[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds
Just had a pair of Bluebirds checking out a birdhouse! He was also singing. Guess it's time to straighten and clean out the bird houses. 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] Winter Wren? @ Six Mile Creek
At the Mullholland preserve this morning I thought I heard a winter wren singing across the rippling sound from the creek, but when I got closer all I heard were junco trills. This was pretty close to the parking lot. At about the same time there was an odd whistling call -- something between a single titmouse peter and a redtail hawk -- which I eventually concluded to be a blue jay, but without binoculars I couldn't be sure. 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] cowbirds
We have a sign of Spring, however unwelcome. There are about 20 BROWN COWBIRDS on our platform feeder this a.m. About two-thirds are males and the rest females. Bill and Shirley 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] Mt. Pleasant = g. eagles; s. buntings
From home, this morning, the day looked favorable for a possible early eagle sighting. Fairly clear, light breeze from the south. I started observation at Mt. Pleasant with the intention of doing 2-3 hours. I forgot my heavy coat, however, and the wind up there was singing, literally. So I decided to try to hold out for an hour. Two HORNED LARKS were also singing, and about 18 SNOW BUNTINGS flew by going south. A local RED-TAILED HAWK soared about, and 12 AMER. CROWS moved here and there. After 55 minutes, I was dreaming of hot tea and soup, when a large, dark bird appeared to the SW. Even with a vibrating scope, I got good looks at an adult GOLDEN EAGLE as it moved to the NE. I was so excited that tears were almost running down my leg. A few minutes after the first eagle passed, a second GOLDEN EAGLE came out of the SW, on the same line as the first, and soared in the same direction. Prevailing wind was from the south to SSE. Steve Fast Brooktondale -- 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] N. Shrike in Danby again
The N. Shrike I reported being in my yard last week showed up a short distance from my house on Comfort Road this afternoon. It was actively hunting in the fields on the west side of Comfort Road about ΒΌ mile south of W. Miller Road. Old bluebird houses made an excellent vantage point for it. Kathy Clements 634 Comfort Road Danby -- 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] Townsend's Solitaire - RBA
FYI - There was a positive sighting of the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on 2/24 at Sampson State Park on the east side of Seneca Lake, Seneca County. Joseph Brin Syracuse RBA compiler -- 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] Bluebirds checking boxes
Two bald eagles flew over the house a few days ago. At first I thought they might be a pair but as I watched I noticed a bit of aggressiveness watched 'til they disappeared to the east. About 5 min. later one came alone back towards the lake so I guess it succeeded in getting rid of an interloper. Depending on where one is looking, at what time of day weather conditions, Cayuga lake is resting place for 1,000s of waterfowl or just 100s. Same is true for Sodus Point where last Fri. Kathy Strickland I had tremendous nos. varieties of birds. Not so yesterday when daughter, Becky I went. Snow geese are going over here in great numbers now. Supposedly the special hunting season for snows is 23 Jan. - 15 April with 25 as the daily bag limit. Snow geese are exceptionally wary so even wherever they land, if they did land where they see decoys, they seem to be wise enough to not return once shots are fired. I had a pr. of bluebirds atop one of the boxes on the clothesline arm this a.m.. Saw something I've never seen before with them. One flew down got a 4 or 5 inch piece of grass took it back up offered it to the other. It was accepted the bird flew to the box opening. Just about then something scared all the birds away. Has anyone else ever seen this with bluebirds?? .. Once bluebirds show ANY interest in the boxes male house sparrows immediately sit atop the boxes to discourage or fight with the bluebirds. Grrr. At my feeders here at the house I've been regularly having 70 to 80 goldfinches since last wk. quite an increase suddenly. Haven't tried to count the ones up at the hill feeders. Fritzie ... Union Springs, NY __._,_.___Reply via web pReply to group . __,_._,___ -- 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] NYSEG Bell Station property as state forest
Birders: You may find the following link interesting: http://www.lansingstar.com/news-page/9260-state-forest-land-meeting-notice The meeting is tomorrow (Wed.). This land can serve more people if it is public, not private. -- 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/ --
