[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds in B-dale

This morning I saw three bluebirds on Vandermark Road in Brooktondale — a very cheerful and welcome sight in December! Happy Solstice — Robin -- The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. — Thomas Paine -- Cayugabirds-L List

Re: [cayugabirds-l] SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER

That reminds me of a (slightly) funny story. Some years ago I had to go to Tulsa on business. I'd never been to that part of the country before, and really wanted to see a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (the state bird!). But I didn't see one, and I kept not seeing one, and was telling the cab

[cayugabirds-l] snowy owls

While perusing USA Today in Wegman's Cafe, I read a brief article about a surprising abundance of eight Snowy Owls counted in Kansas. The phenomenon was linked to a normal, cyclical low in the number of arctic rodents, driving the owls south. If so, perhaps we too shall be lucky. -- The world

[cayugabirds-l] yet another Belted Kingfisher

They're everywhere! They're everywhere! (well, almost:) We saw one yesterday in Center Lisle as we were speeding south on Route 79. There's a little pond near the Dudley Diner, visible from the road, and a wire crosses right over the pond. The kingfisher was in the middle of the wire, looking

Re: [cayugabirds-l] British bird watchers

That manly crowd makes me wonder: if the British have a problem with football hooligans, are there also birder hooligans? On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:22 AM, John and Fritzie Blizzard job121...@verizon.net wrote: ** Looks pretty much like a man's world. Must have pretty tolerant employers!!

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Screech-owl

I'm glad to hear that Marc's owl recovered quickly. Last fall I witnessed a young Red-Tailed Hawk, inexpertly hunting, collide with a car, and I ended up taking it to CU's Wildlife Rehab facility on Hungerford Hill Rd. Weeks later they emailed to say that it was expected to make a complete

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bats!

I installed a bat house on the southeast side of my house over a year ago, but haven't attracted any customers. There aren't any bat lures, are there? ; ) Robin On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:11 AM, John Confer con...@ithaca.edu wrote: I spent a summer banding bats in Indiana as part of an

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Robins

And bluebirds in Danby and Brooktondale On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Linda Madeo lwma...@gmail.com wrote: I'm thinking that they are starting to filter in .. there does seem to be a big influx recently. On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edu wrote: Lots

Re: [cayugabirds-l] A hint of things to come...

Yet another reason to love birds: after a certain point in late winter, they say, To hell with the temperature, I'm getting on with it! On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edu wrote: Things are looking up. Mr. Cardinal just fed Mrs. Cardinal in a tree near my feeders.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] So you think you know your yard?

This may not be strictly legit, but for my own private, informal purposes my yard extends down the road a half-mile past the open fields, which my dog and I walk every morning. Thus far this spring I've got a royal flush of hawks: Red-tailed, Broad Winged, Marsh/Northern Harrier, Red-Shouldered,

[cayugabirds-l] Owl seduction

I hope you'll excuse this being somewhat off-topic, but I could use some sage counsel. I have an old mailbox that I was thinking I could nail up in a tree in hopes an owl would roost in it. Am I deluding myself? If this is a realistic possibility, are there things I could do to make it more

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Great Big Indigo Bunting west side of Seneca Lake

The giant Pileated Woodpecker is pretty good, too! BTW, I've had one at my suet feeder lately — I'm assuming a female piling on needed calories. Robin On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 4:18 PM, Regi Teasley rltcay...@earthlink.net wrote: Fellow Birders, Tuesday several other birders and I saw

Re: [cayugabirds-l] equine hummingbird - is this legit?

No, it's good — I've seen it elsewhere. Robin On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Donna Lee Scott d...@cornell.edu wrote: I am suspicious of emails with no message in the body and with a link to a website. So, I will not open this one. Betsy, if this is really you, please send a brief

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mrs Robin reuses her nest!

I thought robins usually did that, as long as the subsequent clutches are in the same year. A pair that nested under our covered patio one year raised two batches in the same nest. On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edu wrote: It's highly unusual for a songbird to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Off topic: old computers

The Tompkins County Solid Waste facility on Commercial Ave. off Route 13S handles them if they're only good for trash. Otherwise, the ReUse Store in the Triphammer Mall fixes and resells them, but I would call first. 256-9699. *Always do right. This* *will gratify some people and astonish the

[cayugabirds-l] Kingbirds flocking

Until this morning, I had only seen Kingbirds alone, but today there was a whole big flock assembling in the scrubby field (bushes, thistles, and teasels, etc.) at the corner of Route 79/Slaterville Road and Landon Road. *Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through

Re: [cayugabirds-l] A Crow flight

And yesterday at the same time, when I was near Beechtree Care Center (cor. Clinton & Albany), hundreds were streaming overhead from the north. I always think that crows must enjoy the winter as a fun, social alternative to the summertime responsibilities of raising their nuclear families.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch Lifespan

How long, on average, do goldfinches live? *"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring." — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. * On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 9:05 PM, Peter

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goose down on the commons

My dog and I inadvertently surprised a goose on the north end of Tioga Street at about 2.30 pm. He took off squawking, flying south. Winter is icummen in, Lhude sing Goddamm. — *Ezra Pound * On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Nancy Tonachel Gabriel wrote: > Just saw a

[cayugabirds-l] Bobolinks are here!

