Merlin nesting in Tompkins County
Geo Kloppel and I conducted a survey of nesting Merlin inTompkins County. With
Geo’s extensive effort, our account of number fledged pernest was much more
complete this year than ever before. This county wide surveyhas depended on
multiple reports by a large n
Thanks to Donna and Paul for the information provided.
Fun observation:Toxay I bought an oriole feeder and some prepared bird jelly. I
put it out and got some jelly on me as I hung the feeder. I walked inside,
washed my fingers,walked back to the door. and in that amount of time there ws
an or
With the extensive help of Geo, we are up to 8 known or highly likely areas for
nests. Plus, 6 general areas. Better than for other years at ths time.
Someone left a phone mesage about a nest. My recording is garbled. All I heard
was "Spring St" and I thought "Dryden". Could this person email me,
Hi Astrid,
The light show with that disturbance and the disturbance of setting up the
light show might cause the nesting birds to desert the nest. Tolerance for
anthropogenic disturbance varies among individuls even within the same species.
Some individuls get acclimated, some don't. It is n
Help monitoring Merlin nesting in Tompkins County, please.
For a decade I have tried to find all Merlin nests in Tompkins County. I am
trying to write a paper on our population: where it nests and how many there
are. This is an impossible task without support from people who contribute to
Cayuga
Singing near feeder on Friday. A lovely sound of spring.
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A pair of red-tailed hawks is building a nest along the northern edge of
the Newman Municipal Golf Course, not far from Fall Creek, along the
boundary with Jetty Woods. Here's the approximate
location: 42.458442989157916, -76.50797178605234. I watched one member of
the pair carrying nesting materia
I just flew out of Syracuse through Philadelphia, and passed over the tops
of Skaneateles, Owasco, and Cayuga Lakes. There were rafts of snow geese in
the middles of Owasco and Skaneateles Lakes.
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Merlin Nesting Tabulation for 2023 vs. 2022 for Tompkins County
In 2022 the total was 15 pair vs.15 this year Successful: 11 vs. 8 this
year (counting one nest with downy young before it fledges) Failed: 3 vs. 1
this year Known pair but no known nest: 1 vs. 6 this year
1035 Highland
In short, thanks to the effort of many, the 2023 found more pairs than ever
before, rising from 1 in 2005 to 2 in 2014 to 16 in 2023. Many pairs showed
courtship and mating, but their nests were never found. Any further information
would be helpful.
2023. 16 pair in Tompkins County.
Seven pai
Aw. Come on. If you are going to carry out a prolonged discussion on this
theme, at least you could get the definition of the main terms correct.
Ecology is a science that tries to objectively describe the natural world, and
derive predictions about objectively measured interactions. Conserva
about orioles, the young fledge after 12-14 days, so
this male must have found his mate not long after his arrival here on May
1st. Females have been way less visible this season compared to previously.
Karen
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On Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 05:05:55 PM EDT, Carl Steckler
wrote:
Well, let me state right out front that I am about to ignite a fire storm.
Are we conservationists or are we ecologists? Hope to instruct things like
green energy and the impact on wildlife.This is a false dichotomy b
Merlin breeding in Tompkins County
In 2014 the survey found two Merlin nests in Tompkins County. Since then, our
survey has found a new high count almost every year.
In 2022 (tally enhanced by reports this year of nesting last year such as video
of flying fledglings, or "parts of small birds fal
Two adult Bald Eagle perched near road at 2:50 PM. On west side of road, south
of house on the east side.If still there, please do not get out of the car, or
even stop.
Jhn Confer
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Thanks to reports of many on this list serve, I have located 11 Merlin
territories this year for Tompkins County, but so far no known nests.
South Hill near Oak Manor, Fairmount Ave. near Elmwood, Gimme Coffee, Tareyton
Rd/Murial area, Dryden west of Agway, Freeville, just west of Yellow Barn Rd
A female rose-breasted grosbeak just showed up at my feeder. 2 weeks ahead
of schedule, like everything else. I put my hummingbird feeder up
yesterday, in anticipation.
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A few decades ago I had a group of students monitoring the survival of
chickadees. We used the McGowan Woods, opposite the office buildings at the
game farm. It is isolated from any adjacent forest, and I hoped that movement
in or out would be minimal. We tried to do a weekly census as part of
What a thrill to see an Eastern towhee right outside my kitchen window in
Lansing today. Seems very early! Anyone else seeing them?
