Hiking along Cayuga Trails in the streambed we came across a Bank
Swallow colony nesting in the sandy cliffs-- probably about twenty
nest holes. The birds were active and feeding over the water; one pair
got chased by a Chipping Sparrow, of all things, who then trilled
about showing them what was what.
Caroline Manring
Ithaca
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On May 21, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Nancy W Dickinson <[email protected]> wrote:
Just spent my lunchtime listening to the Baltimore Orioles who seem
to be nesting in one of the two oak trees right behind the Ezra
Cornell statue. The male sings a very consistent, syncopated song,
and then it sounds like the female, in one of the trees, pipes short
phrases of the same tune, right in rhythm with his. Very cool. The
echoes between the buildings make it hard to tell exactly where they
are, but I did see the male flying between the two oaks several
times. It sounded like there are another singing down by Uris
Library, as well.
Nancy Dickinson
Johnson Art Museum
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