[cayugabirds-l] C. Loons, DC Comorants
This morning at ~ 8:30, the neighbors and I were serendaded by the loud, haunting, joyous calls of two COMMON LOONS on Cayuga Lake by Lansing! Have not heard such vigorous Loon singing since I was in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario a month ago. Two DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANTS swam in the vicinity, diving occasionally. Donna L. Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Loons .. Union Springs
Saw my first loon out from Frontenac Marina yesterday 10.8.13. Here in the yard amongst others are several bluebirds with their accompanying buddies, house finches. Once again, downys are roosting in the birdboxes in which I have put fresh dry grass formed into a deep cup. Fritzie -- 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] Grey-cheeked Thrushes and Winter wren
Hello all, I took a brief walk in Mundy wildflower garden. I came across 5+ thrushes in the large Spicebush shrub near the foot bridge on Mundy west side. As I approached few of them took off, but two remained in the bush and continued to feed. I could identify them as GREY-CHEEKED THRUSHES. Of the rest of the birds landed on another fruiting tree and stayed there sometime. One of them was another Grey-cheeked and rest I do not know, but I presume they were all probably same species. And at the same location I heard a complaining by a wren, which popped up in front of me at about 10 ft distance and that was a WINTER WREN! I seem to be lucky with Winter Wrens in last two days! At the same bush there were a couple of robins and Flickers that were also feeding on spicebush fruits. So I got curious and decided to try the fruits myself. I ate one fruit and the taste is still in my mouth after about 20 minutes. It reminded me of green peppercorns taste. So I wonder how these birds are handling all those chemicals! Cheers Meena Dr. Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Ph: 607-3011167 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ -- 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/ --
