I observed the murder of crows on Sunday evening. It was stunning. I would
like to know more about why they gather in such large groups. Are they on
the move or are they local? Can anyone help me understand?
Thanks.
Sue Rakow
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
These groups are winter roosts, and they are nothing new in crow life.
Despite what urban residents sometimes think, crows didn't start gathering when
we set out cities for them to use. Roosting in groups at any time of year may
offer safety in numbers from night predators, such as Great
Please sign the attached petition. We all know the importance of this island to
migrating raptors and passerines as well as wintering owls. Wolf Island next
door is
the home of a wind farm and had been documented as one of the most devastating
to
birds with so many raptors killed there. We can't
There is a large flock of Snow Buntings in the field at the corner of
Rt. 13 and Simms Hill Rd in Dryden, just past Mullen's Body shop.
Carl Steckler
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Dark Rough-legs are one of my favorite birds and I've noticed there seem to
be more around this year. I took a quick look at my eBird sightings for
these and in addition to the one on Burdick Hill, I've seen dark birds
multiple times at Freese Rd, Mt Pleasant, Midline Rd. and along Buffalo Rd
in
On Groton City Road, where farmers have been spreading manure, there are
loads of Horned Larks. Also, a nice, large, roundish hawk up in a tree
with it's back to me. Did not have a red tail. I was too late for work
(again) to wait for it too move for identification. Also saw a Northern
Harrier
This is very helpful information! Thank you so much for the complete
picture. I am learning so much from being on this list serve. I am very
grateful!
Sue Rakow
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Anne Clark anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote:
These groups are winter roosts, and they are nothing new in
For those who don't know, I have had a set of web pages about crows up for 15
years now, including http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm, which
answers a lot of questions like these.
Best,
Kevin
Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
Instructor
Home Study Course in Bird Biology
Investigating
Sue, thanks for enjoying the list and for being so eager to learn. All of
us who admire, respect and enjoy crows are trying to retire the collective
noun of murder as it can either imply that crows are evil or that they
should be murdered. Another term could be Congress of crows (which in this
I put my two cents in as well!
Deirdre Anderson
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:50 AM, John and Sue Gregoire k...@empacc.netwrote:
Please sign the attached petition. We all know the importance of this
island to
migrating raptors and passerines as well as wintering owls. Wolf Island
next door is
MUSTER .
Would that be only used among us locals?
Jae
On Mar 4, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote:
Sue, thanks for enjoying the list and for being so eager to learn. All of us
who admire, respect and enjoy crows are trying to retire the collective noun
of
No according to ask.com it's an actual alternative. Spread it far and wide.
Linda
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:03 PM, J. Sullivan blueheron...@yahoo.com wrote:
MUSTER .
Would that be only used among us locals?
Jae
On Mar 4, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote:
Last night while conducting a SEOW survey on Leach Rd in Penn Yan, I was
approached by a fellow birder who informed me that he had spotted TWO
SHORT-EARED OWLS on Leach Rd by the railroad tracks and EIGHT SHORT-EARED OWLS
on City Hill Rd, near where Henderson Rd ends (the eastern end). I did
Recently, I found 2 dead crows near each other. I was surprised to find this.
Is this unusual?
-Original Message-
From: Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com
To: Sue Rakow sue.ra...@gmail.com
Cc: Anne Clark anneb.cl...@gmail.com; cayugabirds Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Tue, Mar 4,
This morning a flock of around 50 CEDAR WAXWINGS were flying about our
neighborhood, most feeding on the dried fruit of our neighbor's Korean
Ash. All the birds had beautiful coloration. I could not find any
Bohemians among them. What I found particularly fascinating was that
many were
-Original Message-
From: bounce-112894308-3493...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-112894308-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of W. Larry Hymes
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 1:52 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings
were the birds consuming snow as a way to
I agree, Linda. Muster seems quite appropriate. Thanks.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:11 PM, jensdre...@aol.com wrote:
Recently, I found 2 dead crows near each other. I was surprised to find
this. Is this unusual?
-Original Message-
From: Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com
To: Sue
This afternoon Ann Mitchell I birded the east side of Cayuga Lake. Before we left Ithaca, we toured the Northside neighborhood in quest of FISH CROWS, and we eventually heard and saw at least 2 among AMERICAN CROWS near the sadly twice-defunct grocery store at First Hancock Streets.We skipped
Forgot to mention: Thanks to a hot tip from another birder at Myers Point, we saw the lovely EASTERN SCREECH-OWL framed by a large oval knot-hole in a dead tree below the orchards on Sweazey Rd in Lansing.--Dave NutterOn Mar 04, 2014, at 09:37 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote:This
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