[cayugabirds-l] Fish Crows

[Donna Lee Scott]

For the first time ever, when I was near the lake shore anyway,
I heard and saw two fish crows flying from south to north, here by Lansing 
Station Rd. !

Also, we again had ~8 Turkey Vultures near #623 (I found a dead partially-eaten 
fox kit by RR track).

Other sp seen: 6 Tree Swallows over lake, 13 Buffleheads, 6 Canada Geese,
4 DE Juncos, 2 Chipping Sparrows, 2 White-throated Sparrows, 4 Cardinals, 4 
Blue Jays, 9 Brown-headed Cowbirds, 15 RE Blackbirds, 2 White-breasted 
Nuthatches,

2 Downy Woodpeckers, 1 Pileated, 1 Hairy & 1 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, 1 Flicker,
1 Carolina Wren, 6 Mourning Doves, 6 C. Grackles, 2 A. Crows, 6 House Sparrows, 
8 Robins, 4 A. Goldfinch,  3 Tufted Titmouse & 3 BC Chickadees.

Have not heard or seen the Brown Thrasher yet today.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

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[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Montezuma Audubon Center programs

[Johnson, Alyssa]

I have a virtual program, a guided hike, and a driving tour coming up next 
week! It's a beautiful time of year at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. We have 
Bald Eagles feeding babies, Osprey building nests, Field Sparrows singing, and 
soon warblers will return...

Birding Basics
4/21/21
7-8:30 PM
Join this virtual Zoom webinar to learn how to get started birding in your 
neighborhood and about the birds you can find in your own backyard this time of 
year.
Register: https://act.audubon.org/a/birding-basics-42121

Earth Day Hike
4/22/21
7-8:30 PM
What better way to celebrate Mother Earth than to get outside for an evening 
hike? Along the 1-mile trail, we will look and listen for signs of spring.
Register: https://act.audubon.org/a/earth-day-hike-42221

Montezuma Bird Watching Tour
4/24/21
10 AM - 12:30 PM
Come along as we explore some popular birding hot spots and look and listen for 
signs of spring. Participants will drive their own vehicle and receive a 
conference call phone number to hear the Audubon educator narrate the tour and 
ask questions between stops.
Register: https://act.audubon.org/a/montezuma-bird-watching-tour-42421

Have a great weekend!

Alyssa

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Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
Montezuma.audubon.org
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers


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[cayugabirds-l] Habitat Improvement

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

On Sunday (18 April) from about 1-3 pm, the Cayuga Bird Club will be joined
by
members of the Ithaca High School Green Team to improve bird habitat in
Renwick Wild Woods adjacent to Stewart Park.  We would love it if more
folks came out to help.

Wear a mask, bring work gloves.  We'll concentrate on removing non-native,
invasive plant species tomorrow.

Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks
Jody Enck



Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] weird chickadee today

[Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm]

I had one all winter! He left sometime in February.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 9:14 PM Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> I was in a Zoom meeting this morning in my “office” at my kitchen table,
> facing out on a beautiful view of Yellow Barn State Forest and my bird
> feeders. A blazingly white bird popped up at my feeders and instantly drew
> my attention. I dug out my camera from the backpack on the chair next to
> where I sit all day (every day) and tried to get some photos.
>
> Fortunately, I make a living thinking about, teaching about, and
> photographing birds, so my meeting mates didn’t think I was doing anything
> particularly weird, albeit unexpected. (Two different meetings interrupted
> by me grabbing my camera and diving off screen.)
>
> It turned out to be a Black-capped Chickadee with major pigment problems.
> Not quite a real albino, but nearly completely white with light brown cap
> and bib. It had some melanin and dark eyes, so not a “real” albino, but
> close enough for government work. (This is a very complex issue, and there
> are many physiological ways to reach the same appearance, so I’m not going
> to try to call this definitively albino, leucistic, diluted plumage,
> progressive graying, or other attempts at claiming the underlying causes.)
>
> The first photos were horrible, but it eventually came back and I got some
> passable one, included in my eBird checklist:
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S85659031
>
> Cool bird. I wonder how long it will stick around.
>
> Kevin
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