Re:[cayugabirds-l] Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk

Hi, For over a decade there has been a white, but not albino, red tail on the west side of the town of Lodi, hanging around near Shaw Road. I have heard it is there year round but we don't drive by often enough in daylight in winter to confirm that it overwinters there. We have,

[cayugabirds-l] Wood duck family (OOB?)

Hi, Was traveling between Interlaken and Lodi on Rte 96-A when a wood duck family scurried across the highway, the tiny ducklings strung so close together behind their mother that momentarily it looked like a strange long-tailed wood duck! Traffic on both sides hit the brakes and the

[cayugabirds-l] Flicker

YS Flicker on our suet in Ovid. Only other winter flicker we have seen in 20+ yrs here was a sad pile of feathers under a cedar tree found in February 2012. Also have now been able to see both 2 male and 2 female redpolls simultaneously, so definitely have at least 4, am guessing between 4-8

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings Horned Larks

A mixed flock of 200-300 snow buntings and horned larks was on Munson Road across from Countryside Market in Ovid at 2:00 and still at 3:30. Had no time to stop and check for longspurs or other more sought after birds. They were covering strips of bare ground where the snow had been blown

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl, Ovid

At 8:25 am today, an unusually white Snowy Owl was near the corner of Wycoff Road and Cty Rte 129 in the Town of Ovid.  It was about .2 mile south of the intersection, on the west side of 129, about 150' from the road on a small rise.  A female harrier was hunting in the same large field

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

At 8 am this morning, there were several thousand snow geese flying over and browsing in stubble in the northwest corner of Covert & south-central portion of the town of Ovid. All the flying geese were headed south, some funneling into the fields and the rest only moderately high up, looking

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

Well, we always turn off lights not being used - and more importantly we have switched over to LED lights pretty much all through the house. We hang almost all of our laundry up to dry. We keep our thermostat very /very/ low all winter and do not have air conditioning. We have no 'instant

[cayugabirds-l] Provisioned by an eagle

In Bangladesh trained otters herd fish into fishing nets, and in Japan cormorants involuntarily fish for their owners, so maybe having fresh fish caught and delivered by an eagle isn't as special as I think but it was cool. Earlier today I was returning to our house after an hour of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] flock o' warblers - corection

Apparently I got too excited: I meant *Golden-_Winged_ Warbler,* which I think is warbler species 26 for our yard. (It's golden crown made a big impression on me ... .) Thanks, Janet - Alicia On 5/2/2017 11:52 AM, Janet Akin wrote: > Golden Crowned Warbler? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May

[cayugabirds-l] OT: anyone get a photo of the raccoon at Bock-Harvey on Sunday?

I did not, and would love to have one if you are willing to share!  Pls pm any reply since attachments are verboten on this list. Thanks - Alicia  - Original Message - From: Mark Chao To:"Cayugabirds- L" Cc: Sent:Sun, 28 May 2017 17:34:33 -0400 Subject:[cayugabirds-l] Bock-Harvey and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are all my feeder birds

Our (mostly red) oak trees had a huge mast year two years ago, but last year and this year the acorns have been at more normal production levels. Red oaks have a two year cycle for acorn production - the flowers from this year are next year's acorns - so it could be that 2018 will be another big

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar Waxwings!

I had a flock of 40 or more last week all afternoon and spent some time looking at them since they are such cool birds.  Oddly, not one had even a drop of red "wax" on its wings.  I know juveniles don't always show the red, so maybe the juvies flock up as a group and that was what these were, but

[cayugabirds-l] Eagle and Turkey Vulture southwest of Interlaken

 Apparently there is a sizeable carcass of something in the middle of a field on the south side of Kellys Corners Road, maybe 1/4 mile west of Tunison.  At 1:00 pm this afternoon, a vulture was feeding on it and an adult Bald Eagle was standing 3-4 feet away, watching.  The instantaneous

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Seneca County Redpolls

They were there this morning at 8:30 AM, feeding briefly on the standing (weed?) stalks and then flying up and moving 25 or 50 feet and settling down to feed briefly again, all the while calling continuously. At times they were right next to the road. I would have guessed 250 birds based on my

[cayugabirds-l] missing buteo?

