[cayugabirds-l] Ravens
My local Ravens have not yet fledged, though they may be hopping around on the dense hemlock branches (I couldn't see young in the nest, but the parents are still defending the immediate area). Cypripedium acaule is now in flower there! -Geo Kloppel, West Danby -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Thunder and birdsong?
I have what is probably a very basic question. Yesterday morning, I was birding with a friend in Lansing (Ross Road) (8:30-10:00); despite the cold, the birds were very active and vocal and we counted over 30 species in an hour and half of birding along a short walking route.At 10am, just as we were finishing up, there was a single peal of thunder off in the distance and the woods went entirely silent.Was this just a coincidence? The change from an acoustically rich forest to a silent one was dramatic and we hadn't moved at all. The birds stopped singing entirely for a few minutes and then they picked up again a bit.Would the threat of a storm (however distant) affect birdsong in this way? Thanks, Kim Haines-Eitzen -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Elm Beach Road, Town of Romulus
Seventy-four DC Cormorants just flew north offshore of Elm Beach. Perhaps a dozen more are still cruising around the cove below Thirsty Owl's boat dock, but I cannot say if the first flight came from that location. This huge flock of DCC's is completely new. We usually see several random birds during the summer, but this huge flock is a mystery. Has anyone seen such behavior? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
I've never seen a blue-gray gnatcatcher on our property before, but one has come to a tree just outside one of our windows most days, around mid-day, for the last week. It calls loudly and sometimes hovers just outside the window. Marsha Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
