In a message dated 1/6/2011 7:47:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bootyrules...@aol.com writes:
I do more reading than posting here,because I am not quite as experienced as most of you so sometimes I feel a bit intimidated.Anyway I really wanted to comment on the Ravens.I live in Wappingers Falls,NY and I have a nice variety of birds during all 4 seasons although I see a bit of a decline this fall and winter so far.Anyway I have 6 resident Ravens and 2 days ago I heard a lot of yelling/screeching.I knew it was not the blue jays sounding the alarm.When I looked out of my sun-room windows I saw one of my Ravens chasing a Red Railed Hawk around and around my property.On that day the Raven won.It was pretty amazing.I do have several Red Tail Hawk's here and a Cooper's Hawk (probably more than one?) and that is NOT good for all of my little birds or squirrels or rabbits.My sparrow's,blue jay's cardinals,tufted titmouse,finches.mourning doves,woodpeckers and so on are hanging in there and that makes me happy.I feed them everday and I have two heated bird bath's for them.Does anyone know what really happened to the black birds grackle/starlings that just died and fell out of the sky?? Sigh!!! Diane Wappingers Falls,New York In a message dated 1/6/2011 3:39:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jlhor...@optonline.net writes: Late this morning a pair of Common Ravens were seen flying across Whiskey Rd., Middle Island at the southern end of the Rocky Pt Preserve. They landed on a telephone pole where they interacted by mutual grooming, perhaps a sign of potential breeding. Joel Horman, Ridge, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
--- Begin Message ---I do more reading than posting here,because I am not quite as experienced as most of you so sometimes I feel a bit intimidated.Anyway I really wanted to comment on the Ravens.I live in Wappingers Falls,NY and I have a nice variety of birds during all 4 seasons although I see a bit of a decline this fall and winter so far.Anyway I have 6 resident Ravens and 2 days ago I heard a lot of yelling/screeching.I knew it was not the blue jays sounding the alarm.When I looked out of my sun-room windows I saw one of my Ravens chasing a Red Railed Hawk around and around my property.On that day the Raven won.It was pretty amazing.I do have several Red Tail Hawk's here and a Cooper's Hawk (probably more than one?) and that is NOT good for all of my little birds or squirrels or rabbits.My sparrow's,blue jay's cardinals,tufted titmouse,finches.mourning doves,woodpeckers and so on are hanging in there and that makes me happy.I feed them everday and I have two heated bird bath's for them.Does anyone know what really happened to the black birds grackle/starlings that just died and fell out of the sky?? Sigh!!! Diane Wappingers Falls,New York In a message dated 1/6/2011 3:39:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jlhor...@optonline.net writes: Late this morning a pair of Common Ravens were seen flying across Whiskey Rd., Middle Island at the southern end of the Rocky Pt Preserve. They landed on a telephone pole where they interacted by mutual grooming, perhaps a sign of potential breeding. Joel Horman, Ridge, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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