[cayugabirds-l] 6 wild turkeys at our bird feeder Friday afternoon, West Danby
We had 6 wild turkeys at our birder feed this afternoon ~13:15. They hung around for about 30 minutes enjoying the mixed and sunflower seeds in a tray we use for ground feeding. As well as scratching around for dropped seed. I got some photos of them. Later that afternoon I saw their tracks in our front field when I went X-C skiing. I guess it's ok to call them late for dinner. grin Nigel near the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NYhttp://www.fllt.org/preserves/lindsay-parsons-biodiversity-preserve/ -- 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] West Danby, Turkey hen is now a feeder bird
We have a Turkey hen that has decided to become a feeder bird at our feeder in West Danby, just north of Geo Kloppel on Tupper Rd. We put a tray down with mixed seed and sunflower seed - for the squirrels, doves, other birds that want to ground feed. We first saw her on Wed 11/28, then Thrs 11/29 - reported both times to eBird. Since then we have seen her at least once a day at different times - I have not reported this to eBird after 11/29. Today it was interesting to see a squirrel defending the tray against her. So she found other dropped seeds, good stuff in the wood chip and grass mulch around the feeders. On the Friday just after Thanksgiving, 11/23, we had a flock of 6 turkeys stop by, reported on eBird, but we haven't seen them since. Don't call them "late for dinner." grin Nigel near the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NYhttp://www.fllt.org/preserves/lindsay-parsons-biodiversity-preserve/ -- 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! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] anyone love trying to identify bird nests from photos?
Glenn, Yes, Contact the ECO. The ECO, Rangers, are also State Police, so give them the information about inaction by local LEO, Law Enforcement Officer. Nigel (Ranger Joan Oldrodyd on BCC - Tioga, Tompkins Cty) For example: our vol fire department spent several hours putting out a trash burn. The Tompkins County Sheriff who showed up didn't even know that trash burning was illegal - so our Chief had to educate them about this law. DEC Region 7 Offices - New York State Department of Environmental https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/615.html Central Dispatch for rescues, they should also be able to reach the ECO in your area. In the case of a wildland rescue/lost person call both local 911 then Forest Ranger Emergency Contact: 518-408-5850 518-891-0235 (Adirondacks) https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/press.html - for Ranger and ECO activities. > On 2019-07-20 21:40, Glenn Wilson wrote: >> My neighbor shot and wounded a downy off our feeders. No cop would help. They have their list of pet laws to enforce and that is it. >> > >> Glenn Wilson > Endicott, NY > www.WilsonsWarbler.com > Hi Glenn, > > Wow! Hard to believe the sheriff would not act but I see that level of enforcement in Schuyler as well. The tried and true response is to call the State Police. In your case, your local DEC ECO would have been the one to call as they enforce wildlife laws, shooting within 500 ft of an occupied dwelling and more. > > Best, > John > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > "Create and Conserve Habitat" > > > On 2019-07-20 21:40, Glenn Wilson wrote: >> My neighbor shot and wounded a downy off our feeders. No cop would help. They have their list of pet laws to enforce and that is it. >> > >> Glenn Wilson > Endicott, NY > www.WilsonsWarbler.com > > >> On Jul 20, 2019, at 5:28 PM, wrote: > > >> Laurie, please advise them that the collection of bird parts including nests and feathers is prohibited by law unless you have state and federal permits. >> John > --- > John and Sue Gregoire >> Field Ornithologists >> Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory >> 5373 Fitzgerald Rd >> Burdett, NY 14818 >> 42.443508000, -76.758202000 >> "Create and Conserve Habitat" > >> >> On 2019-07-20 19:11, Laurie Roe wrote: >> > >> > Hi, someone showed me a hanging nest they had collected..and if anyone sends me their email address I will send them a photo of it for id purposes! Thank you! > > -- roel...@gmail.com > >> -- > 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: 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] lots of geese flying south over West Danby - around 4pm/16:00
When I went out around 4pm/16:00 to restock firewood I saw quite a few chevrons of geese flying south. I wonder if they know something that we don't. Now they seem to have stopped for the night - ~16:45. Nigel Dyson-Hudson near the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NYhttp://www.fllt.org/preserves/lindsay-parsons-biodiversity-preserve/NY State EMT, National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care, Highland Forest Nordic Ski Patrol Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) Cross Country Level 1NY DEC Crew Boss - old & new (ASTM/NASAR SARTech 1) coursesCPR InstructorNational Speleological Society, Initial Cave Incident Response Management (66hr ICS)Fire Fighter/EMT/Fire Police, West Danby Fire & Rescue (NY state), Fire Instructor IIEMS Director West Danby Fire & Rescue -- 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! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] There male redwings, Mon West Danby area also
