Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deep snow

Keeping a slovenly musician's schedule, I revere the Fox Sparrows for showing up at our feeder area in the afternoon. Our two gorgeous Fox Sparrow visitors continued into the evening, putting me at odds between not wanting to frighten them away and wanting to give them more food to scratch at.

[cayugabirds-l] Feeder birds

I, too, did some feeder-watching this afternoon. I was hoping for a Fox Sparrow, a species which I saw in my yard a few years back during a late heavy snowstorm. My hopes were raised briefly by what turned out to be a Song Sparrow, which eventually fed on a suet/seed block, a behavior I hadn't

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deep snow

And I’m wondering about the woodcocks and meadowlarks! Bob McGuire On Mar 14, 2017, at 7:08 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: > I'm feeling sorry for Fox Sparrows. Early this morning they were still > working the ground under sheltering spruces, rummaging among the snow-dusted >

[cayugabirds-l] Deep snow

I'm feeling sorry for Fox Sparrows. Early this morning they were still working the ground under sheltering spruces, rummaging among the snow-dusted leaves, but all that is buried now. Grackles and Red-wings occupied the sunflower feeder, dispossessing some of the smaller birds. A Raven

Re:[cayugabirds-l] RB grosbeak, for real

So on more careful consideration, and sage input from Bill Evans, I'm going to retract that bold report, and go with female red-winged blackbird. Which made more sense to me, given the fellowship with the cowbirds. Ah well. Welcome to my feeders, blackbirds! They also showed up in the last March

[cayugabirds-l] RB grosbeak, for real

Oddly enough, the small flock of brown-headed cowbirds gorging on black oil sunflower seed included a very bossy female rose-breasted grosbeak. I didn't believe Joe at first when he told me, but just watched it with my own eyes. He also saw a phoebe looking for shelter from the storm earlier this

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

I have 2 white throated sparrows - one of each "flavor" visiting me this morning. Pete Saracino On 3/14/2017 1:52 PM, Marie P. Read wrote: Hi all, I braved the snow for a walk about 10:30 this morning up Mt Pleasant Rd, where the highlight (well all I could see through the blizzard,

[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

Hi all, I braved the snow for a walk about 10:30 this morning up Mt Pleasant Rd, where the highlight (well all I could see through the blizzard, actually) was a flock of 14 Horned Larks foraging on the last remaining patch of ground that wasn't buried in snow! At the feeders, two Fox Sparrows,

[cayugabirds-l] an enjoyable day at the feeders...

Homeschoolers don't often take "snow days", but oh well, why not! Our feeder birds are providing entertainment as I work on my computer. A lone grackle sits hunched on a branch overlooking the suet while everyone else partakes - chickadees, downy, hairy, red-bellied, brown creeper, red- and