[cayugabirds-l] Juncos learn new trick, Lab feeder favs
The Juncos that have frequented my porch floor under the feeder for a few years have started coming to the feeder perches! These perches are about shoulder-height on a hanging cylindrical feeder, two floors up on a back porch downtown. I was very surprised. I think it might be because the usual cloud of House Sparrows has departed for somebody else's porch, and with just a few Chickadees and a Titmouse left, no one's knocking enough seed down onto the floor for the Juncos anymore. I'd never seen Juncos come to a hanging feeder, high up, and perch while they eat. Anybody else's Juncos doing similar tricks? Also, my mother's Tree Sparrows in Skaneateles have been perching on and eating from the suet (also hanging shoulder-height). It seems these ground birds have more tricks up their sleeves than I thought. At the Lab bird garden today, some highlights were PURPLE FINCH female, and our favorite FIELD SPARROW vagabond. Yesterday a pair of COMMON RAVENS flew over Sapsucker calling to each other. Caroline Manring Ithaca downtown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Now crow roost gathering
At least for this week, this seems to be the final roosting spot. Seems as if the roost has been a bit more mobile this year than most. Kevin -Original Message- From: bounce-7680179-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7680179-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Ann van Leer Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:22 PM To: CayugaBirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Now crow roost gathering Not sure if this is their final destination or a staging but so far at least 3,000 crows are in vicinity of Emerson Power Plant/? Old Morse Chain area and 100's more winging it in as I type. Losing light fast. You can view from Taco bell / ithaca shopping plaza. I saw them there a lot last winter. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 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 ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Aurora American Pipit
From the dock of the Wells College boathouse in Aurora this afternoon I saw 5 HORNED GREBES, 1 AMERICAN COOT, 3 REDHEADS, and quite a few distant COMMON GOLDENEYE, CANADA GEESE, andMALLARDS, and some AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS on the lake. To the north I saw a distant flying adult BALD EAGLE. To the east I saw and heard a nearby PILEATED WOODPECKER. But the surprise was to the south, walking along the dirty snow of the shoreline: an AMERICAN PIPIT. Despite calm water, although there was heat shimmer fairly far out, and some sun glare, I saw no Eared Grebe. A rather half-hearted search for the Mute Swans in the Long Point area was unsuccessful, but I did find 3 adult TUNDRA SWANS swimming near shore to the south, as were 3 male RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.--Dave Nutter
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Juncos learn new trick, Lab feeder favs
Juncos have been eating from my sock feered for the last two years. - Original Message - From: Caroline Manring To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:55 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Juncos learn new trick, Lab feeder favs The Juncos that have frequented my porch floor under the feeder for a few years have started coming to the feeder perches! These perches are about shoulder-height on a hanging cylindrical feeder, two floors up on a back porch downtown. I was very surprised. I think it might be because the usual cloud of House Sparrows has departed for somebody else's porch, and with just a few Chickadees and a Titmouse left, no one's knocking enough seed down onto the floor for the Juncos anymore. I'd never seen Juncos come to a hanging feeder, high up, and perch while they eat. Anybody else's Juncos doing similar tricks? Also, my mother's Tree Sparrows in Skaneateles have been perching on and eating from the suet (also hanging shoulder-height). It seems these ground birds have more tricks up their sleeves than I thought. At the Lab bird garden today, some highlights were PURPLE FINCH female, and our favorite FIELD SPARROW vagabond. Yesterday a pair of COMMON RAVENS flew over Sapsucker calling to each other. Caroline Manring Ithaca downtown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
