Normal level of Cayuga Lake is 382 ft. but on Mon. I read that it was at
384 ft.. The underside of the docks here at Frontenac Park have been
used for yrs. by the rough-wings for nesting. I watched several swallows
sitting on, or flying over the docks on Mon. a.m.. Perhaps they were the
males
Daughter, Becky arrived home from work about 4:30 p.m. to the flash of
clearly defined, bright black white color in her trees on Ridge Rd.
out of Union Springs. Grabbing her binox from her car she soon found the
bird also had a bright red head!
She called me as she was taking pix listening
At Myers Park, flying down Salmon Creek at 5:30 this evening was a
kingfisher with a Ring-billed gull in hot pursuit. The kingfisher flew
into a tree where the gull couldn't follow. It took a swift turn came
back towards the tree, joined by another gull. The kingfisher stayed
put, well out
4/30/15: Here in Union Springs at 2 p.m. the first 4 chittering
cigars flew overhead circled down to the tall chimney on the girl's
dorm. Becky was here suddenly at least a doz. were overhead. :-) I
hope I am wrong that they make the chimney their summer home but
somehow I felt they
On Mon., 4/27/15, Kathy Strickland I played hookey journeyed to the
Rochester suburb of Irondequoit to look for the female Varied Thrush.
After about 15 min., thanks to the quick eye of Jim Tarolli of
Baldwinsville, we got to see it, a lifer for the three of us!
Several people had been
John I went to Frontenac Park about 1 p.m. today. I counted 17
cormorants just south of the island no fewer than 20 more /within
sight/ south towards Carr's Cove. John had seen more fly that way as I
counted the ones at the island they no doubt were hidden behind the
point. I came home
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
Becky was leaving for home at 3:15 p.m. when she came running back to
say an osprey was atop a pole light just below the house. Yaaa Ho
YES!!! It was eating a large fish. I didn't see our osprey across
the field on the platform yet today but now will watch. Also will soon
check the
I received this today because I am a member of Friends of MWC.
Figured other birders would like to be updated.
Returning from Dryden this afternoon I saw an eagle on the Aurora, NY
nest one in an adjacent tree. Didn't have my scope so couldn't check
on the Great Gully farm nest
On Wed. 25 Mar. 2015 Becky Sewell, my daughter, saw 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS
under her feeders. She is 3.5 mi. east of Union Springs, inside the
Basin has far more varieties of feeder birds than I do.
I've had a SONG SPARROW under my feeders since 26 Mar.. I saw one on 18
Jan. but didn't try to
Laura Stenzler my daughter, Becky, are_just south of Pumpkin Hill
Bistro_ (/south of Aurora/) looking at the owl sitting atop a snow drift
in the field on the_west side of Rte. 90_. The co-ordinates given below
are correct BUT the location Cayuga, NY is not.
Becky said a row of spruce trees
20 March 2015
Daughter Becky I played hooky on Thurs. afternoon after she came from
work. Since Gary K. mentioned an outing to MNWR for Sat., I went to see
if the situation there had changed in the last wk. NOPE!!! All iced over
snow on top. Visitor's
*_THE male __H__arlequin!!_ Our treat for today. Lifers for daughter,
Becky me, tho' 17 yrs. ago I had seen a female at Sodus. Becky was
thrilled because she has thought Woodies Common mergansers are the
most colorful of the ducks. Beautiful day to be out. Less snow in
Oswego than in Union
I've found pictures on-line with squirrels, primarily grays, looking
like the one I have at my feeders. The*Notodric* mange supposedly is
squirrel specific doesn't seem to cause the misery that Sarcoptic
mange does in other animals. Depending on health of the squirrel if it
can survive the
Some of you might want to see Factory pond. Beaver has felled 2 fair
sized trees along the south side. One has fallen almost entirely into
the water. The other is about 1/2 in the water. Geese ducks have never
been able to swim where they are now. Gets more interesting each day.
When at the
Hi Diana,
Was the note anonymously hand written or was it an official DEC or Ag
Dept. notification? I would be very inclined to call Cornell
Co-operative Extension or a local AUTHORITY about birds _in winter_.
Birds*ARE* known carriers but so is the wind so are small large
mammals
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
Union Springs: 19 Jan. 2015.
Confirmed this a.m. that the bird I saw yesterday afternoon in dim light
under one of our cedar trees was indeed a SONG SPARROW, my FOY.