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Hi Folks,
This will be the 13 year of my attempt to find all Merlin pairs and nests in
Tompkins County. Thanks to reports from the many local birders this survey is
fairly complete. I think this may the most nearly complete survey of any county
due to the help of so many people.
In 2014 I found
Also be on the lookout for the pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi which is carried
by black-legged ticks, as well. It causes relapsing fever, and can progress
to meningoencephalitis. If doctors are only screening for Lyme in sick
patients, they may miss this.
I know of one person (and possibly two) who g
The Finger Lakes regionis named for the beautiful lakes formed in north-south
valleys carved by glaciers.Subsequently, dozens of east-west streams have
formed gorges as water flowedover steep declines and into these lakes. These
head water streams are often surroundedby mature forests and can p
I have just been referred to Todd Bittner at the Botanic Gardens and have let
him know. Thanks, Nancy!
Karen
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Subject: Dead Geese on Beebe Lake
Hi,
I have seen four dead Canada Geese on Beebe Lake. Any idea
Hi,
I have seen four dead Canada Geese on Beebe Lake. Any idea what’s going on? I
have found two still floating upright in the water, with their heads under the
water as if eating.
Thanks,
Karen
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ'
(the C
I maintain a small culture for emergency bird care. If someone has an
emergency, I would be glad to give them some.
John
On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 02:48:59 PM EST, madonna stallmann
wrote:
Does anyone know where one can purchase live mealworms locally, within 25
miles from Ithac
Two male bluebirds on Hammond Hil on Saturday.
Screech Owls can hunker down within a tree cavity, still be there, and be
invisible. Very frustrating.
John
On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:39:39 AM EST, Deb Grantham
wrote:
I have been seeing bluebirds around my property (Sheffield Ro
I support much of what Alicia has written. I admire her effort putting it
together. I do think there is a wider perspective on funding for USFW refuges.
Operational expenses come out of the US budget. That includes salaries,
equipment, maintenance, and all other yearly expenses that go on forev
avvy folks have some suggestions about how this might
work?
Best,
Karen
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For a decade local birders have banded migrating Northern Saw-whet Owls at the
banding station in my yard known as Hammond Hill Owls or HHOWLS. This is one of
my greatest pleasures. We have caught, weighed, measured and banded over 1000
owls, including ~30 previously banded owls, thereby, contr
Hi Folks, I got two more Merlin reports since I posted the county-wide
preliminary total just yesterday. Wow. We now have a total of 12 known pairs, 9
of which fledged young for the year for the county. There is even the
possibility of a late renest for one of the failed nests, as happened las
SUMMARY
Merlin known nesting results for Tompkins County
In 2020 there were 7 known, incubated nests with 4 fledged broods, plus two
sets of fledglings with no known nest, plus 2 pair with no known nest, for a
total of 11 Merlin pairs.
In 2021 there were 6 known, incubated nests with 4 fledged
Not mentioned so far is that Frontenac Island is an indian burial site. To
prevent inevitable disturbance, it should not be visited.
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Merlin help, please. I can't compete with Worm-eating Warbler or Curlew
Sandpiper, but,
In past years the census of Merlin nesting pairs in ToCobenefited immensely by
the work of grad. students studying crows. Thesestudents have finished their
field work. It is impossible for me to do asthorou
Lovely to wake up this morning to the dawn chorus through my open bedroom
window: a spring song mix of common yellowthroat, wood thrush,
white-throated sparrow, Baltimore oriole, cardinal, and phoebe.
Lansing, NY
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Someone reported a Merlin calling repeatedly near Judd Falls Rd. It can't be a
fledged young . None of them fledge before early July. Female are much bigger
than males. The call is a solicitation, it certainly is followed by mating and
by feeding, sort of a two for one purpose. Thanks for the re
My good luck to see 56 Broad-winged Hawks pass by in 15 minutes from 11:15 to
11:30 at The Parkway and Cayuga Heights Secondary School.
John Confer
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Hi
Lynn Leopold reported a pair of Merlin near 120 Oak Ave (Near Lutheran church)
about 10 days ago. They have been there on 4 of 4 visits by me and seen by
another. They were calling and mated today about 150 m uphill from 120 Oak Ave.
