[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls...

2020-11-27 Thread Marie P. Read 
Around 3pm I and several others saw a/the redpoll flock flying overhead a 
couple of times, at one point landing to feed on weeds in the very field where 
they spent several weeks two years ago. This is the overgrown field just before 
the crest of the first hill as you travel west up Mt Pleasant Rd,on the south 
side of the road. So cool to see them back again and hear those chittery calls! 
Thanks to Gladys for alerting us all.

Marie

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[cayugabirds-l] FOY snow geese over Union Springs

2020-11-27 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard 
Daughter, Becky Sewell & I saw several large flocks of snow geese this 
morning flying east to west towards Cayuga Lake. A very few Canadas flew 
much lower, maybe 50 compared to a couple thousand snows. We saw Snows 
much earlier in Nov. last yr., perhaps because it was colder, & we also 
had snow squalls & flurries last yr. . According to my Oct-Nov. NYSEG 
bill, this yr. has been 6 deg. warmer than last yr..


The Mill pond along Rte. 90 here in Union Springs has been empty of 
ducks except for a few buffles 3 wks. ago. Factory St. pond has more 
ducks now. For now, it's not worth a trip to look for much here or even 
along the lake which was absolutely bare when I made a trip to Ithaca 
last Sunday. When I came back home on Rte. 89, I saw only a few mallards 
along Sheldrake except looking down from the bluffs north of Sheldrake 
where I saw a large flock of buffles diving & playing (?) &  being 
observed by maybe 6 female mallards.


Be aware if you are planning a trip north that the 34B bridge in Lansing 
by the elementary school is closed for the next 2 yrs.. The aged & weary 
bridge over the gorge is being demolished to be replaced by a different 
type. Detour takes you over on Rte. 34. Some folks are going down Myers 
Rd. to get around. There are other ways to go on 34 & then get back to 
34B without going the steep hills on Rte. 90   between Genoa & King Ferry.


Fritzie

Union Springs, NY


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redpolls on Mt. Pleasant

2020-11-27 Thread Gary Kohlenberg 
I spent time at the Mt. Pleasant East fields this morning most of the time with 
Sandy Podulka looking at Redpolls. There were several flocks flying around and 
disappearing in the grass to feed. As Gladys noted they could disappear and you 
had to have a good angle and elevation to see them. 
We were able to get some good views and Sandy was able to photograph a few. I 
had one candidate for possible Hoary Redpoll. The flocks would separate and 
reconvene making accurate counts difficult, but my total estimate of widely 
separate groups was 150 birds. 
It’s a nice day and birds are visible from the main or side road to the tower 
if your patient. 
Gary 

On Nov 27, 2020, at 8:42 AM, Gladys J Birdsall  wrote:

Sorry-late post.  I walked the dogs a short ways down the tower road yesterday 
11/26.  (Hunting in the woods at the end of that road) As we were walking back 
towards Mt. Pleasant a flock of birds swirled up from the east side of Tower 
Rd.  I suspected Red Polls and returned just after 10 am with my binocs and 
scope.

So-from tower rd. going east, there are plots where they planted potatoes-no 
potatoes, etc.  The flock was in the second strip of dead grass/red clover.  
They were fairly close to Mt. Pleasant road, and would keep coming down in the 
dead grassy/clover strip. They would dissapear!  I managed to find a few 
running around on the ground but very hard to see.  At one point the flock flew 
up and went to the field to the west of Tower Rd.  They quickly  flew up onto 
the wires at the intersection of Tower rd and Mt. Pleasant.  When they were 
swirling and flying around I estimate there may have been about 40 of them.

There are several strips of the grassy/red clover plots, going east from the 
tower rd., they are dark brown and about knee high.

Good birding,
Gladys



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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

2020-11-27 Thread Yvette De Boer 
Hi all!  I am wondering whether what birds might still be migrating through 
Montezuma right now. Sand hill cranes?  Bald eagles?  Snow geese? Other 
migrating ducks? 
Please email off list unless others are interested. Thanks!
~ Yvette 


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[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls on Mt. Pleasant

2020-11-27 Thread Gladys J Birdsall 
Sorry-late post.  I walked the dogs a short ways down the tower road 
yesterday 11/26.  (Hunting in the woods at the end of that road) As we 
were walking back towards Mt. Pleasant a flock of birds swirled up from 
the east side of Tower Rd.  I suspected Red Polls and returned just 
after 10 am with my binocs and scope.


So-from tower rd. going east, there are plots where they planted 
potatoes-no potatoes, etc.  The flock was in the second strip of dead 
grass/red clover.  They were fairly close to Mt. Pleasant road, and 
would keep coming down in the dead grassy/clover strip. They would 
dissapear!  I managed to find a few running around on the ground but 
very hard to see.  At one point the flock flew up and went to the field 
to the west of Tower Rd.  They quickly  flew up onto the wires at the 
intersection of Tower rd and Mt. Pleasant.  When they were swirling and 
flying around I estimate there may have been about 40 of them.


There are several strips of the grassy/red clover plots, going east from 
the tower rd., they are dark brown and about knee high.


Good birding,
Gladys



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