As I was watching the song sparrow a Cooper's hawk came sweeping by on
its way to the stand of spruces where the the little
_At 2 p.m. today._ 12 Jan. 2015.
_
Mill pond_: mallards, redheads, buffles 1 gw teal.
_Factory St. pond_; gadwalls, buffles.
_Factory St. pond outlet_: mallards 2 great blue herons.
_Frontenac Park views towards the island:_ thousands of ducks ...
redheads ???
Had no scope foggy
Birding friends,
Below is an e-mail from the mother of the Scout about whom I wrote that
wanted to make a path along the south side of Mill Pond. I have sent
her copies of e-mails I've received. Today I sent her the last of the
many I've received over the last few weeks this is her reply.
The lake was black with several rafts of redheads this a.m. between
Frontenac Park the Island at Union Springs.
Yesterday Mill Pond hosted many of them along with mallards, A. wigeons,
gadwall buffleheads. /I parked _across the street_ from the pond/
immediately, the ducks_/*all*/_
hastily
...@mac.com, and my phone number is 607-229-2158.
Sincerely,
David M. Nutter
On Dec 01, 2014, at 02:25 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard
job121...@verizon.net wrote:
Thanks to all who have written to me.
I agree with Donna Scott about personal, paper letters. If necessary,
I can print e-mai
Last Thurs. in my Mulberry tree above the feeders sat a
gorgeous_Cooper's hawk._
Yesterday in the rain a _Sharpie_ caught what appeared to be a blue jay
(light was too poor to see for sure) proceeded to eat it, tearing off
long strips of flesh after slowly plucking off the downy feathers
Thanks to all who have written to me.
I agree with Donna Scott about personal, paper letters. If necessary, I
can print letters to present to the mayor. I would like to have copies
of whatever is sent to the Mayor.
Letters should be addressed to:
Mayor Ed Trufant and
Board of Trustees,
Your update is_MUCH_ appreciated, Jay. I've missed the reports.
I was invited 2 wks. ago to the village hall to listen to, comment
about, a proposal by a young lad who wants to clean up around Mill
Pond /clean up litter cut brush / /_put a path_ _along the
south side of the pond_/_,_
Mill Pond along Rte. 90 ... Pr. of green-winged teal, pr. buffles + mallards
Factory Pond Pr. gadwall +mallards
Glory be ... the brush along the Factory St. pond fence has been removed.
The murky water birds can be seen. If only a Screechie would return .
Gas station here is still
Daughter, Becky Sewell, reported seeing a pair of BUFFLEHEADS on the
Mill Pond at Union Springs about 4 p.m. today.
Fritzie Blizzard
Union Springs, NY
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Today a kestral was hunting from the Spring St. power line near us.
Yesterday Becky I saw 2 youngsters on another power line nearby. Glad
to finally see them back in our area.
Bluebirds have a 2nd brood in the hollowed out dead tree limb. Wrens are
feeding babies. Chimney swifts are
Thanks to all of you who sent your caring thoughts in reply to my
e-mail of concern my question, Who cares?
While the focus of this site is mainly for birds it is also for nature
in general. What we do for or against should be of interest
something we fight to make better by
*John I stopped to find the new eagle nest 16 June. It was definitely
larger when we went to Ithaca last Thurs.. **Park across the road on the
corner to be safe when you look for it.**
**
**Fritzie B.*
On 7/6/2014 2:01 PM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:
Hi all,
Everyone may already know about this
Three horned larks were standing on Dublin Hill Rd. (east of Aurora)
between Rte. 34 B Black St. which goes north as a continuation of
Indian Field Rd..
Here in Union Springs we saw 2 soaring ospreys over our house one on
the NYSEG Transfer Station nest on No. One Rd. across the field from
Somewhere, a few yrs. back, I read that chipmunks are more destructive
to birds than are cats.
Really, where can the exact proof be of such statistics? Both are
exceedingly destructive. Add in red gray squirrels, racoons, skunks,
possums, snakes turtles as well as other birds. Other
A blue Damselfly was hovering (?) next to my back door Sun. evening, my
1st of the spring.=-O :o
Becky was working in the garden when she saw a Balto. Oriole fly into
the ash tree at the end of the garden. Sharp eyes !!! found
the new nest amidst a thick clump of leaves. I fear the
Good catch, Dave! Wonder the little guy didn't sink!
