[cayugabirds-l] Grey Catbird at Thomas Road

[AB Clark]

478 Thomas Road, second house on “W” side from Ellis Hollow Rd.  Seen sitting 
fluffed in low rose bush not far from the feeders, with three similarly fluffed 
American robins, although they were more actively scoping all the rose bushes 
for hips.  First time I have ever seen a robin hovering protractedly over 
anything.  

The catbird moved with the robins farther into the woods as I went back to my 
car for a camera.  

Had left the camera while trying to find a crow with a broken wing that was 
there and across Ellis Hollow Rd on Thursday.  Please call me if you see it!

Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
607-222-0905
anneb.cl...@gmail.com






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[cayugabirds-l] Fox sparrow at the Lab

[Gary Kohlenberg]

There is a red Fox Sparrow in the Lab's feeder garden today. First I've seen 
this winter. 
Gary 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Stevenson Rd.

[Gary Kohlenberg]

Both gulls still present although Glaucous can be tough to pick out from the 
pack on the hill. Iceland was in the compost.
Gary

On Mar 12, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Jay McGowan 
> wrote:

An adult GLAUCOUS GULL is currently up on the hill overlooking the compost 
piles, along with a 1st cycle ICELAND GULL.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Downy woodpecker behavior question

[Dave Nutter]

I am seeing similar woodpecker behavior today. A female Downy has been clinging 
stock still to the top of a nearly empty suet feeder for the better part of an 
hour, and not even in a place where she can feed.  No other birds are at our 
feeder area, nor that I can see around feeders next door. I see no hawks (nor 
crows) as I look out other windows, but I know there is a Merlin somewhere in 
the neighborhood, because I saw it perched atop a tree a couple blocks away as 
I walked home from Greenstar at quarter to twelve. I have seen a woodpecker 
stay motionless before as if to hide from predators, but I think perhaps this 
one is just resting. 

Also to address your question, Sandy, I can't recall ever seeing a crow chase 
or attack a Downy Woodpecker.  

--Dave Nutter

> On Mar 9, 2017, at 10:58 PM, Sandy Wold  wrote:
> 
> I've been meaning to post this for a few months.  I noticed a female downy at 
> my feeder about six weeks ago who did not move for about 25 minutes.  I was 
> super busy that day going in and out of the kitchen, and after about two or 
> three minutes, noted she had never moved her position. Usually, she does not 
> stay for more than a few minutes, but this day she was so still that I could 
> see her inner eye cover things blink over her eyes.  A few times she moved 
> her eyes to look, but stiller than still.  I tried to see what it was she was 
> looking at but saw no hawks...later, I remembered hearing American crows 
> coming from the direction of the tree she was looking up at, and they were 
> calling the entire time.  So I am wondering if anyone has ever seen a crow go 
> after a downy 
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[cayugabirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Stevenson Rd.

[Jay McGowan]

An adult GLAUCOUS GULL is currently up on the hill overlooking the compost
piles, along with a 1st cycle ICELAND GULL.

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[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds and other feeder birds

[Andrew David Miller]

Our feeders have been inundated this morning by large numbers of red-winged 
blackbirds (40+), rusty blackbirds (20+) and two common grackles.  The flock 
has currently evacuated the premises leaving behind the usual group of house 
finches, red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatch, goldfinches, chickadees, 
red-bellied, downy, hairy woodpeckers, juncos, one American tree sparrow, and 
our solitary fox sparrow who has been with us for the last three weeks.  We 
also have had a loose flock of robins (20+) around for the last few days eating 
hawthorn berries as well as a small flock of cedar waxwings which is a local 
flock that nests in the area.



Andrew Miller

Ringwood Rd.

Freeville





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[cayugabirds-l] foy feeder Song Sparrow

[AB Clark]

is eating seed this morning with other current consumers:  chickadees, 
titmouse, downy and hairy woodpeckers, red-bellied woodpeckers, nuthatch, flock 
of house finches, goldfinches, white-throated sparrows, tree sparrows, juncos, 
cardinals, bluejays.  No sign of red-winged blackbirds and cowbirds of last few 
days, yet. 


Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
607-222-0905
anneb.cl...@gmail.com






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