[cayugabirds-l] Compiled pics of 1-5-17 Gyrfalcon/Owl Thorpe Rd

[Dave K]

When I got the camera up, the Gyrfalcon had just finished a pass at the owl and 
was turning to go again. It made another pass and then perched on the pole for 
a few minutes before heading to Lott Farm.


With the number of birders looking for the Gyrfalcon without much luck, I 
wonder if it was associating with the thousands of Snow Geese on the same field 
just the day before. The Snow Geese have been scarce here since.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/31387172943/in/datetaken-public/

[X]Gyrfalcon and Snowy Owl 1-5-17 Thorpe 
rd

[https://farm1.staticflickr.com/347/31387172943_198ed634e7_b.jpg] 

[https://farm1.staticflickr.com/347/31387172943_198ed634e7_b.jpg]





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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk takes Red-bellied Woodpecker

[Geo Kloppel]

...and the answer is: after just half an hour, a bunch of Mourning Doves are 
already walking around on the kill-site, and smaller feeder birds are grabbing 
sunflower seeds from the feeder and flitting to the adjacent spruce to shell 
them.

-Geo

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> On Jan 8, 2017, at 1:03 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
> 
> Feeders are deserted now! I wonder how long this will last?

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[cayugabirds-l] Field birds, Holden Rd. Lansing

[Gary Kohlenberg]

There is a nice mixed flock of Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and Lapland 
Longspurs on Holden Rd. in Lansing next to the grey house with the red metal 
roof. They're feeding in the grassy field by the drainage ditch around the 
house.


US-NY-Lansing-52-74 Holden Rd - 42.5983x-76.5227


Gary

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[cayugabirds-l] Cooper's Hawk takes Red-bellied Woodpecker

[Geo Kloppel]

Looking out the window just now in response to scream calls out in the yard, I 
was treated to the stirring sight of a Cooper's Hawk on the ground, wings and 
tail spread to make a sort of cage, and with a bird in its talons. The 
screaming lasted less than a minute, and then the immature Coop was able to 
relax a bit, and soon folded its wings. It continued plucking breast feathers 
from the prey item for two or three minutes more, then it flew off with the 
kill, which I saw was a Red-bellied Woodpecker. I'm sorry for the woodpecker, 
but happy to see that this Cooper's Hawk will not be starving, as I imagine 
many of the youngsters do.

Feeders are deserted now! I wonder how long this will last?

-Geo



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