Fritzie
On 5/6/2014 5:36 PM, Dave K wrote:
Today at MNWR auto loop
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Returned to Union Springs from Ithaca via Rte 89 today. If someone
reported this nest, I failed to see it.
*#22* ...*_Dean's__Cove_* a smidgeon north of Dean's Cove on
the west side of 89. Bird on the nest one flying. This nest was there
last yr..
*/Seneca Falls Country Club
Meant to say the osprey nest was a smidgeon south of, not north of. Too
tired!
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After the wind died down came from the south last night, I figured most of
the snows would have headed on north but at 3:45 p.m. I was astounded to see
the thousands of snows flying eastward from the lake, great nos. right over the
house as far as I could see in all directions. At 4 p.m. even
From my bedroom window, at 9 a.m., I could look 1/2 mi. down to the lake see
thousands of snow geese suddenly rising from the ice, swirling 'round
'round, higher higher, many going south, some coming east over our house but
most settling back down onto the ice. Thrilling sight.
Last evening
Thousands of snows a few Canadas on the ice out from Frontenac Park ... to
beyond, north south of the island since 10 this a.m. still there now at
1:30 p.m..
Woodies, etc. on Mill Pond.
Fritzie
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Saw my FOY TV this a.m. also saw FOY hundreds of snows 4 blues coming
from the east. When they got to the lake they headed south, bucking the strong
south headwinds. Beautiful sight against the blue sky.
Fritzie, in Union Springs, NY
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For those who have forgotten, snow geese can be taken 'til 15 April 2014.
I just watched a couple hundred Canadas spiral down onto Mill Pond. They came
in from east of us where they usually spend much of the days in farm fields. I
suspect they heard gunshots somewhere or maybe sporting
Tucked hard against Mill Pond west shore, sheltered from fierce winds;
5 prs. wood ducks, 4 male hooded megansers, 1 female red-breasted merganser
Other: redheads, buffles, mallards, ring-billed ducks, 1 Canada, (?) scaup,
gadwall, coot, 2 horned grebes (still!!) No wigeon.
A rustic-looking
How beautiful to see 2 flocks of pure white swans flying overhead about 4 p.m
with the brilliant blue sky above them. Becky could hear them discussing their
plans for their evening rest on the lake, or maybe they were talking about not
enough grass poking up through the snow where they had
With the bright sunshine today the grebes were extra beautiful. Along with
several Canada geese (please don't call them Canadian geese) were mallards,
wigeons, redheads, buffles, a canvasback, one coot 2 female common mergs.
Beavers have begun to thin trees along the north side of Mill pond
Forgot to mention on Thurs., (3.6.14) that Becky I saw both adult eagles on
the nest at Mud Lock. One flew as we stopped so couldn't tell if one had
brought food for the other. Seriously doubt eggs have hatched.
Saw 2 horned grebes a red breasted merganser on Mill Pond yesterday along
with
Today about 1:15 p.m. John I had good looks at the 2 horned grebes, one
spending a long time grooming. Also saw a pr. of common mergs with the male in
his well-dressed suit, suitable for a suitor ... nothing COMMON about him!
Didn't have time to scan much so probably over looked the
My Mother used to tell about when she lived there back in the '70s, how robins
became inebriated nearly every yr. in St. Petersburg, FL from eating the fruit
of the Florida Holly, a non-native invasive tree known as the Brazilian Pepper,
an exotic that can grow to 40 ft.. Newspapers usually
Along with regulars today:
More Am. Wigeon than seen thus far this mo..
1 male Green-winged teal
1 male Red-Breasted Merganser. Flew in just after I arrived at 1:15 p.m.
1 male female Merganser, a pr. ... slim trim but mist too thick with sun
glare to ID
1 Horned Grebe ... other one may have
At 3:15 p..m. today we saw our 1st ever Carolina Wren here at our house, in the
barn feeder atop the clothesline arm. After pecking at some seeds it inspected
inside one of the birdboxes on the next clothesline arm. What a treat on this
lovely, sunny, cold day.
This a.m. a gray squirrel was
Thanks to all who responded to my post about skunks. Saw my 1st dead one along
the road yesterday. (:(
Nari Mistry mentioned something I forgot to say of the usefulness of our little
friends that they have a special taste for yellow jackets their larvae,
probably for bumble honey
Bill McAneny of T'burg said: As I exited my front door this a.m. the first
thing to strike my senses was the pungent aroma of a skunk. How much I have
missed it! How often has anyone ever made THAT kind of remark?
