Late this afternoon while birding the pond on Freese Rd. I had one
flyover raptor headed southeast . It came in low behind me, about treetop
level, so I only had a quick going away view, but the strong wingbeats, direct
flight, and pointed wings make me believe it was a Peregrine. It loo
Hello all,
Just a reminder, Cayuga Bird Club schedules field trips at least twice per
month. This weekend we have two.
Saturday October 6, half day trip to local hotspots to places where birds
have been reported.This will be led by Bill Baker. Meet at the Laboratory
of Ornithology at 7:30 AM,
Su
Hello all,
This morning in the city of Cortland I had a small flyover group of PINE
SISKINS and 2 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES. This could and should be a very interesting winter for
irruptives. Cone crops are generally
scarce over a wide area of the continent, and drought conditions have
likely led
I just happened to take some photos of some dull warblers this last week, and
realized how similar the different species look, even though I recognized them
right away in the field.
I have put four photos of three warbler species at
https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Fall2012Birds#57944
Below is a follow up from Mike Schiavone at DEC. In case anyone is
interested.
Linda Orkin
Ithaca, NY
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From: Michael Schiavone
Date: Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Turkey surveys
To: wingmagi...@gmail.com
Hi Ms. Orkin,
Thanks for your in
The reported numbers look very low for the last three years in areas in
NYS. For example, in the last three summer in the Adirondack's (ADK), there's
been a turkey population "explosion," where they are now as common as deer
are in the Cayuga Basin. I saw flocks of up to 39 per sighting, daily if
n
FYI: as with the Bicknell's message, this Dickcissel flight call recording
mentioned in the message below can be heard by going to the NFC-L Archives at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html. Select the message
of interest and click on the attachment to download and listen
FYI: the recording mentioned in my message below can be heard by going to the
NFC-L Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html.
Select the message of interest and click on the attachment to download and
listen.
Sincerely,
Chris T-H
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From:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/75131.html
This site has the results of the 2011 winter survey for Wild Turkey flocks.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/48732.html
Gives data on the August summer surveys of hens and poults.
This website is easy to navigate.
Last week I counted 31 wild turkeys in one
Birds of note this morning include
a late Least Flycatcher in the hawthorns in front of the entrance to the
Lab of Ornithology
continuing Marsh Wren at the Lab, today very cooperative in the marsh
between the delivery dock and caterer's entrance
two Cape May Warblers in spruces on Sapsucker Wood
Last year some state department had a survey form that people could send in
that recorded numbers of turkeys in a flock, where they were located and
other data. Is this an on-going project, and if so, can someone help in
locating information about this survey?
Richard Tkachuck
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