[cayugabirds-l] Juncos feeding on rubbish

2015-02-07 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
?On Thursday I was waiting for a bus at Mudd Hall stop, when I observed a FY Junco land on the large trash bin next to the bus stop and entered inside to look for something to eat and found too. And soon an adult arrived it also entered inside both recycle bin and trash bin and both spent about

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird feeders and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

2015-02-07 Thread Janet McGraw
Hi Diana, My husband and I visit SCA every couple of weeks and always bring bird seed and suet in case the feeders are empty but they are never completely empty, We are always excited to see the birds there and seeing a flock of tree sparrows a couple of weeks ago was a real thrill! I can't be

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Flock of Redpolls

2015-02-07 Thread Marie P. Read
And I've had a flock of 7 Common Redpolls on and off today. Started with 1 a few days back, then 2, and now 7. Are we on the verge of a mini-irruption I wonder? But the Pine Siskins seem to have moved on. (Maybe to Laura's house!) Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freevi

[cayugabirds-l] Flock of Redpolls

2015-02-07 Thread Laura Stenzler
This afternoon at 3:30 we were visited by a flock of 15 Redpolls. They were alone, as opposed to the ones we've seen this week which were always part of a larger flock of Goldfinches with up to 9 Pine Siskins mixed in. The highest number of Redpolls in that mixed flock has been 9. I hope more k

[cayugabirds-l] bird feeders and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

2015-02-07 Thread joe & Diana
Hi All, My husband andI have maintained a suet and bird feeder in our local Skaneateles Conservation area for several years. We fill them both daily and the feeder usually just has the same local birds year round with the exception of the Tree Sparrows that settle in for the winter. We enjoy wa