[cayugabirds-l] Harris park Grebes
I went to see the Western Grebes yesterday, too. Thanks for the posting. They were out way too far to get a photograph . I have a 500mm lens with a 1.4 teleconverter and knew there was no way to get a shot from the park. They looked much closer to the other shore. Maybe if they had been found from there, there might have been a possibility. Even with the 30 power setting on my scope, the grebes were tiny specs. Carol Keeler Sent from my iPad -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake
Excellent variety of waterfowl for SFO group. Many long tailed ducks, scaup, red breasted merganser, bufflehead, ruddy ducK, wood duck, ring necked ducks, canada geese, and also horned grebes and 1 bonaparte's gull. Great viewing for all! Dave Nicosia Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] female redwing
A female Redwing Blackbird joined 3 males at our feeder this am about 9am. I don't recall seeing anything on the listserv about the arrival of the females. If I were as dedicated as Dave Nutter, I would go to eBird to get a definitive answer. But it is Sunday morning, I am lazy and my back hurts. I was once at Loxahatchee refuge in Fla and saw 50-60 birds in a small shrub. Close inspection revealed that they were all female redwings. I have a soft spot in my heart for them. Bill McAneny, TBurg -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] SSW kinglets, sapsucker, etc.
This morning's bird walk around Sapsucker Woods, led by Becky and me, was very lively. Highlights included a flock of golden-crowned kinglets foraging in the bushes around the Sherwood platform, eye level, at times about ten feet away (my best looks at this species ever; naturally, I didn't have my camera on me :-D); a woodpecker sweep including a brilliantly adorned male sapsucker excavating a new grid in the trees by the Owens platform (good news for anyone looking for a photo-op with sapsuckers); a pair of Canada Geese landing with much fanfare at the Owens platform pond then noisily evicting a pair of interlopers in an entertaining wild goose chase; winter wren singing a few times from the direction of the Wilson Trail north; male kestrel on the power line; male wood ducks, hooded merganser pair, gadwall pair, pied-billed grebes in the rear pond; kingfishers aplenty... After the walk, I returned with my camera to find no more kinglets; instead a great blue heron was hunting by the corner bench area, catching plenty of tadpoles up close and seemingly heedless of my presence. (Also a Cooper's hawk flew by). Suan -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] White-winged Scoters @ Dryden lake
Two White-winged Scoters @ Dryden lake. 1440 h. Stuart Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] flowering quince bush hummers
My Flowering Quince bushes are now in bloom with beautiful red blossoms so dear to Ruby throated hummingbirds and Baltimore Orioles who appear in time to get the nectar. I have not seen either bird yet and since blossoms are early this year, I'm wondering if the blossoms will be gone before the birds arrive. Has anyone seen a Hummer yet ? We better get our feeders out and be prepared. Naomi Brewer Sheldrake/ Wyers Point -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds
Two great book titles for bird gardeners: http://www.amazon.com/Audubon-Society-Guide-Attracting-Birds/dp/0801488648/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2 and http://www.amazon.com/The-Bird-Garden-Stephen-Kress/dp/0789401398/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 --Terry On Apr 1, 2012 , at 9:12 PM, Marie P Read wrote: I heartily second Meena's encouragement to plant native plants—especially those that provide food in the form of fruit, seeds, or insects— and create native habitats for birds! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 From: bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really are not such healthy food for birds. http://www.ehow.com/list_6019009_pests-forsythia-bush.html Forsythia is promoted as the plant with no pests at all. If you want birds and habitats for them why not plant some native plants. There is Native plants for native birds published by our on bird club for guidance. You should look up some local plants that are good for birds and their food - insects that feed on them. For example all kinds of dogwoods - Red Dozier, and Gray Dogwood are excellent plants, they produce fruits which are eaten by birds during fall migration, that is when the fruits are ready. But they host at least some known thirty species of moths and these moths as adults and as larvae are excellent food for birds and their young. Some of these moths include beautiful Polyphemus moth, Dogwood Thyatirid, Prominents, many geometrids, which are found in spring and summer. Of course some of these moths/larvae may not be directly useful to all birds but are of indirect use. Their caterpillars are beautiful with variety of shapes and structures and some of the adults are just awesome if you are looking for beauty. I feel pained that native habitats are being destroyed and artificial habitats are being created. So why not create real habitat, I know it is very hard to create and maintain, but at least one can give a try. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://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/ -- -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds
