Re: [cayugabirds-l] winter flocks

2011-01-12 Thread Regi Teasley
What ho! That would be Tikkun v'Or , the Ithaca Reform temple, on Burdick Hill Road. It is both a great bird watching site and the spiritual home of many Jewish birdwatchers. We are indeed blessed. Glad you enjoy it too. Regi At 08:31 PM 1/12/2011, you wrote: The swarms of European Starlings

[cayugabirds-l] winter flocks

2011-01-12 Thread Dave Nutter
The swarms of European Starlings are no surprise as they descend on a row of ornamental trees beside the Tops parking lot.  But there were also Crows (presumably American) in those trees eating the fruit.  What really took me aback, though, was a small cloud of Ring-billed Gulls, maybe ten all t

[cayugabirds-l] Sharp-shined Question

2011-01-12 Thread Candace Cornell
While reading just now, a flash of wings outside our glass doors stole my attention. In the midst of the blowing snow, a Sharp-shined Hawk swooped down on a junco that was alone on the snow between two backyard feeders. After securing the bird in its talons, the hawk flew off with it. To my surpris