For the past couple of years, I have seen similar behavior on the cliffs above Fall Creek along the path next to the Veggie Gardens on Freeze Road. As far as I could tell, none of the nests were successful. Linda ________________________________ From: bounce-127301848-3494...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-127301848-3494...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Rick Lightbody <r...@ricklightbody.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 1:24 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Not your typical Canada Goose nest
A few days ago, Carol and I took a walk on the south rim trail at Taughannock S.P. Not too far from the parking lot off Jacksonville Road, she spotted a Canada Goose, nesting in an unexpected location (to put it mildly). Here, have a look: https://youtu.be/g3dHEyC9qdA So I'm wondering if this bird might have been raised by peregrines. (Hey, if humans can be raised by wolves...) But seriously: Have any of you observed similarly maverick nesting behavior in this species? I'm wondering how common this might be. Rick -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> 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> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/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/ --
