For a few years there have been 2 or 3 geese who like to roost high on the cliffs near the dam at Treman Lake in upper Buttermilk Park. I never saw any indication that they intended or tried to nest there. Perhaps they enjoyed the view.
Sarah On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 2:59 AM Linda Ann Woodard <l...@cornell.edu> wrote: > 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:* > 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/ --