They weren't there yesterday, but today the Bobolinks are exuberantly back on Landon Road in Brooktondale. ☺ *The road to hell is paved with good intentions.* -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Semi-palmated Plover

On the move this morning, seen twice in the field at the southwest corner of Route 79 & Landon Road. * Beauty is hope made visible.* -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] FOY RWBB

Year after year, it's still a wonderful thing to hear one's first Red-Winged Blackbird of spring (SE corner of Slaterville and Landon Roads). *The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail. — Ramakrishna* -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Of Unleashed Dogs and Waterthrushes

As the owner of a *well-behaved *dog who prefers to be unleashed and leaves other people alone, I'm very sorry this happened to you. Inconsiderate jackasses like that ruin it for the rest of us. Robin On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 8:29 PM Magnus Fiskesjo wrote: > > Nice poem! > > One of your

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wildlife drive?

Montezuma wildlife drive opens April 1st. On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 8:28 AM Nancy Cusumano wrote: > Does anyone know if the wildlife drive is open yet for the season? > Seems like that might be a good solitary endeavor. > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

East Shore Park is off East Shore Drive, about .5 mi north of Stewart Park. It's next to the Cornell sailing facility. On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 2:07 PM Lanie Wilmarth wrote: > Which one is east shore park? > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 2:01 PM Robin Cisne wrote: > >

[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

The good news is that there is an Eared Grebe close to shore right now at East Shore Park (1:55 pm). The bad news is that the roads are pretty slippery. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

cornell.edu >> >> From: bounce-124486653-84019...@list.cornell.edu [ >> bounce-124486653-84019...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Lanie Wilmarth [ >> lwilmarth...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 2:06 PM >> To: Robin C

Re: [cayugabirds-l] GH Owl Singing

Enlighten me: I thought GHO courted in January. If they are courting in October, won't the females be brooding and then raising owlets in the middle of winter? On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 1:56 PM Linda Orkin wrote: > Deep songs of owls' nuptials float far on gentle night currents > Songbirds

[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit

John just called from Montezuma to say that he watched a Hudsonian Godwit land in the pool that is just inside the entrance. Several other cars have stopped to see it, too. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] arrogant dogowner going viral

Magnus, your last paragraph linking unleashed dog-walking to the depravities of colonialism is an ambitious overreach, and an outrageous conjecture unsupported by fact. I assume you meant to type "setting their *dogs* on birds and people." No evidence has been offered, either in this forum or by

Re: [cayugabirds-l] John James Audubon's Birds of America | Audubon

I had the pleasure of seeing a few of the original Audubon paintings at the New York Historical Society a few years back, and they were a revelation in their stunning attention to detail and subtle use of color. On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 8:41 PM Chris R. Pelkie wrote: >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar Waxwings

Several times this winter I've seen a flock at the south end of Lackawanna Road in Brooktondale. On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 10:45 AM Carol Cedarholm wrote: > Just saw a flock of 20 Cedar Waxwings in my backyard in downtown Ithaca. > Has anyone else been seeing them? > Carol Cedarholm > -- >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Not the birds please

What names are you referring to? It's my understanding that what we used to call an Oldsquaw is now properly called a Long-Tailed Duck. Are there other birds whose names are being changed? The quotation below is from Wikipedia, but similar commentaries are found in other references: "The

[cayugabirds-l] FOY Phoebe

Heard her today in the trees between the ponds at the Arboretum. ☺ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] FYI — proposed development next to Sapsucker Woods

I copied this from NextDoor. Jane-Marie Law was the author. " [image: Profile photo] Jane-Marie Law [image: Profile photo] Northeast Cigarette Alley

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Elmira Limpkin

Wasn't she the villain in an early 20th c. novel? On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 10:18 PM Dave Nutter wrote: > On 12 October Barb Borelli found and photographed a Limpkin along the > Chemung River in Elmira and reported it to eBird. This morning (22 October) > Martin Cain refound & photographed it,

[cayugabirds-l] Song query

Can anyone tell what bird it is — I think it's a warbler — that has a buzzy song which is a rising scale of about seven notes? Like Bzz.zt! ? Thanks for any help — Robin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Song query

ew?usp=sharing > > > > > > *From:* bounce-126551678-77325...@list.cornell.edu [mailto: > bounce-126551678-77325...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Robin Cisne > *Sent:* Friday, May 13, 2022 8:53 AM > *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Song query > > > > C

[cayugabirds-l] How to find bird guide to Faroes?

Hi there — I have a friend, not on this listserve, who is planning a trip to the Faroe Islands, leaving from Shetland, and would like to connect with a local birder who'd be willing to serve as a guide to the area. Can anyone tell me how to find such a person? Thanks, Robin -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dead sharpie for donation

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

[cayugabirds-l] FOY GBH!

WOOHOO! Flying over the top of Snyder Hill.  -- (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

[cayugabirds-l] Phoebe empty-nesters

Asking for a friend (no, really!): "I'm going to have my house pressure washed and re-stained this summer. I don't want to interrupt my Phoebe's nesting/fledging but I have to give these companies a date. Do you have any idea when would be a post-fledge time for this? Thanks for your help,