[cayugabirds-l] raptors

2014-12-18 Thread Bill Mcaneny
Around 50 minutes ago, a SHARPSHINNED HAWK landed on a branch next to a bird
feeder just outside our kitchen window.  Stayed for about 20 minutes and
left hungry.  Flew towards the other end of the house but out of sight.
Probably a young bird as it was not very red on the breast.  Within a few
minutes, a buteo landed on a cedar down by Rte 89.  Its head was rather
white, just like the juvenile Swainson's in Sibley, but the feathers on the
back were speckled white like a red-tail, so I will call it a Red-Tail with
a whitish head. The tail was plain but not red, so I will call it a juvenile
Red-Tail with a whitish head. So there you go.

BTW, we have not seen a Sharpie here in a decade.

 

Bill McAneny, TBurg

 

 


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[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs Mill Pond, Scout Project

2014-12-18 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
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. Now you 
must step in  try to help him. At 81, with an 84 yr.old husband not in 
the best of health, I can't do more to lead this project but I'll try to 
be the go-between, if necessary. I have deliberately not revealed _ANY_ 
e-addresses so as to protect everyone.

I am proud of all of you who took time  effort to write to me, the 
mayor  village trustees. Kathy has said she  her son are open to 
suggestions///_OR_/ to abandoning the proposal all together. Dave Nutter 
has offered to help, busy as he is. I will try to talk to Kathy soon but 
perhaps not 'til after after Christmas. In the meantime, put on your 
thinking caps  if you are visiting Union Springs, look at the pond 
surroundings near the street  try to picture what might be a project 
the lad could do. He also will need to be looking at things in a 
different light with time to plan  present findings to the village board.

Thanks to you all for your input. May you all have a very merry, birdy 
Christmas.

Fritzie Blizzard ( no, I didn't order snow for Christmas!) ;)


Date:   Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:21:12 -0500
From:   Kathleen Aguilar






Hi Fritzie,

  I have been receiving your emails and reading all the notes written by 
your fellow bird enthusiasts. I appreciate their graciousness in 
acknowledging my son's good intentions. I totally understand their 
worries about a path around the pond and how it might negatively affect 
the bird life on the Mill Pond.

I was hoping maybe we could meet the next time you have a meeting and we 
could talk.

Several letters had suggestions of some projects that would support bird 
watching on the Mill pond (blinds, kiosk...) We are VERY open to 
suggestions to adjust our original proposal (or even abandon it 
altogether).

It seems like maybe we could combine my son's enthusiasm to do a service 
project for his hometown with the birding community's knowledge to 
produce something that would enhance the bird life on the pond and the 
community as well. With the Village Board's blessing, maybe we could 
design something new that accomplished both goals.  :)

Kathy





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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and infrasound

2014-12-18 Thread Betsy Darlington
Birds apparently use infrasound to detect - and evade - storms hundreds of
miles away.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/18
/birds-storm-infrasound-warblers

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