[cayugabirds-l] Purple Finches!

I have been so jealous of people's yard Purple Finches! But I just had a gorgeous male and a very spiffy looking female along with a freshly painted male Goldfinch! What a delightful little group! Wood Road in Freeville between Etna Road and Sheldon Road. Both Park Preserves were pretty quiet

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Purple Finches!

We had Three this morning 2 male one female. 1/2 hour later one was dead in the driveway. Right now it is on ice. Not sure if it is unusual enough to cart to the lab. It is a male in very good condition. Endicott my. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com On Apr 26, 2015, at 12:22

[cayugabirds-l] Avicaching week 4 update

Hi Cayugabirders, As hard as it can be to believe, May is finally almost here! Thursday wrapped up another week of Avicaching (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/), and I wanted to post another update here, and perhaps interest some more people in going birding for a chance at a free

Re: [cayugabirds-l] merlins

Merlins were there at approximately 11:50 AM Saturday, 25th.flying from tall fir in back of first few houses in 300 block of Center, south side, and several tall firs in back of Significant Elements, north side. Heard/saw one. Jae  Veganism is simply the acknowledgment that a replaceable

[cayugabirds-l] Saturday CBC bird trip

?Hi all, Six of us started the trip initially around on the Sapsucker Woods Wilson trail. We heard and saw several Ruby-crowned Kinglets (we also got to see their Ruby-crown), dozens of Yellow-rumped Warblers some sitting as far away as five feet from us and staring blankly, with their own

[cayugabirds-l] merlins

N.Titus merlins - both seen 5pm, perched in separate large maples high up facing north. When grackle tried to land in top of white pine near street, merlins flew around screaming. Nest site? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Newman Arboretum, Sun 4/26

Some highlights from Sunday morning: Sapsucker Woods * western PALM WARBLER south of Podell Boardwalk * at least six loud PINE SISKINS north of Lab building (On Saturday, I heard a BLUE-HEADED VIREO along the Wilson Trail South. RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were present on both days, but easier for

[cayugabirds-l] Onondaga Audubon Bird Festival

Onondaga Audubon to Host Fourth Annual Bird Festival May 9 Bring your family and friends for a fun day all about birds and nature: Come to Onondaga Audubon¹s fourth annual Bird Festival May 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Derby Hill Bird Observatory! Bird watching, nature walks, and kids¹ activities

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Purple Finches

Oh no! I confess that I try to avoid information about wildlife mortality due to excessively softhearted wishful thinking. Is this sudden death of finches unusual, or is it due to possible starvation conditions due to the harsh and long winter, not remediable by the arrival of migrating

[cayugabirds-l] Commonland skydance

This evening at 8:30 (as I jogged home on the final leg of my long commute from Malaysia), I heard loud peents in the small clearing along the trail from Penny Lane to the second dam. I stood and waited, and soon could hear the fluttering skydance move around a fairly wide area before