[cayugabirds-l] Flocks of mallards

There have been flocks of a couple hundred mallards in the ag fields around our house lately. Is it unusual to see them in such great numbers on land? They have been in the field at the corner of Perry City and Dubois rds, and also in the field next to our home at 5011 Dubois. Along with lots

[cayugabirds-l] EIRw mixed flock

Hi all, Walk to work produced good birds. Am. Redstart Wilsons warbler Two Philadelphia Vireos Blackburnian Magnolia Common Yellowthroat young male, looked so very cute H. Wren C. Wren Along with other usual birds Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Flocks of mallards

Hi Nancy, Thanks for the post about flocks of mallards in farm fields. It brought back fond memories of growing up on our farm in south-central PA. Sometimes mixed flocks of dabbling ducks would land to feed in our harvested small grain fields (wheat, barley, oats) in late summer, but they

[cayugabirds-l] Black Vulture on South Hill

While dropping Tractor off at school this morning on south hill, I noticed a BLVU, the the company of 2 TUVU, heading south -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Flocks of mallards

Yes, these are fields of harvested grains-oats, wheat and rye I believe. So short enough for the mallards to be gleaning leftover grain. Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 450 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad On Sep 10, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Jody W Enck

[cayugabirds-l] Wake of vultures?

Heading north on Rt 414 this morning at 7:30 AM, about 2 miles north of the 96/96A intersection in Ovid, at least 30 Turkey Vultures were scattered around the ground in a field that appeared to have had hay cut recently (maybe yesterday judging by the dark green color) and gathered into long

[cayugabirds-l] Last reminder, and deadline has changed. OT: New York State Ornithological Association Annual meeting here in Ithaca!!

Come one, come all! The Cayuga Bird Club hosts the New York State Ornithological Association’s annual meeting this year the weekend of September 19 through September 21. Registration is in full swing and we are excited to have people coming from all around New York State to participate in this.

[cayugabirds-l] Possible female Orange-crowned warbler

Because of infrequent sightings of this species, it's with some trepidation that I file this report. I saw the bird on Monday in the shrubby area outside the west gate at Mundy Wildflower Garden. My attention was drawn to it by the sharp chip notes it was making. The bird was

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Wed 9/10

Just past 5 PM on Wednesday, the urgent clamor of Blue Jays drew all the neighborhood songbirds and woodpeckers and eventually me also to a line of towering spruces along our neighbor's driveway in northeast Ithaca. After several minutes of searching high in the branches, where most of the little

Re: [cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Wed 9/10

Lately, for several days I have heard two E. Screech Owls passing slowly through my yard and/or woods, singing a duet of sorts! They seem to be calling as they approach, then keep calling as they move away from my area. I heard them several days about 5:30 AM and I just heard them outside