Hi, I think we may have spotted someone's hawk gone astray.  At 7:05 pm, we saw what we took to be a Red-Tailed Hawk on top of a utility pole.  It was standing in an odd position, almost like it was mantling something there.  We turned back, concerned that it's wing might be caught in a loop

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Swallow-tailed Kite continuing at location below, Yates Co., Penn Yan

Haven't seen this on the list, in case anyone wants to head out to Penn Yan.  I have no info after this email about whether the bird still is being seen. Forwarded Message Subject:[nysbirds-l] Swallow-tailed Kite continuing at location below, Yates Co., Penn Yan

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Falls Snowies - WARNING

Hi, At 11:30 this morning there were two Snowy Owls at the airport.  One heavily bared bird was nestled against a runway light southeast of and not far from the main terminal building. A lighter individual was hunkered down farther away, on a ridge almost due east of the building.  Eight or

[cayugabirds-l] Tim Gallagher's article on Taughannock Peregrines wins first place for nature writing

This may be old news to many, but Audubon just sent out an email out noting this award!  Link to the excellent story included in the quote below. > Three Award-Winning Stories from /Audubon/ Magazine >

[cayugabirds-l] Loon party on Seneca Lake

There presently are at least 22 loons in a loose group, relatively close to the west shore midway down Seneca Lake.  None of them shows a trace of adult plumage so am guessing it's a group of juveniles who might be migrating together.  Lots of calling, some bathing and feeding activity.  Two

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Heat Pumps// A great read for birders to consider

Hi Reggie, This isn't a hot water system heat pump, but we are very happy with the performance of the heat pump we tied into our forced air ventilation this summer.  It now is our heating source on days when it is above 25 or 30 degrees outside, and has the additional benefit that it can be

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Suet question

I love Pine Tree Farms - nice people, good prices - and we get all our seed and suet there, but have never seen any suet there that didn't have seeds or peanuts in it.  You could try calling first - 607-532-4311. They also might have ideas for where to get some.  In decades of bird feeding, I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Not birds but.....

Three options (at least): (1) Peter's resource is great because it seems like at least initially, the government will have kits on hand to send out. (2) But /in addition/_,_ for those who can find at-home tests for sale, anyone with health insurance /also/ can get 8 free tests/month.  So if

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Song Sparrow and Tree Sparrow

We do the same thing, but only put out white millet there. The squirrels are more interested in scavenging under the sunflower seed feeders, and the doves also prefer the sunflower seed, so the juncos & other sparrows mostly get the area under the picnic table to themselves. On 3/13/2022 8:16

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Overwintering Red-headed Woodpeckers generally

Not in the basin, but several years ago one overwintered in Lodi, and pre-eBird we had one at our feeder in Ovid very early one year - I can't find the date for that right now but at that time we only put feed out in winter and very early spring, generally not after mid-March. Migration may be

[cayugabirds-l] Lone osprey on communication tower in Covert

On Route 96, north of Trumansburg, one osprey was perched today at 11:25 am on the superstructure of the tower where they have nested for at least three years.  Someone (presumably whoever owns the tower) tore the 2021 nest down last summer pretty much the moment the nestling fledged, giving

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [The Washington Post] Dozens of bird names honoring enslavers and racists will be changed

To respond to a few things Carl raised: * Relatively few of these birds were named for the white people who first described them.  In most cases the describer named them to honor someone else - Henslow's Sparrow, for example, was named by Audubon in honor of Rev. John Henslow, who

Re: [cayugabirds-l] English bird names

Initially I was confused by Ken's link ,but starting at 9:40 if becomes relevant and funny. Alicia On 11/6/2023 11:10 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg wrote: > At least topic is getting some attention! > > Ken > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ0nVxD2Nck > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 6,

[cayugabirds-l] Possible new birding spot in Ovid?

Hi, Until recently the NYS Department of Corrections ran a shock incarceration camp on the grounds of the former Willard Psychiatric facility.  NYS has closed the shock incarceration camp and Seneca County is now trying to identify the best use of this land for he future.  Last month the

[cayugabirds-l] Baltimore Oriole

Male was singing here in SW Ovid (Seneca Basin) at 7:30 am, it or another one was eating sunflower seeds (and ignoring the adjacent suet, which is what they normally prefer) on our feeder at 11:45. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Make that two Baltimore Orioles

There has been a male Baltimore Oriole at our feeders in SW Ovid off and on since Sunday morning.  This morning briefly there were two. Given the strong NW winds last night, seems less likely that a new one came in than that there have been two birds for at least 24 hrs. There frequently are

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Polyamorous Raptors (was Polygamous Osprey)

For a dozen years, starting in the late 1980s, there were three Bald Eagles at Montezuma, two males and one female, who all stayed there year round.  They nested as a trio and successfully fledged young several years in a row.   If memory serves, only one of the males was ever observed

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinals still nesting.