The RWB are about 1 month early - they used to show up mid to late March. We had at least 6 Monday afternoon. They looked more like yellow wing blackbirds - the wing stripe was a very dull muddy yellow. There were also some Starlings mixed in. The hills are alive with the sounds of ... RWB. Nigel, near the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NY > There are currently three male Red-winged Blackbirds on the ground under our feeders on Muriel Street in Ithaca NY. Nice to see. Welcome back guys. Linda Orkin -- 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] fyi Forecasting Bird Migration with Weather Radar and Models
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/ Forecasting Bird Migration with Weather Radar and Models https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2020/05/forecasting-bird-migration-with-weather.html Nigel Dyson-Hudson near the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NYhttp://www.fllt.org/preserves/lindsay-parsons-biodiversity-preserve/ -- 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! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Durland Preserve Information
Thanks Laura. This map is a GeoPDF - Geocoded PDF. I opened Avenza Maps on my Android phone, put in the URL to download this map. Now when I visit the Durland Preserve area I will be able to see exactly where I am. Nigel https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-a-geopdf A GeoPDF is a georeferenced PDF file, meaning that it is a Portable Document Format (PDF) file with added information that relates the image to coordinates on a map. Nigel Dyson-Hudsonnear the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NYhttp://www.fllt.org/preserves/lindsay-parsons-biodiversity-preserve/ > Hi all, > With all of the activity at the Durland Preserve, I realized that I really did not know what the actual boundaries are, and what the status of the surrounding area is. I reached out to Jay McGowan who provided this link to a map (http://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ellis-Hollow-Wetlands.pdf) from the Cornell Botanic Garden, which shows that the preserve and surrounding areas are part of the "Ellis Hollow Wetlands," one of the Botanic Garden Natural Areas! It is great to see so much of this area protected (although not all of it). In addition, here is a link to the 'Natural Heritage of the Ellis Hollow Wetlands." https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explore/off-campus-natural-areas/plants-of-ellis-hollow-wetlands/ > I've always considered this preserve to be like a secret, hidden gem in the middle of growing suburbia. Now I have a better understanding of just what an amazing gem it is. > Laura > > Laura Stenzler > l...@cornell.edu -- 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] FYI, crow with a white wing band (?) N of Spencer
I have seen a lot of crows around but this was the first I saw one with what might be a tag outside of Ithaca. I was heading into Spencer this morning just north of the turn onto Fisher Settlement Rd, ~08:30. There was a crow flying off the road to the left, Northeast, with what appeared to be a white rectangle on its left wing. There might also have been a white rectangular mark on the left side of the body. Nigel
[cayugabirds-l] Sat ~6pm, red tailed hawk, IHS light solar panel, Lake St
A bit late in posting this. On Saturday evening just before 6pm I turned from Renwick Drive onto Lake St heading into town. There was a red tailed hawk on one an IHS light solar panel - Lake St by the walkway. I managed to get a number of photos before it decide to fly and perch on light closer to Renwick. Nigel -- 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] We had a Redwing Blackbird on Fri 2/15 in West Danby
Here just north of Lindsay Parsons in West Danby we had our first Redwing Blackbird on Fri 2/15. This is probably a month earlier than I have seen one before in the past. I try to capture some quick photos as a record each year. Also the Redpolls are causing a giant sucking sound on our thistle and sunflower feeders. Like at least an est 1.5 to 2 kg of seed per day. I have to fill the feeders twice a day now. Even in the spring the flocks of Gold Finches would take several days to lower the large tube thistle feeder by 2/3rds. The Redpolls do this in a day along with a similar effect on the sunflower seed feeders. And they pretty much empty the small metal thistle seed feeder in half a day - they literally cover every inch of this feeder when feeding. Plus it sounds like "The Birds" in the morning. Nigel -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Heron Nests in Ithaca Area?