How about Native Plants for Native Birds put out by the Cayuga Bird Club? For two years I have been planting Spicebush as a native alternative to forsythia. Little yellow flowers. Not that showy but great for habitat. Especially when they get their lovely ovoid red shiny fruits. Linda. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 1, 2012, at 10:12 PM, Terry P. Mingle tmin...@twcny.rr.com wrote: Two great book titles for bird gardeners: http://www.amazon.com/Audubon-Society-Guide-Attracting-Birds/dp/0801488648/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2 and http://www.amazon.com/The-Bird-Garden-Stephen-Kress/dp/0789401398/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 --Terry On Apr 1, 2012 , at 9:12 PM, Marie P Read wrote: I heartily second Meena's encouragement to plant native plants—especially those that provide food in the form of fruit, seeds, or insects— and create native habitats for birds! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 From: bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really are not such healthy food for birds. http://www.ehow.com/list_6019009_pests-forsythia-bush.html Forsythia is promoted as the plant with no pests at all. If you want birds and habitats for them why not plant some native plants. There is Native plants for native birds published by our on bird club for guidance. You should look up some local plants that are good for birds and their food - insects that feed on them. For example all kinds of dogwoods - Red Dozier, and Gray Dogwood are excellent plants, they produce fruits which are eaten by birds during fall migration, that is when the fruits are ready. But they host at least some known thirty species of moths and these moths as adults and as larvae are excellent food for birds and their young. Some of these moths include beautiful Polyphemus moth, Dogwood Thyatirid, Prominents, many geometrids, which are found in spring and summer. Of course some of these moths/larvae may not be directly useful to all birds but are of indirect use. Their caterpillars are beautiful with variety of shapes and structures and some of the adults are just awesome if you are looking for beauty. I feel pained that native habitats are being destroyed and artificial habitats are being created. So why not create real habitat, I know it is very hard to create and maintain, but at least one can give a try. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://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/ -- -- 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/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
[cayugabirds-l] Huckleberry/Montezuma in the rain and drizzle
I had some free time after an RBA field trip today and headed to Montezuma to bird a bit in the gray and soggy afternoon. I actually had quite a bit of fun, from watching the Armitage Road eagles while Pileated Woodpeckers called in the woods (one eventually was seen flying across the road towards the other) to picking out the two Snow Geese across Knox-Marcellus, to the the visitor's center to the Northern Wetlands to the MAC and then to South Butler on my way home. My first stop, at Huckleberry Swamp (is that in Huron or in Rose?) yielded my hoped-for Rusty Blackbirds, at least four amongst the Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds - but not much else. Wood Ducks, I guess. Other highlights: Picking through the ducks at Knox-Marcellus So many Coots at Tschache! Sharing scope views with new visitors Chatting with Linda at the Visitor's Center Osprey (my FOY) along East Road Watching Pied-billed Grebes dive on the main pool Mud Lock Eagle sheltering the youngsters from the rain Banded Trumpeter Swans #206 307 at Turtle Pond Unbanded Trumpeter Swans (as far as I could tell) at Warder Marsh in S. Butler Kestrels at the Nest Box on Morgan Road Navigating my poor car down Van Dyne Spoor to the end, picking up no additional species for my trouble :) Blue-winged Teal numbers going up up up Turkeys in the fields on East Road, strutting quickly Rough-legged Hawk at Carncross Hot coffee for the trip home! Sorry for the short report: usually I'd use more adjectives and other assorted parts of speech, but I'm pretty tired. :D -kimberly -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Freeze Rd. Snipe
I saw 3 Wilson's Snipe on Freeze Rd today by the pond. Savanna sparrows were also new for me here. A huge number of Robins seemed to be enjoying the plowed fields along with Cowbirds and RWBBs , all males. Gary -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake Longtail Ducks
Hi all, Dave Nicosia has already reported about these Long-tailed ducks. But I wanted to emphasize their behavior. There were males of both breeding and non-breeding plumaged males and they were going in straight line and lifting their tail and head to display to females. I would have loved to watch them longer but as I was with a class group, I did not get much of chance to view them well. But whatever I saw was quite fascinating. While we were watching them another 6 birds landed from the sky. Not a single swallow was on the lake. It was worth a trip to the lake! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake Longtail Ducks
This is the day of the Long-tailed Ducks. We have had them reported in 3 separate locations in Broome County of which there are pretty rare. We also saw a couple from Myer's Point as well in addition to the one's Meena and others have had at Dryden lake. In addition, we have 3 red-necked grebes down here in Broome County today. We also have 3 Broome County locations where Bonaparte's gulls are being reported. Another bird that is not seen as often down here as Cayuga Lake and vicinity. The phrase bad weather = good birds holds true today. Dave Nicosia From: Meena Haribal m...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:47 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake Longtail Ducks Hi all, Dave Nicosia has already reported about these Long-tailed ducks. But I wanted to emphasize their behavior. There were males of both breeding and non-breeding plumaged males and they were going in straight line and lifting their tail and head to display to females. I would have loved to watch them longer but as I was with a class group, I did not get much of chance to view them well. But whatever I saw was quite fascinating. While we were watching them another 6 birds landed from the sky. Not a single swallow was on the lake. It was worth a trip to the lake! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] a few bad weather weekend birds
