you know the best time of day to generally see
>> the cranes?
>>
>> *Astrid Jirka*
>> Director of Tourism Initiatives
>> ~~~
>> Discover Cayuga Lake - "Tourism with a Mission"
>> www.discovercayugalake.org 
>> Tompkins Center for History & Culture, Suite 303
>> 607-327-LAKE (5253)
>> \
>>
>>> -- Forwarded message -
>>> From: Laura Stenzler 
>>> Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 2:00 PM
>>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots o cranes
>>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>>>
>>>
>>> From the overlook in East Road at Montezuma NWR we are looking at 120
>>> Sandhill Cranes in the grasses.
>>> 2 pm, Tuesday.
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> Laura Stenzler
>>> l...@cornell.edu
>>> --
>>>
>>> Cayugabirds-L List Info:
>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
>>>
>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>>>
>>> ARCHIVES:
>>> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
>>> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
>>> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html
>>>
>>> Please submit your observations to eBird:
>>> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Bill Foster, Director
>> Discover Cayuga Lake - Tours and Educational Cruises
>> "Tourism with a Mission"
>>
>> www.discovercayugalake.org
>> 607-216-2238 (direct)
>> 607-327-5253 (tour line & general info)
>>
>> *“Society is like a stew. If you don’t keep it stirred up, you get a lot
>> of scum on top.” *- Edward Abbey
>>
>> --
> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics 
> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> BirdingOnThe.Net 
> *Please submit your observations to eBird
> !*
> --
>

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge cranes

[Peter Saracino]

Flock of 77 sandhill cranes in cornfield on route 89. Come off East Rd. and
take a right. As you climb hill the cranes are in a cut cornfield field on
right side of road. Best seen from top of hill. Be careful of traffic.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Identifying shorebirds video

[Peter Saracino]

The art of identifying shorebirds with Michael O'Brien. Mike is one of the
co-authors of the Shorebirds Book.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/vSiXVWsav70
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Handbook of bird biology 3rd edition

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
If anyone out there is interested in selling a used copy of the Lab of O's
"Hanbook Of Bird Biology" please contact me via personal email.
Thank you.
Pete Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge snipe

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
Just an FYI in case you've been looking for a Wilson's Snipe this season or
want to see more of them. Jackie Bakker picked out 10 of them in various
spots in Larue's Lagoon today on our survey. One grouping had 4 birds in
it. Another had at least 3.
Good luck. Visitor Center pool had lots of shorebirds early morning. Most
had vanished come noon time. The work of a peregrine?
Don't delay. These "wind birds" will soon leave us.
Be well.
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

[cayugabirds-l] Refuge shorebirds

[Peter Saracino]

 LOTS of shorebirds this morning in the Visitor center pool!!
Sar

--

Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--