The Herons are back in West Danby, south side of Sylvan Lane, across from Lindsay Parson Biodiversity Preserve. The nest site is well protected being in the middle of a pond/swamp. Nigel ... trimmed -- 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] OT? FYO bear nr West Danby
This morning we got up and noticed that our bird feeders were on the ground. Upon closer inspection I found that the 4 hook rod was bent almost flat to the ground - I should have gotten a picture before straightening it. The stand-alone wooden box feeder had the plastic hinge for the lid torn and the suet block on that feeder had fallen out and had chew marks all around. So we are taking the bird feeders down tonight. We are just north of VanBuskirk Gulf Rd and west of NY Rt 34/96. Our home designed deer fence doesn't seem to be damaged - it must be strong enough for the bear to climb. (4 ft field fence wire 2 runs high - cable tied together; heavy duty road sign U posts from Seneca Supply - 10 ft so 8 ft exposed, but next time I would use 12 ft; rebar woven through the wire at 16 ft intervals between the U posts; As grape vines grow on the fence scraps of wood or tree branches are added for bracing the wire.) Nigel -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Newfield Red-winged Blackbirds
Dave, I reported to eBird on Sun 12/31 a Red-Winged Blackbird male at ~10:45 am hanging around our bird feed. I also attached a photo to the report. I haven't seen him since but he might have come when I wasn't looking. Now if he had only waited until 1 Jan. We used to see RWB males coming to our bird feeders about the 3rd week of March, now it seems that they come back the 1st week of March. Now I wonder when the West Danby Herrons will show up. Nigel, we are about 1 mile north of West Danby off NY Rt 34/96. Test Rd off Rt 13, just south of Ithaca, the landmark is the self storage place, the pump house with the red light on top, on the West side of Rt 13. On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Dave Nutter wrote: > Yesterday morning (3 Jan) I was driving an empty taxi through the Town of > Newfield on Elmira Road (NYS-13). South of Test Road is a marsh along the > headwaters of the West Branch of Cayuga Inlet. The marsh is currently > frozen, of course. Near there I saw 2 black birds fly east across the road > toward some tall trees in a yard on the hillside. Their tails were too long > for Starlings. I pulled over and, scanning with binoculars, found several > birds in the treetops. With a hand-held scope through my partially open > window I saw 2 male and 1 female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. The temperature was > 8°F, and I was not expecting my first 2018 sighting of this species to be > there. I bet the fence at that house hid some popular feeders. > > - - Dave Nutter > -- 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] like "The Birds," large flock of Starlings nr West Danby ~08:50
We just had a large flock of Starlings come through just north of West Danby ~8:50. It was like a scene from "The Birds." The lawn was black with birds. Then about 09:00 a smaller group of several dozen came through. Yesterday, Wed, was when we actually got 6 RWB instead of just one or two. The fields are alive with the sounds of RWB. Nigel ~1 mile north of the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mealworms
Madonna, Just do a search: mealworms near me www.google.com/search?q=mealworms+near+Ithaca%2C+NY Start local with: Agway/True Value We used to ours at Pet Smart. Nigel nr West Danby On 2/13/2023 2:48 PM, madonna stallmann wrote: > Does anyone know where one can purchase live mealworms locally, within > 25 miles from Ithaca? > > 🐦 Madonna Stallmann > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Opinion | I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake - The New York Times
