Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

Sandy, I, too, have heard titmice and cardinals. I believe such behavior is more tied to hormonal responses brought on by increased daylength but am no ornitholigist. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Sandy Wold

[cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

Maybe this is obvious to everyone on this list with people reporting the call of a cardinal or "raven with nest material" in February. But I also have been noticing sounds of spring (cardinal, titmouse, Carolina Wren, ...), crows checking out tree tops and pairing, crows bombing raptors,... since

[cayugabirds-l] Bob's Talk on Siberia

Lee Ann Van Leer was kind enough to record my talk last night to the Cayuga Bird Club. It is now available for viewing on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/255607751). The sound quality leaves something to be desired, and we cut off the question/answer period because the questions could not be heard.

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt 96a near Geneva

This morning at 8am there was a large heavily streaked Snowy Owl on the roof of an out building across from the junction of Rt 96a and Kime Spur Rd. near Geneva (on North side of road behind house). -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] what bird was this?

7:30 this morning I was driving on Stevenson Road. A large raptor was perched in a tree by the pheasant fencing. It was facing me, but I was without binoculars, so this is all I could see It had a dark head and wings and a white puffed out belly. For those who know birds well enough to not