Birds acclimated to lots of human and car traffic. I can't
Male Merlin continues around boat ramp close to last year's Fish Crow nest.
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Thanks and help again,
I have tabulated the number of pairs and known nests by Merlin in Tompkins
County for 8 years and hope to continue this year. This time spans shortly
after the arrival of Merlin to the fairly well established population we now
have. I have been able to publish some of the
wonderful number of waterfowl alone west shore at upper end of lake, and
especially at Savannah Mucklands, including maybe 200,000-300,000 snow geese1
Eurasian Widgeon along Van Dyne Spoor Rd at northwest corner of Sandhill Crane
Unit1 Water Pipit on side of Cemetery Rd. about halfway between Se
I also thought I heard one on Sunday morning, but didn’t get to see it.
Thanks!
Karen
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I
For most of the winter I only rarely have had a Tree Sparrow at my feeder, and
then only one at a time. In the last 3 days I have had several, reaching 15 at
a time today.
I have a rat infestation around the feeders. Yesterday I say the rear end of a
raptor leaving my door step with a rat and it
I saw about 40 on campus today, near the Rice Bowls/Conifer slope on Tower Rd.
Karen
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for the wonderful job. I compiled the count for several years. Linda
and I entered the back data and we compiled a gaph of the changing abundance.
Kevin compiled for a number of years and merged his and Jay's photos with each
species. You showed the history of the numbers for
Sharing the joy.Hammond Hill Owls, HHOWLS, had its second consecutive covid
restricted banding year. We had fewer people involved (9 vs ~30), fewer nets (5
vs 8), fewer nights since fewer peope meant nearly everybody had to come every
night we banded (8 vs 15-18). Still, we caught 55 birds. Afte
Very pleasant to see small flock in evening of 8 Nov.. Specifically in Game
Farm Rd soccer fields, in field that has flood light pole with osprey nest
west of fenced soccer field..I hope they stay around awhile.John
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Tompkins County Merlin status for 2021
11 Resident pairs
8 known nests Two known nests failed, 6 fledged young.
One set of fledged young observed, but nest not found (See South Hill below)
Tabulatin of 2021 the same as for 2020
South HillLatest fledging date by at least 30 days out of precedin
Just sharing pleasure of new species seen from our yard, a goatsucker.
I have had the good fortune to hear a Whip-poor-will on our property. Last
night (Sat. 08/21) Gian Dodici thought he glimpsed a nighthawk passing by over
head. At first it disappeared, but came back for a nice view. Haven't ad
A few weeks ago, I watched a group of a few dozen cedar waxwings fly
catching over a pond at the OD von Engeln Preserve in Malloryville.
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Hi Folks,
There is a Canada Goose with a broken wing on a pond along Slaterville Rd. I
think this is one of the adults that fledged 4 young on the pond, but the
others have left. I have lost my reference for not-a-hawk wildlife
rehabilitator. Any help appreciated. Send to confergoldw...@aol.c
I was watching a Roseate Spoonbill in the rain (i.e., we both were) at
Knox-Marcellus. Considering that I had a jacket and a small hat, I was getting
wet. Gary drove up and got out with an umbrella, muck boots, and a rain jacket
as I proceeded to get wetter. Gary said that Ken sed that he had s
We actually banded four nestlings. It would be great to know if ther were four
banded birds still flying.
John
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2021 Provisional tabulation ofnesting Merlin
Information obtained by the birding community in TompkinsCounty provides a
unique opportunity to survey local bird populations. Reportson eBird and the
cayugabirds-L have enabled me to document the expandingpopulation of nesting
Merlin with a thoroug
Hi,
When I was at Cass Park this morning, I spotted this small sandpiper hanging
out with some mallards in one of the flooded ball fields. I couldn't figure out
what it was eBird link https://ebird.org/checklist/S91658984
Thanks,
Karen
Graduate Field Assistant
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Hi All,
The Merlin nest at Treman is in tact with at least two young. Both parents
were extremely noisy this afternoon when I visited. More so than any other nest
I have observed. I don't know why.
John Confer
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Poor year for Tompkins CountyMerlins
In sum:
4known active nests
2 failed nests
4 pair unknown if/wherethey nested.
Any help appreciated
2021 in some detail
Burleigh Dr.
