[cayugabirds-l] Another Phoebe

Phoebe here also, new this morning. -Geo Kloppel, Tupper Rd, West Danby -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Phoebe

Singing at our house in Danby at 6:40AM this morning. Didn’t hear it yesterday so I guess it navigated in over the past 12 hours or so. Bill E -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

RE: [cayugabirds-l] More building

Grape vine bark is probably the most common material used in the 3rd and final stage of nest building, the soft inner cup. They'd probably appreciate some horse hair. Kevin -Original Message- From: bounce-119007385-3493...@list.cornell.edu

[cayugabirds-l] Another sign of Spring

Along with at least 5 Pine Siskin was a very colourful PURPLE FINCH. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker

And down in the orchard with the Fox Sparrows, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From the sounds, I think the Ravens may still be incubating, or maybe the eggs have only just hatched: the (presumed) female seems to remain at the nest, giving a few calls when the male flies away, and again when he

[cayugabirds-l] Purple Martin at MNWR Thursday

As another sign of spring Susan, Ann and I had a, first of the year, PURPLE MARTIN sitting on one of the Martin house poles at the Montezuma Visitor's Center yesterday. The Martin houses haven't been raised to the top of the poles yet, but it looks like time. There were half a dozen NORTHERN

Re: [cayugabirds-l] More building

Judging by all the nests I find in the fall around our horse barn, I'd say *everyone* appreciates the horse hair LOL. On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu wrote: Grape vine bark is probably the most common material used in the 3rd and final stage of nest building,

[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys at Union Field Mating in the Nest

In addition to the Osprey(s) lake fishing near the Treman Marina, two Os were fishing in the inlet yesterday afternoon around 4 PM. Today as we speak, 2 Os are mating in Union Fields Nest and a second male just attempted to mate. It on Livestream if you are interested. Karel V Sedlacek Senior

[cayugabirds-l] More building

Yesterday morning through a window I watched three Crows walking in the duff on the forest floor. They were on a mission to obtain nest material. One picked up the actual material (bits of grapevine, I think) while the second gave encouragement. The third was quietly attentive, perhaps in

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Another sign of Spring

Forgot to mention that they were in my yard. Ann Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 8:20 AM, Ann Mitchell annmitchel...@gmail.com wrote: Along with at least 5 Pine Siskin was a very colourful PURPLE FINCH. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Sharp shinned

There are 2 sharp shinned Hawks keck ing to each other in the woods west of the pond at the lab Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Wood Ducks and Ticks

I took a short walk in the mown fields in the central part of the LP Biodiversity Preserve (West Danby). Ponds are just beginning to open down there, and Wood Ducks were concentrated in the small ice-free areas. I stopped counting at 16... Great Blue Herons were standing in a high nest out in

[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Crane

1 SANDHILL CRANE off McAllister rd, which is next road east of E. Venice rd. both run off NY Rt 90, east of Genoa, NY. Crane seen at least a mile north of Rt. 90, well behind a small white house w/ a green front door, west side of road,in still partly snowy corn stubble field. No mate seen. 2

[cayugabirds-l] Savannah Sparrow, Dodge Rd.

This noon, Gin I found a Savannah Sparrow flitting into the bushes in the field near the corner of Dodge Rd and Stevenson Rd. Also found a Phoebe near the silos on Stevenson when we went looking for Snipes in the puddle -- no luck on Snipes, although there is always a Killdeer there. Another

[cayugabirds-l] Directions for GHO, Newman

Hi - can anyone tell me how to find the GHO and the 2 owlets at Newman Golf Course? Going to venture that way tomorrow. Thank you! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey and other spring arrival dates

The e-mail below was sent by Matt Medler 7 yrs. ago in response to a question asked by Linda Van Buskirk. With numerous folks mentioning osprey sightings, it seems like an informative e-mail to re-send. For you newbies in the hobby, Matt Medler was always someone who would find an answer to a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Directions for GHO, Newman

There are probably several vantage points, but what I did was walk about halfway out to the Jetty Woods from the golf course clubhouse and look towards the east until you see the big stock nest near the top of a bare tree- the one with the owl sitting on top. If you continue on out through the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Directions for GHO, Newman

With a scope you can see the Great Horned Owl nest in the middle of Newman Golf Course looking from Cass Park on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail about mid-way along the straightaway between the Treman Park boat ramp and the little docks for dragonboats near the playground. This evening the

[cayugabirds-l] Red-throated Loon still there

I was able to get very nice looks at the Red-throated Loon after the crew boats chased it back into the marina. I had never known about this spot before! While there I also got stellar looks at a lone male Gadwall who seemed intent on making sure I got a good view of each of his field marks.

[cayugabirds-l] Photogenic: Merlins courting-mating

And possibly using a well-known crow's nest...that is the 2014 nest of our oldest known female crow MP--18 years old this spring and trying to nest nearby. Merlin pair courting and copulating and preening beside each other--observed today, April 3 2015, at the corner of Christopher La. and

[cayugabirds-l] any snow geese to be seen locally?

Hi all, a dear friend is wondering if she could see any snow geese with her granddaughter( atTaughannock) tomorrow am. I figured if anyone knew the answer to this, someone on this list would! Thanks! Laurie -- The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. Isak Dinesen

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Directions for GHO, Newman

Thanks, I found Donna Scott's great directions posted to the list a few weeks ago. Pretty sure I know where Jetty Woods is. Clearly I need to bird more :) Thank you! On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote: There are probably several vantage points, but what

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Basin Spring Arrival Dates and First Records

Fritzie and All, The Cayuga Bird Club site has a nice page with 2015 Cayuga Lake Basin first records, which Dave Nutter tirelessly updates, first records from previous years, and 10-year median arrival dates that I calculated based on the first records that I kept for 2000-2009. All of this

[cayugabirds-l] Birding continued

After posting my SANDHILL CRANE find, I took a last look, drove forward on McAllister Rd, and discovered that past the house with green door, and a small bunch of trees and bushes, the road made a 90 degree-angled left turn which brought me to a different view of the undulating corn field

[cayugabirds-l] Snows Snowy

Responding to earlier post - had a large flock of snow geese east of Knox-Marsellus (Montezuma). They were in the field across the road from the potato shed (Rte 31 west of the village of Montezuma). Also found 1 of the snowy owls (appears to be almost pure white - male?) along Farron Rd on the

[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar - Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock

Hello Cayuga Birders: Please join us on *Monday, April 6* at *7:30pm *for the next Monday Night Seminar of the spring semester at the Lab of Ornithology http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1573. As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. This coming

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Another Phoebe

I have a mockingbird doing an impression of a phoebe---he started singing yesterday. :-) Michele -- www.thehaywardhouse.com www.bodyshopwellness.com -- On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Phoebe