PSA: For paid sites see if they have a "Give this article" link - right below the top photo for this article. NY Times allows a subscriber to share 10 articles a month. Nigel https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opinion/great-salt-lake-drought-utah-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=un3-NthuA7RbtHLUjvRGvH3HQ7ehDYTpby_a7EXsgFj7J2454gI1Wgnxlnfhg7f6CsOQUe3owTRbDpELg5Uceh-UeX3jOQLn_EAtn9tfnT_1chH0If6gb3Axgk4qu25-PmyUsHx_0rBTSC0JXpWtTEXQPbSvpiUtOGVg8ZawM16GTvrbfcsiX9_k9NahFZokBGtQ6TbUustoFJD9ZIxxGi6y_ZuHhrLkUS3YovIhKXNxYIe0EGR5OmmY-uQyh6YNV0g-hF35PL5EJp9lVHAUIw-iqNyesy6v-9cHLYsxT8gtqWeCPnyhOppxO-RPehYKzyEo-k2Mrwu4PPDAdHiK4tTNgtdx8zCc_xAcmX4ijqolknCyeUA&smid=url-share The link without: /&smid=url-share/ also appears to work. I tested it with Incognito / Private Mode browsing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opinion/great-salt-lake-drought-utah-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=un3-NthuA7RbtHLUjvRGvH3HQ7ehDYTpby_a7EXsgFj7J2454gI1Wgnxlnfhg7f6CsOQUe3owTRbDpELg5Uceh-UeX3jOQLn_EAtn9tfnT_1chH0If6gb3Axgk4qu25-PmyUsHx_0rBTSC0JXpWtTEXQPbSvpiUtOGVg8ZawM16GTvrbfcsiX9_k9NahFZokBGtQ6TbUustoFJD9ZIxxGi6y_ZuHhrLkUS3YovIhKXNxYIe0EGR5OmmY-uQyh6YNV0g-hF35PL5EJp9lVHAUIw-iqNyesy6v-9cHLYsxT8gtqWeCPnyhOppxO-RPehYKzyEo-k2Mrwu4PPDAdHiK4tTNgtdx8zCc_xAcmX4ijqolknCyeUA On 3/27/2023 9:51 AM, John Gregoire wrote: > Another Paywall. FYI, Wall Street Journal also hides behind a paywall. > I believe subscribers can exercise a workaround. Headline reminds of > the ecological damage when Saddam drained Iraqi wetlands. > John > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 9:37 AM Regi Teasley wrote: > > Of course, the birds suffer as the lake is ruined. Think, Aral Sea. > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opinion/great-salt-lake-drought-utah-climate-change.html > > Regi > > Creativity is the heart of adaptive evolution. > Terry Tempest Williams > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/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] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Seeking 1998 Bull’s Birds of New York
FYI, It appears that there is a digital copy on-line: https://archive.org/details/bullsbirdsofnewy00bull https://duckduckgo.com/?q=John+Bull%27s+Birds+of+New+York+State finds https://search.worldcat.org/title/1221838439 In case you want your public library to request a copy. World Cat also has several buy links. This book appears to still be "in print." Nigel On 11/28/2023 5:48 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > Thank-you everyone for your prompt replies with ideas and sources. > This was so effective that Reuben was able to obtain a copy this very > afternoon from Joe Brin. > > - - Dave Nutter > > On Nov 28, 2023, at 1:13 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > >> Hi All, >> I’m writing on behalf of Reuben Stoltzfus. As he researches the >> historical records of birds in New York, he is seeking to purchase a >> copy of the 1998 edition of /Birds of New York State/ by John Bull. >> If you can help, please call him at (607) 869-9466 and leave a >> message on extension 3. Thanks! >> >> In case this helps, the 1985 edition which I have is copyright by the >> American Museum of Natural History and it was published by Comstock >> Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. >> >> - - Dave Nutter > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] our birds are picky, only Sunflower seeds for them
Some folks on CAYUGABIRDS-L fill their feeders with different seeds - Sunflower, Niger, etc. We have tried this in the past with Sunflower and Niger seed feeds. Even the Goldfinches barely touched our Niger seed. It was "fresh" from Agway, stored in the fridge until put out. Forget about the mixes with Milo and Corn. So now we just put out Sunflower seed, spread some seed on trays on the ground. Last winter we had a Mourning Dove that figured out how to land on our rectangular metal feeder. Which was quite entertaining to watch. Since this feeder has a squirrel baffle on the post, we have used a stick to fix the movable perch in place. Nigel -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] 67 Wild Turkeys!!
Tomorrow you can fill in: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/48756.html The 2014 Wild Turkey Winter Flock Survey (PDF) (31 kB) is available for printing or download. Completed survey forms should be sent to: Winter Turkey Survey NYSDEC 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4754 Nigel On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Sandy Podulka wrote: > > In our yard right now in Brooktondale. I sure hope they show up tomorrow! > --Sandy Podulka .. > -- -- 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/ --
