[cayugabirds-l] Ringwood Rd Pine Siskin
Still around...but just one. He/she's a feisty little and so-and-so, though, trying to keep all the other birds off the feeder! 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 Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE -- 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] Rough-legged Hawk
While out plowing the driveway this morning, I had a dark morph Rough-Legged Hawk cruise the fields. It's the first one I've seen here in years (Snyder Hill Rd). Winter must be here! Bob McGuire -- 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] Marie's Pine Siskin
I continue to see one PINE SISKIN , in with all the GOLDFINCHES, as well. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Dec 11, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edu wrote: Still around...but just one. He/she's a feisty little and so-and-so, though, trying to keep all the other birds off the feeder! 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 Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE -- 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] Raven inquiry
Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder Hill Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a sound my neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound, before reverting to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better description, but I was wondering if that is one of their known vocalizations? I don’t remember ever hearing it before. Ray On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald cmm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list. Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, helpful. Thanks in advance, Clara MacCarald -- __ Clara MacCarald Trumansburg, NY (607) 229-5789 cmm...@gmail.com mailto:cmm...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net 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] Raven inquiry
In my neighborhood on S Danby Rd, we have a fair number of Ravens. More often than not we hear them but do not see them, and the range of sounds they produce is truly staggering. This year I have heard at least 4 vocalizations which were new to me. On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote: Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder Hill Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a sound my neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound, before reverting to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better description, but I was wondering if that is one of their known vocalizations? I don’t remember ever hearing it before. Ray On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald cmm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list. Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, helpful. Thanks in advance, Clara MacCarald -- __ Clara MacCarald Trumansburg, NY (607) 229-5789 cmm...@gmail.com -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- asher -- 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] Danby Christmas counters needed
This is an appeal for folks to participate in counting birds in the Danby Sector (VI) of the upcoming Christmas Bird Count on January 1st. If you have counted for Danby before, or if you are new to the count, we need you in Danby. Please respond to veery...@gmail.com, or call me at 342-5074. Thanks! -- asher -- 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] Dave Nutter's letter re: Mill Pond ... Union Springs
I would like to suggest the possibility of a Purple Martin house. It would be too expensive for the scout but perhaps some birders could help. Fritzie. *** Fritzie, Attached, as well as copied below, is my letter. I hope it helps. I am mailing by USPS a signed copy this afternoon, but you may also reprint it. --Dave Nutter 243 Cliff Street Ithaca, NY 14850 4 December 2014 Mayor Ed Trufant and Board of Trustees Village of Union Springs Chapel Street on the Lake Union Springs, NY 13160 Honorable Mayor and Trustees: As you know, Mill Pond is a gem. As a field trip leader for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's course, Spring Field Ornithology, I always bring my students here. In fall, winter, and spring its calm, ice-free water shelters a stunning array of waterfowl. What's better, they can all be viewed from the east end near the sidewalk, even shy species which prefer to keep their distance and stay near the brushy edges, including Wood Ducks and Green Herons in the breeding season. This past Sunday I found over 250 ducks, the majority Gadwall, but also males and females of American Wigeon, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, and Bufflehead, plus a single American Black Duck. Such a wonderful study opportunity is typical at Mill Pond! Having heard of a scout's proposal to encourage foot traffic in the woods on the south side, I entered it for the first time on a small path. I was pleased there was no litter within the woods, yet dismayed that a Pileated Woodpecker fled. The ducks were so alarmed by a single quiet person in those woods, not even close to the shore, that they didn't just move away from that side of the pond, over half of them flushed and left the pond altogether as I reached the midpoint. They did not stop at Frontenac Park nor the Factory Street pond which I checked shortly afterward. I fear that people using the narrow woods on the south side of Mill Pond will greatly diminish the value of this area, both for the birds and for everyone who appreciates them. I urge that the habitat on the south side be kept intact and that the energy of the civic-minded young man be re-directed, perhaps to the east end of the pond. There may be people who do not realize how unique Mill Pond is or who would like to know more about the birds that visit. I have helped design interpretive panels about birds along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail in Ithaca, and I would be happy to assist this scout and the Village of Union Springs should a similar project be of interest. My email address is nutter.d...@mac.com, and my phone number is 607-229-2158. Sincerely, David M. Nutter On Dec 01, 2014, at 02:25 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard job121...@verizon.net wrote: Thanks to all who have written to me. I agree with Donna Scott about personal, paper letters. If necessary, I can print e-mai letters to present to the mayor. I would like to have copies of whatever is sent to the Mayor. Letters should be addressed to: Mayor Ed Trufant and Board of Trustees, Village of Union Springs Chapel St. on the Lake Union Springs, NY 13160 ***The path specs are: Path is to be about 90 meters long, 1.5 meters wide is to be 3 meters from the pond at the west end at the widest point will be10 meters from the pond. (At one of the narrowest points about 1/3 of the way down the pond, is where I have observed the wood ducks babies entering the pond. Whether their nest tree is still there, I can't say because I never walked along the pond since it was private property.) Dave Nutter has walked the perimeter has presented good observations. (His precise pond bird counts yesterday were great!) Weather is getting nastier but if anyone else can, cares to walk the proposed trail area state an opinion, please do so. Note that the cleared area to the north of Shurfine is private property so walk from Rte. 90 westward. (A LOT of the litter comes from people who buy eat their lunches at Shurfine the pizza shop throw their trash out the vehicle windows.) I have a copy of the lad's proposal. He quotes: There was an interest expressed in the public surveys of having a nature center and trails within the community. Pg. 46 The Village Comprehensive Plan Recommendations for Natural Resources section says: Promotion of nature trails or a nature center in the vicinity of these sensitive environmental area(s) (the North and South ponds) would also aid in the protection of the area. Pg. 37. (If I recall, this Village Plan was written in relation to the first meeting I attended 2 yrs. ago.) The lad said, I think building the trail would help to enhance the natural setting of the Mill Pond . would promote a deeper appreciation for the bird life that uses the pond by educating the people who use the (proposed) trail,
[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rough-legged Hawk, Snow Buntings
Hi all, On my walk up Mt Pleasant Road around 3:00 this afternoon, I saw the following: Rough-legged Hawk, the first of the season, flying near the observatory. At one point it landed on the snowy ground, scaring up a flock of 11 Snow Buntings. Later I watched as the hawk swooped along low to the ground and then snatched up a small, dark creature, presumably some rodent. Since mid-morning, there have been impressive numbers of Canada Geese and American Crows in the recently mowed (post harvesting) corn fields at the east end of Mt Pleasant Rd, likely because the strong winds of the last few days have prevented deep snow build-up, so there is bare ground with corn cobs or other potential foods visible. In one patch I saw 6 Horned Larks. Also a Downy Woodpecker on the ground checking out corn cobs and stems. 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 Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE -- 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/ --
