Hello, I went for a nice walk this morning at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. Phoebes are back, Great Blue Herons are standing on nests near the fire station (looked like seven occupied nests), fox sparrows and golden-crowned kinglets were around, and a smattering of migrants passed overhead (common loon, rough-legged hawk, and many turkey vultures).
One interesting observation I wanted to share: I was watching a raven fly across the valley when a bird came out of nowhere to chase and harass the raven. It was a crow, and the crow followed the raven until I lost sight of the two corvids. I've seen small groups of crows harass solitary ravens many times, but don't think I've previously seen a single crow harass a single raven with such vigor. Best, Ben -- Benjamin Freeman Ph.D. candidate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA benjamingfreeman.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/[email protected]/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/ --