I was only out a little on both days, but here are a few weekend highlights: On Saturday mid-day, there were a lot of birds evident off Stewart Park, although I only had about 30 minutes to scan. Over 100 BUFFLEHEAD were in scattered rafts very far out -- there may well have been other ducks among them that I missed (no Long-tailed Ducks for me). A small pod of HORNED GREBES were near the jetties and at least 5 breeding-plumaged COMMON LOONS were widely scattered. Four AMERICAN WIGEON were very vocal near the shore. A tight flock of 40+ TREE SWALLOWS zig-zagging over the inlet had at least 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW among them. On Sunday, I was surprised to see a dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK flying north over Hanshaw Rd. at Bluegrass Lane in the afternoon -- the bird was fairly high and the wind was out of the south at that time, so this could have been a migrant. There was also a male AMERICAN KESTREL in the fields and a CHIPPING SPARROW among JUNCOs along the field edge. Excited by the reported fallout on Dryden Lake, I did another afternoon scan of Cayuga Lake from East Shore Park, and was disappointed to find a mostly empty lake. None of the rafts of ducks from yesterday were evident and I only saw a single LOON. Two sleeping male RUDDY DUCKS were the only apparent fallout candidates. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds
I have a great forsythia bush near 4 feeders and have never cut it back. It is looking rather ratty these days, so I figured that when the blooms are gone, I will cut it to the ground. I figured it would sprout up sometime in the summer, definitely by the fall. Is that your take on pruning and bird security? Ann On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 9:00 PM, M Kardon mk2...@pol.net wrote: And, the deer don't graze on the forsythia! Marsha Kardon - Original Message - From: Nancy W Dickinson n...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:52:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Since this has been such a spectacular season for forsythia, I thought I'd mention that my bird feeding area is flanked on both sides by large forsythia bushes. In every season, the feeder birds find shelter there between feedings, and when danger threatens. Right now the bushes are beautiful AND full of birds, and my FOY Chipping Sparrow just popped out of one for a few minutes of pecking at the seed on the ground. One of my bushes is ancient and huge, and requires twice-a-year pruning (not to confine its shape, just its size), but the other is only a few years old, an off-shoot of the older one, and is a usual staging area for sparrows and juncos etc. on their way to the feeder. A cheap, simple landscaping plant! I recommend it. (Also, in cold winters, birds seem to eat the buds, and in those years, my forsythia blooms in October!) Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/ -- -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] avoid Portland Point
I went down Portland Point Rd today to look at the new Osprey platform, and I do not recommend going anywhere near. There is no convenient place to park on the entire road, and the far end is closed. Good birds there, but not worth it. Kevin -- 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/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds
Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really are not such healthy food for birds. http://www.ehow.com/list_6019009_pests-forsythia-bush.html Forsythia is promoted as the plant with no pests at all. If you want birds and habitats for them why not plant some native plants. There is Native plants for native birds published by our on bird club for guidance. You should look up some local plants that are good for birds and their food - insects that feed on them. For example all kinds of dogwoods - Red Dozier, and Gray Dogwood are excellent plants, they produce fruits which are eaten by birds during fall migration, that is when the fruits are ready. But they host at least some known thirty species of moths and these moths as adults and as larvae are excellent food for birds and their young. Some of these moths include beautiful Polyphemus moth, Dogwood Thyatirid, Prominents, many geometrids, which are found in spring and summer. Of course some of these moths/larvae may not be directly useful to all birds but are of indirect use. Their caterpillars are beautiful with variety of shapes and structures and some of the adults are just awesome if you are looking for beauty. I feel pained that native habitats are being destroyed and artificial habitats are being created. So why not create real habitat, I know it is very hard to create and maintain, but at least one can give a try. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds
I heartily second Meena's encouragement to plant native plants—especially those that provide food in the form of fruit, seeds, or insects— and create native habitats for birds! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 From: bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really are not such healthy food for birds. http://www.ehow.com/list_6019009_pests-forsythia-bush.html Forsythia is promoted as the plant with no pests at all. If you want birds and habitats for them why not plant some native plants. There is Native plants for native birds published by our on bird club for guidance. You should look up some local plants that are good for birds and their food - insects that feed on them. For example all kinds of dogwoods - Red Dozier, and Gray Dogwood are excellent plants, they produce fruits which are eaten by birds during fall migration, that is when the fruits are ready. But they host at least some known thirty species of moths and these moths as adults and as larvae are excellent food for birds and their young. Some of these moths include beautiful Polyphemus moth, Dogwood Thyatirid, Prominents, many geometrids, which are found in spring and summer. Of course some of these moths/larvae may not be directly useful to all birds but are of indirect use. Their caterpillars are beautiful with variety of shapes and structures and some of the adults are just awesome if you are looking for beauty. I feel pained that native habitats are being destroyed and artificial habitats are being created. So why not create real habitat, I know it is very hard to create and maintain, but at least one can give a try. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://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/ --
