Re:[cayugabirds-l] American Kestrel lineup!

[Eveline V. Ferretti]

Delayed follow up to Marie’s post below—a week or so ago, on that dirt road off 
of Mt. Pleasant, my husband and I were fortunate enough to see a female harrier 
do her low-glide-over-the-field thing (so close, it felt like I could have 
touched her!). We watched for a few minutes, then were further mesmerized as 2 
kestrels swooped in and begin harassing the harrier. She tolerated it for a few 
minutes, then decided to ditch the annoyance swooping up and away northward, 
to, I imagine, a less contested field. A fascinated show.

Quite a few kestrels still around on Mount Pleasant today. And yes, many 
monarchs. Hard not to feel lighter of heart taking all that in.



Eveline Ferretti
Public Programs & Communication Administrator
Mann Library / Cornell University Library
e...@cornell.edu


From: bounce-125908897-62666...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Marie P. Read 

Sent: Monday, September 13, 2021 11:00 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] American Kestrel lineup!

Hi Cayugabirders,
The annual build-up of American Kestrels on Mt Pleasant is happening! Location 
is the dirt road (recently graded and improved) tht heads north from Mt 
Pleasant Rd to the tall communication towers. I counted 11 kestrels, 9 of which 
were lined up along one span of wire! They're mostly feasting on the crickets 
and grasshoppers that emerge from the fields.

Enjoy!
Marie

Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
Website: http://www.marieread.com
AUTHOR of:
Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing 
Birds and Their Behavior

https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/
--
Cayugabirds-L List Info:
Welcome and Basics
Rules and Information
Subscribe, Configuration and 
Leave
Archives:
The Mail 
Archive
Surfbirds
BirdingOnThe.Net
Please submit your observations to eBird!
--

--

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] New migrant

[Carol Keeler]

Ah migration!  I have 2 juvenile White Throated Sparrows beneath my feeder this 
morning.

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/

--