Lots of bare ground here in Union Springs with 38 deg. temps since Fri.
evening
This video of Auburn crows (click on the word link below) is just a tiny bit of
what we see each evening as foraging crows return to Auburn to roost. It's an
unbelieveable sight. Think the flights in Ithaca can compare?
Fritzie
The link to watch it on YouTube.
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John I saw a juv. bald eagle circling over the gully then flying west
towards Cayuga Lake in the general area of where the nest is in the tall trees
along the lake.
At Aurora on our way to Ithaca at 10:45 a.m., besides Canadas, we saw tight
clusters, as well as long streams, of ducks from
This afternoon just south of Mud Lock, along with many Canadas, tundra swans
other ducks, I saw 2 Canvasbacks. Without scope I wasn't sure about 3 swans
which may have been trumpeters.
North of the lock on the river were several common mergs, lots of Canadas on
the shore ice were 2 great
Such exuberance, such joy from Alexis! Becky, John I have often felt this
way. Yes, we have stood looking up at the geese, waving crying out a welcome
to the returning flocks then waving good-bye wishing them a good winter
when we see them heading south.
Silly? Maybe, but we have long loved
The DEC list shows the 2nd season for ducks Canadas in western NY as being 28
Dec. thru 12 Jan..
Bag limits are higher for Snows (25 per day) than for ducks or Canadas.
Snow geese season: 1 Oct. thru 15 April.
Hunting time begins 1/2 hr. before sunrise ends at sunset.
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Yes, dau. Becky I have been watching the tagged trumpeter swans on Mill pond
for 2 wks. or longer. Larue St. Clair was by there on the 20th commented in a
C'mas note to us that they were trumpeters.
I haven't had time to check my records but I think those wing tag nos. may be
the same as on a
In reply to: Anne Clark who asked: If the two are sticking together and adults,
perhaps they are a pair?
Larue St. Clair mentioned that he felt the trumpeters they were a pair.
I might mention that the first time he, we met, was down towards Long Point
the winter after his wife died in Oct.
If you want to see impressive murders of crows, come to Auburn just before dark
watch 'til it's full dark. If you arrive 1/4 to 1/2 hr. before dark you may
get to see dozens to a couple hundred Am. robins coming in to roost with the
crows. I find it totally fascinating no matter how many times
I found the lone Snowy about 3:45 p.m. right where Gary saw it, confirmed
by Kathy Strickland my daughter, Becky. I saw it first from the first
driveway to the dike next to the muck on the east end. I drove to the potato
bldg. where we still saw it but lighting was poor it was too far away to
National Wildlife Week celebration at Montezuma today.
10a.m to noon: Roving naturalists along Wildlife drive to help ID birds
Noon to 3 p.m.: opening reception for the Marsh Birds of Montezuma Art Show at
Visitor's Center
1:30 p.m. CEREMONY TO HONOR LARUE ST. CLAIR FOR HIS 20 YRS. VOLUNTEER
This afternoon John I attended activities in the MNWR Visitor's Center in
which Larue St. Clair was honored for his 20 yrs. as a volunteer at Montezuma.
As expected, a gift was presented to him.
We all know about Larue listing his counts in what areas of the refuge birds
were seen. (Jackie
I was at Benning about 4:15 p.m. had good looks at both ibis. They were about
15 ft. from the road preening in the deep grass, seemingly not perturbed by the
3 cars stopped opposite them. Unlike the clod Gary saw, who hauled out his
equipment, the observers I saw were all quiet even as a car
Saw my first loon out from Frontenac Marina yesterday 10.8.13.
Here in the yard amongst others are several bluebirds with their accompanying
buddies, house finches. Once again, downys are roosting in the birdboxes in
which I have put fresh dry grass formed into a deep cup.
Fritzie
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Only one monarch all summer now, within an hr., I've seen 6 They appear
to be darker in color than I recall so does that mean they are this summer's
hatch? All in a S-SW flight. Beautiful, thrilling, rewarding sight!
Need to go to Seneca Meadows!
