[cayugabirds-l] Birdseed-eating rabbit

I scatter birdseed on the ground under my feeders, in the dark, so that the sparrows will have something when they arrive at 0700. Today, at 0710, I noted a RABBIT (EASTERN COTTONTAIL) sitting in the middle of the seed pile and chowing down. Mammals continue to amaze. Steve Fast

[cayugabirds-l] Harlequin Ducks - Onandaga Lake

While in St. Lawrence county I got a call from David Wheeler about the Harlequins. I saddled up immediately and rode hard and got to the ducks before dark. Whew. Besides the two male Harlequins, many Mallards and Canadas, there was one each Lesser and Greater Scaup, some Coots and some

[cayugabirds-l] Common Redpoll

Hello all, A single MALE COMMON REDPOLL just appeared under our feeders here in Scott. Happy Holidays everyone, Matt mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE --

[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Lapland Longspur

Well, darn it! Steve Fast beat me to it re. posting Lapland Longspur on Mt Pleasant today, but on my way out to buy ingredients for Christmas Pudding around 9:15 am, I saw one longspur foraging quite close to the road in the corn stubble field where Snow Buntings, crows, turkeys etc have been

[cayugabirds-l] RE Swainson's Thrush

That should read: bold black breast spots! Bob -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2)

[cayugabirds-l] Redpoll West Hill

Single Redpoll under my feeders today. Happy Christmas! Stephanie -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Townsend's Solitaire, Evening Grosbeaks, King Eider, Glaucous Gull

My only goal today was to drive to Point Peninsula in Jefferson County to search for the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE. I woke up early and was on the road before 5:00 AM and found the bird a few minutes before 8:00 AM. With the whole day still ahead of me I decided to drive straight to Summerhill and

[cayugabirds-l] Towhee on deck

My partner called me at work yesterday very excited about a male Towhee we had on our back deck. Apparently the bird grazed our back glass door and stood for a few moments on our deck before flying off. Seems an unusual siting for this time of year. Rhea Garen Hopkins Rd. West Hill, Ithaca