A pair of cardinals currently is feeding young in a large spirea bush just outside our kitchen window.  Nest construction began 8/5, completed 8/6, incubation underway by 8/10.  At least one nestling had hatched by last Tuesday (8/23) when at different times each parent was observed feeding

[cayugabirds-l] Questions re (1) Scarlet Tanager, and (2) Juvenile Peregrine (not together)

Hi, (1) Scarlet Tanager: for over 4 hours this afternoon, a female scarlet tanager chick-burred continuously (at least for the 90% of the time I was outside) 20-25 times/minute, while actively (and successfully) feeding and resting in small trees and shrubs.  A few times I thought I might

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

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

Re: [nysbirds-l] 22 (yes, twenty-two) Anhingas - Rome NY

eBird report with photos here On 4/22/2023 8:00 PM, Ryan Zucker wrote: > Hello all, > > Haven’t seen this posted here yet - Matthew Voelker found and photographed a > flock of at least 22 ANHINGAS this evening on the canal along Muck Rd in > Rome, NY

[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-Throated Hummer

Visited a friend in downtown Ithaca this afternoon and she reported she had seen her FOY hummer.  Last summer she had a window-mounted feeder and on Monday a Ruby Throated Hummingbird came to that window looking for a meal, but she hadn't put her feeder out yet. Sometimes the early bird gets

[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys Everywhere All at Once!

Including one back beside the nest that is atop the cellphone tower south of Covert ~ 4:45pm today.  For the first time in three years the nest had not been removed from the tower, so it was there to welcome the osprey back to its summer home.  An hour earlier presumably the same bird was

[cayugabirds-l] OOB: Steller's Sea Eagle back in Maine

In case anyone has regrets about not chasing it last year, this afternoon the Sea Eagle has been seen by several people in in the same area it frequented in late February/early March last year. Forwarded Message Subject:[eBird Alert] Sagadahoc County Rare Bird Alert

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers

Several years ago we were taking a break while driving back to NY and went for a walk in Brigham County Park, in Dane County, Wisconsin.  There were nesting RH Woodpeckers, an adult feeding nestlings, and this is part of the note I entered into eBird: > the color of the adult: it was as though

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Conservation vs Ecology

Hi Carl, I see no need for any fire storm, but I do disagree with your premise.  I want to be a climate activist precisely /because/ I want to be a conservationist preserving what we have locally on the planet as a whole. Unless we can reduce climate change, it will wipe out many many more

[cayugabirds-l] Question about Merlin behavior (the falcon, not the app)

On Saturday in the early evening, at the gate of the Grassroots festival as crowds of people were streaming in, a Merlin started calling continuously for many seconds - 10? 15?  It came into view from the west and was chasing a crow and diving at it.  They were maybe 30' above the tree tops

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black vultures

Could be these are bonded birds hanging out together but actual courtship seems to be more active and to involve display, or at least the male lifting & holding his wings over his head - see Birds by Bent .  (Note that the months given

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

Thank you for reaching out to them, Rachel, sounds like you had a good conversation. We'll all keep our fingers crossed! Alicia On 4/15/2024 12:09 PM, Rachel Hogancamp wrote: > Good morning, all - > > I've been in touch with Jennifer Tavares at Tompkins Chamber and Fred > Bonn of the Parks

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

Yay!!!  Thank you Tim & Geo for getting this the attention it deserved, and Rachel and others for using their contacts!  Several people have been mentioned as possibly having had some influence on the light show.  The emails I've seen on other list messages are below for anyone who wants to

[cayugabirds-l] People to thank

On 4/15/2024 5:15 PM, Rachel Hogancamp wrote: > That's fabulous news!!  It's a wonderful comment on our community. > > If you want a direct contact for Visit Ithaca, Peggy Coleman is the > head of that side of the organization. > Peggy Coleman - pe...@visitithaca.com Also ... Jennifer

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

Sounds like there is a lot of momentum behind this and it might be easier to deflect than to stop unless the weather is like today. Celebrating the 100th probably is a huge deal for the agency, which certainly have manages a lot of great habitat for birds.  And they people behind this