Coming down from the garden a few minutes
Thank you to all who sent news about hummer sightings. Last yr., I think it
was, someone reported a very late hummer in early Oct.. With such a crazy
summer it seems that some birds left early. I haven't seen a swallow for
several wks. NONE before that, lined up by the hundreds on power lines
Becky I got to see the RHWP hawking insects at 4 p.m. on our way to get
lucious, ($35 for full bu.) just-picked peaches at Port Bay yesterday. Stopped
at Morgan Rd. on the way home. Saw over 30 Woodies on the little pond, to
Becky's delight. Also saw 2 kestrals there + many g. w. egrets gbhs.
Becky I just came back from the Lock. The tree/s in Geo Chiu's pictures are
immediately north of the old eagle nest platform where we often saw the eagles
sitting. We saw at least 4 holes but NO birds, except starlings, a crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallows.
Geo Chiu does not say when he
Took son Jim to the lock about 4 p.m. today. One adult one juv. eagle were
sitting in diff. trees over on the point. No birds left on the nest. One osprey
sat in a bare tree west of the old platform.
Behind the cottages along River Rd. just south of where the Seneca R. the
canal come
Daughter, Becky, was able to take pictures of the GREAT EGRET we saw in a
swampy field along 5 20 across from Short Rd. on our way to MNWR.
We saw many DUNLIN at Larue's along with many other peeps that didn't stay put
long. We saw them in various places across the main pool at Benning. Of
This report is late but Kathy Strickland I went to Armitage Rd. Sun. evening
(where do the days go???). With her exc. hearing she was able to pinpoint the
locality of the warbler eventually found it almost in her face. We both had
wonderful views as the setting sun really highlighted its
When we lived in Ith. '61-'71 we always enjoyed seeing hearing nighthawks
over Montgomery Ward other stores, incl. JC Penney at what is now the west
end of the Commons. We weren't often downtown at night between '71 '91
when we lived in Dryden nor have we been downtown at night except a
Our family knew adored Eph Palmer as well as his wonderful wife, Dr.
Katherine Van Winkle Palmer, the director of the Paleontological Research
Institution (PRI) for many yrs..
The Palmers lived on the corner of Oak Hill Rd. sorta' kitty-corner across
Triphammer from the area now known as
Thanks Laura ... I've often thought the same thing. Help others. Also remember,
when forwarding someone's post, please delete all the Cayugabirds info at the
end as well as non-pertinent info.
I side-tracked to Mud Lock this a.m. saw the ospreys at the former eagle
nest. We saw no fewer than
About 6:30 p.m. today, 4.26.13, Becky I stopped to check on the eagles at
Mud Lock saw both. One appeared to be feeding chicks but couldn't see
clearly in the glare.
Atop the former eagle platform at the lock sat an osprey. Another was perched
in a nearby tree. Will they or won't they
Union Springs ... Yesterday evening a hanging feeder was nearly full when I
wired it more tightly to keep it from swinging in the relentless wind. This
a.m. it was totally empty with not a hint of a seed on the ground. Miserable
deer .. all the lucious grass tree buds it has to be a
The thrill of thrills every spring is when the swallows return, swoop over my
head go directly to the bird box on the arm of my clothesline or to the
weathervane there sit atop the tail or head of the horse. I love to watch
them as they watch me, making their little chittering noises as I am
Off former Union Springs Castelli's Marina I saw our 1st C. LOON for this
spring. I also saw the BALD EAGLE nest in a tall tree west of Great Gully Rd.
along the lake shore. Saw no bird in that nest but believe an eagle was in a
tree farther south near what appears to be another nest. Not
Should have put that the eagle nest is seen from Rte. 90 at Great Gully Rd.
where I parked then walked north about 200 ft. to set up my scope. I also
parked by the guard rail a bit south of the white farm house for another view.
Fritzie
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Saw our Union Springs Osprey at 11 A.M. today. We can see the nest across
the field from our upper back yard.
Platform nest is on No. One Road, Center St. Extension at the NYSEG relay
station. Last yr. we saw the pr. copulating on 3 April.
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John I were at the north end of Bridgewater across the lake from Cayuga on
the Lake Rd. Spur shortly after noon today where is a stretch of lawn between
the large brick building before the 1st cottages to the south.