Nestactive with tiny nestlings
Bridges Cornell Heights
Nestactive with t
Some birding good news
I drove from Taughannoch to Treman Marina and thought aboutpopulation changes
for some of the charismatic fauna.
Peregrine young at Taughannoch! At the peak of DDT use,there were no nesting
Peregrine Falcons in eastern United States. Tom Cadetried to re-introduce
per
Four territorial, male Mourning Warblers seen at same exact location on two
dates.
Drive up Hammond Hill from south end: go past natural gas pipeline (about 1
mi): continue generally uphill approximately 1/2 mile to Rabbit Run trail on
right (east) and park. Follow lumber truck trail on left (we
With the essential help of the Ithaca birdingcommunity, I have monitored the
nesting success of Merlins in Tompkins County.I have been able to document an
increased abundance since 2014: # of nests (year): 2 (2014), 6 (2015), 6
(2016), 5 (2017), 6 (2018),6 (2019), 9 (2020). This information has
It seems like very spring there is a late snow that brings extreme numbers of
birds to the feeder.
Fox Sparrow are a particular delight with their beautiful color and song. Tom
turkeys with iridescent feathers putting on display are so vain, dozens of
juncos.
To put a number on it: 12 Fox Spa
Pheobe back, Fox Sparrows continue. Love their song.
John
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A lot of very vocal Merlin action downtown this evening, back and forth
over Triangle Park and the corner of Dey and Hancock Streets.
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I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports. I
check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an increasing
number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 (2015), 6
(2016), 5 (2017), 3(2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020). These include pair
Two singing Fox Sprrow, female cardinal feeding a male cardinal, bluebird along
drive. What a great day.
cheers,
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I saw a wonderful, adult Bald Eagle flying over Pyramid Mall toward the lake,
surely a reward for having gone to get my first vaccination shot!
John
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Hi All,
After living in the same place for 40+ years, I don't very often get a new
yard bird. However, a flock of Tundra Swans calling as they flew over was
pretty nice. Maybe you can see them at the north end of the lake.
John
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I recall seeing a Great-hored Owl flying down a small river with a grey
squirrel in its talons. The squirrel swayed like a pendulum with each stroke of
the owl's wings. The owl stayed along the creek and for two or three turns we
would catch up and scare it off down stream. It was a season when
First of all, I love my turkey coming in to my feeder, BUT
They are large and hungry.
In early fall, a flock of 21 started to come in eating the whole kernel and
cracked corn I put on the ground. At first they were wary. If I walked out to
the car they took flight banging into branches and going
Last year the Hammond Hill Owl Station banded on 19 nights, caught 37 birds,
and had 145 visitor-nights.This year HHOWLS banded on 7 nights, caught 82 birds
with one foreign recaptures and one local recapture banded here four years
earlier. This year the age of owls was dominated by Hatch Year b
Along gravel road east of gamefarm cages and leading to mulch pile. Just south
of lane leading into gamefarm, i.e., not very far north of Stevenson Rd.Part of
flock of Song Sparrows
Sitting on fence on the west side of shrubs and providing both front and back
view.Chest clear with tinge of beig
In approximately the same location as Cape May Warbler I just reported,
just east of Coot Pond, Howland Island. Top of tall snag on east side of
trail.
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Beautiful and very sweet views of two Cape May Warblers today on the trail
just north of Coot Pond on Howland Island, seen by Joe Wetmore and me.
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young squirrel the other day. Can any animal behaviorists give me more
information on what seems to be going on?
https://youtu.be/uA873t01oBg
As of today, these hawks are now successfully catching their own food on
their own.
Karen
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We had a beautiful Eastern Towhee foraging and singing in the yard this
afternoon. I think this is the first time that I've had one as a yardbird
here in 30 years.
Salmon Creek valley
Lansing, NY
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In addition to some excellent botanic sightings yesterday at McIlroy, we
had some spectacular views from the wetland viewing deck of a great egret
swooping and looping over the water, roosting in a tree, and patrolling the
water's edge. Apologies for the late posting.
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Dave...the city maintains an online database and interactive map of its
13,000+ trees. Hopefully this will be helpful in determining your hawthorn
variety (advance apologies. ..it does not seem optimized for mobile devices
so I can't absolutely verify).
https://www.cityofithaca.org/253/Tree-Invento
resembled a mustache that
ran down from both sides of its beak down to its throat. Any ideas? Merlin
couldn't find a match.
