[cayugabirds-l] siskins
a few pine siskins { 2-4} at my feeder in Dryden for the past week , also a
pair of Carolina wrens and many other of feeder visitors mspeciincluding Red
breasted nuthatch
Bard
Bard V. Prentiss
27 East Main Street
Dryden, NY 13053
bvanwoer...@gmail.com
607-844-4691
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[cayugabirds-l] New yard bird
I didn’t think my backyard birding could get any better today, but it did. I had this single “grackle” hanging around. Eventually I realized it was too small for a grackle. I thought, Rusty Blackbird? So I looked it up in Sibley and yes, that’s what I have. It’s a new life list and yard bird for me. I got pictures. Just as I finished the Cooper’s hawk flew in after the birds. I don’t think it caught one. I’d been watching about 8 Pine Siskins who finally found the nyger sock, 4 pairs of Cardinals, House Finches and Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Titmice, 10 Juncos, and Chickadees. I hadn’t seen the Siskins in several days. The chickadees are just coming back in after the Cooper scare. I tried to get a pic of Cooper in the crabapple but he flew. Then a deer went through the back yard. What a day! I hope the Rusty Blackbird returns. 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] A Wow Bird
It was a magic morning watching my birds at the feeders. I had a White Crown Sparrow and White Throated Sparrow which I hadn’t seen in quite a while. I went out and through out more Sparrow food and came in to watch again. A large bird the size of a mockingbird landed on the arbor. My camera was , for once right in front of me, so I began taking lots of pictures. The bird wasn’t interested in the feeder . It landed on the ground once. I have mice and voles around the feeder. It seemed more interested in the birds. Most had left. Well, when I got to examine the images closely I found out it was an immature first winter Northern Shrike! I’ve never been that close to a Shrike before. I’ve only seen adults. Talk about making my day! Now I just need some Evening Grosbeaks and Redpolls. I live in a rural development. Our lots are 2 acres or more and there is a farm across the road on route 20, so the habitat does work for these birds. So exciting! 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/ --