By a large old tree stump on the shore north of the first cottage were 3
Today Becky I saw a lone SNOW GOOSE on Van Cleef today along with a few
mallards gulls. Fresh blood was evident, running from near the base of the
head down to the wings. We assumed it had been shot by a hunter made it to
the lake. It seemed to be alert but not swimming away from the company
Kathy Strickland I saw 4 SANDHILL CRANES at Morgan Rd. last evening one
SHORT-EARRED OWL near the river on Carncross Rd.. Saw many ducks, esp. in the
May's Pool inlet canal along Rte 89. Pintails abound! Still LOTS of snow
geese in the air.
I drove across the new bridge onto Howlands Island
Last evening, 3.14.13, watching westward for the comet from my LR window I
suddenly saw tremendous flocks of SNOW GEESE heading north over the lake + more
over the west shore. I immediately thought of Donna Scott's post earlier in the
day about 100s of thousands of Snows on the lake down her
Have had many large flocks of geese today, nearly all snows, nearly all heading
due north most fairly high. Many were east of Union Springs in extra large
flocks.
While watching a lower flock of snows going NW that had just passed overhead,
the noon siren went off. The snows panicked
Byron is somewhat NE of Batavia a few mi. WSW of Rochester. The way the NNW
winds were blowing by us here in Union Springs it wouldn't take birds long to
make the trip!
From: nutter.d...@me.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:55 PM
Interesting coincidence: There was a single Greater
David Gooding mentioned seeing a tree swallow yesterday. That confirms what I
thought I saw but figured it was too early. Just seems to me there is no
confusion about that flight pattern or the bird shape but I didn't want to
admit the real possibility. I should go check down by the lake or
Two bald eagles flew over the house a few days ago. At first I thought they
might be a pair but as I watched I noticed a bit of aggressiveness watched
'til they disappeared to the east. About 5 min. later one came alone back
towards the lake so I guess it succeeded in getting rid of an
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The meeting is tomorrow (Wed.). This land can serve more people if it is
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Today Steve Susie Fast, my daughter Becky I saw 4 bald eagles in the trees
of Frontenac Island. Also saw some swans vast numbers of ducks: redheads,
canvas backs, scaup, gadwall, mallard, buffles, common mergs, Canadas, etc..
Beautiful sunshine a mild (?) day in which to observe.
Beaver
From my old files. Dave's hint might help someone. Did anyone ever try it??
Fritzie
Original Message - Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:55 PM
Here's an easy, cheap, low-tech, Saw-whet call: Get an Irish pennywhistle
and
repeatedly play a C natural on it. On a D-scale whistle, that
Last winter I noticed a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker pecking on our 24 yr. old
flowering crabapple tree out front, so intent on it's work it wasn't at all
perturbed when I walked to within about 7' watched as it pecked holes
tore into the bark.
I thought it was just after something under the
Looks pretty much like a man's world. Must have pretty tolerant employers!!
Fritzie
From: Tobias Dean
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 8:10 AM
I found this picture
amusing.http://www.surfbirds.com/media/Photos/appletonmurrecrowdlarge.jpg
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the edge of the new nest in the tree on the south point at Mud Lock. I have
previously seen both adults in the tree. The old nest on the power platform
looks quite weather beaten.
The muck along Rte. 31 had the
It should be noted that a hunt club in the King Ferry area gets released
pheasants. Several yrs. ago I found one with a cheepie leg band that had been
hit killed by a car. I took it to a conservation office in Cortland was
told Cornell provided the birds for the club.
Fritzie
From: bob
Union Springs: 5 SNOW BUNTINGS feeding
along our driveway where grass is uncovered.
REDPOLLS now out-number house sparrows gold finches here at the house
feeders. I assume it's the other way around up on the hill at the tree feeders.
Not complaining. Niger sunflower seed is disappearing
About 2 p.m. I went to fill a feeder but had to shovel to get to it. As I
stopped to rest I glanced up saw an adult BALD EAGLE flying westward towards
the lake, almost overhead, slightly southward! Nice treat!
Several HOUSE FINCHES, about 30 GOLD FINCHES, 8 or 10 C. REDPOLLS have been
Mine are here year round. One in particular is always protective of the
cedar/juniper berries is the guardian of the hill trying to drive away even
large flocks of starlings. Last winter, for the 1st time, it was eating suet!!
Other mockers live/stay in the thick stand of cedars a block away.
Sorry this report is late but we had family here for the afternoon evening so
lots of chit-chat good food to eat, too.
This was a very cloudy day but about 1:15 p.m. the sun suddenly came out the
blue sky was almost clear of clouds for about 1/2 hr..
At 1:30 as I went out to the
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