Thanks!
Karen
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Bob McGuire has gently corrected me that after I shared a recording with
him, it truly was a Carolina wren. Dang. Sorry about that false alarm. What
a stinker...
On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 6:49 PM Karen Edelstein wrote:
> This morning, and for 3-4 days prior, I've been hearing common
> ye
This morning, and for 3-4 days prior, I've been hearing common
yellowthroats singing in the woods behind my house (Salmon Creek Valley,
Lansing). In past years, they've also arrived on the early side, yet
hearing one singing by (or before) April 20th seemed a little odd. But this
morning, the bird
putting up more platforms each year!!
http://tinyurl.com/CLOspreys
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Joe Wetmore and I had an osprey flying low over the road in the Town of
Springport along Route 90 near Fire Lane 20. About 10 am this morning.
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There is a nice flock of around 20 robins hanging out in the trees between the
back side of Corson-Mudd and the entrance to Biotech.
Karen
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Last night, Joe Wetmore and I watched 5 short-eared owls plying the fields
on both sides of Lake Road leading west from Long Point Winery, just south
of Aurora. We spotted the first one around 5 pm. So graceful, and the white
of their wings flashing brilliantly.
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Thanks all...let's keep the comments to NYSEG flowing.
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I was dismayed to see that NYSEG has been clearcutting/brush-hogging
vegetation down to bare ground under the powerlines on Salmon Creek Rd.
With the nesting season still well in process, I'm very concerned about the
probable mortality of birds that has resulted in this area of (formerly)
dense gro
Joe Wetmore and I marveled at the nimble and acrobatic flight of three to
four Common Nighthawks feeding on a midge hatch at Salt Point this evening.
Could be a first for me, certainly in Lansing.
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Since Dave Nutter referenced this the other day, I just wanted to remind
everyone about the interactive map I created a few years ago with Candace
Cornell. The URL changed since the original version so please update any
bookmark you might have had. Here's the handy, shortened URL:
http://tinyurl.c
*SOUND MEETS SCIENCE: RADIO PRODUCTION AND THE NATURAL WORLD*
By Bill McQuay, Audio Producer, and NPR Contributor
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 7 p.m.
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing
In celebration of autumn at Salt Point, Bill McQuay, an audio producer and
NPR Contributor, will give a pr
SOUND MEETS SCIENCE: RADIO PRODUCTION AND THE NATURAL WORLD
By Bill McQuay, Audio Producer, and NPR Contributor
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 7 p.m.
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing
In celebration of autumn at Salt Point, Bill McQuay, an audio producer and
NPR Contributor, will give a prese
I heard the ascending sound of what I think is a prairie warbler this morning,
but it seems early. Is there a bird that has a similar song to a prairie
warbler?
Karen
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There is currently (2:30 pm) a Northern Pintail wading in the shallow area on
the left of the falls/dam on Beebe lake (Cornell University).
Karen
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March 14
(1993) snowstorm in huge numbers.
On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Karen Edelstein wrote:
> 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 h
this
morning, poking about in the eves behind our kitchen.
Vagrants courtesy of this nor'easter?
Karen
Salmon Creek Rd, Lansing
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A pair of killdeer were in the pasture on Hurd Rd. this morning. I also heard
one in the field at the corner of Game Farm Rd. and Route 366.
Karen
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I heard two at A lot (Cornell)this morning.
Karen
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Great views with Joe Wetmore just now of one snowy owl on the ground in the
field on the south side of Martin Rd. We parked just in front of the gate
of the service road in front of CASE-H, halfway between the farm silos and
the airport.
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Over the past few weeks, a large roost of crows has formed in the woods off
Lansingville Rd just uphill and west of my house on Salmon Creek. Mid-
morning they stream east in loose groups. But this morning, hundreds have
dropped into the cleared cornfield on Salmon Creek Rd, and the many have
made
Ooops. No "American" in those tree swallow. Just tree swallows, and maybe
they were Canadian, anyway. Sorry about that slip of the keyboard.
On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Karen Edelstein wrote:
> Joe Wetmore and I just returned from several days in the Provincetown, MA
>
e did, I bet it would make
a great research project for some enterprising student. I just count myself
as fortunate, particularly when I thought the swallows living around the
Finger Lakes had been gone for over a month already.
Karen Edelstein
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