[cayugabirds-l] Mill Pond, Union Springs

2015-02-06 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Along with 5 other adults & one juvenile is a neck-banded Tundra Swan on Mill Pond. The band is turned in such a way that I couldn't see the number. Perhaps someone with a good scope can see it & post their findings. The swans have been on the pond for a couple wks.. Gadwall continue on both p

[cayugabirds-l] Siskins And Carolina Wren

2015-02-06 Thread bilbaker
We had two new yard birds for the year today at our place in Caroline Center. The first was 2 Pine Siskins with the usual flock of Goldfinches this morning, and the second was a Carolina Wren at our feeders early this afternoon. Bill Baker - This mes

[cayugabirds-l] Redpoll and Carolina Wren in Brooktondale

2015-02-06 Thread Sandy Podulka
A single Common Redpoll graced our feeders in Brooktondale yesterday, spotted by my daughter, Lisa. Two days ago we had our first-ever Carolina Wren visit the suet, and it's back again today poking around the vines on our house. I hope it stays. It's not too often we get a new yard bird these

[cayugabirds-l] Finches

2015-02-06 Thread Laura Stenzler
Today our feeders are very busy with finches. A flock of 40-50 Goldfinches is being joined by 5 Pine Siskins and 3 Redpolls. Hunt Hill Rd., east of Ithaca. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Northeast

Re: [cayugabirds-l] "The Birds"

2015-02-06 Thread Chris R. Pelkie
You know what’s really spooky: Turner Classic Movies will air this again next Fri at 3:45 pm! Yikes, they heard you Bill… It remains a pretty good horror movie (52 years later!) that makes you wonder: could this happen?...climate change, some kind of weird red tide thing, behavioral changes due

RE: [cayugabirds-l] "The Birds"

2015-02-06 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Altho I don't have a huge number of them, the Downy Woodpeckers have pecked numerous holes in my wooden house and finally made a nice round hole in the garage roof soffit, where a few of them are living. I saw one coming out! Then yesterday, after dawn, I went out to fill the feeders and the deck

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker dinner - Monday, February 9

2015-02-06 Thread cl...@juno.com
The Cayuga Bird Club will be meeting on Monday, February 9, at 7:30pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with cookies and conversation at 7:15. Our speaker, Dr. Andre Dhondt, Morgens Professor of Ornithology at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will be presenting - "Factors driving rapid chan

[cayugabirds-l] "The Birds"

2015-02-06 Thread Bill Mcaneny
I have a suspicion that our yard just became the set for the famous movie. When I put seed out this am (about 8:30) a swarm of Bluejays (about 20) swept in and attacked the breakfast while I was still standing about 5 feet away. That's 2 to 3 times the usual number of jays. Then a half hour ago,

[cayugabirds-l] Geneva area this AM

2015-02-06 Thread Daniel Graham
At the entrance to the Sampson Cemetery on Rt 96a, there was a MERLIN flying with something in its talons. At the HWS boathouse, there were 5 TRUMPETER SWANS along with lots of the usual ducks and Canada Geese. Also, a BROWN CREEPER was in the large maple above the boathouse. Daniel Graham Tburg