Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows at my feeders

2019-01-21 Thread Geo Kloppel 
We offer food year round to a small group of 3-5 Crows in our yard. We’ve 
actually been missing them recently. The lack of snow following hunting season 
made for easy access to discarded deer carcasses and parts (common in our 
neighborhood), as we several times observed. Even though we have a foot of new 
snow, I guess they still know where the carcasses are.

-Geo

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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2019-01-21 Thread Joseph Brin 

RBA




*New York
   
   - Syracuse
   - January 21, 2019
   - NYSY 01.21.19




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert

Dates: January 14 - January 21,  2019

To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com

Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, 
Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex

compiled: January 21 AT 12:00 p.m. EDT

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org







Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on January 
14, 2019




Highlights:




RED-THROATED LOON

BLACK SCOTER

PEREGRINE FALCON

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

WILSON’S SNIPE

ICELAND GULL

SNOWY OWL

NORTHERN SHRIKE

EASTERN PHOEBE

GRAY CATBIRD

EASTERN TOWHEE

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

VESPER SPARROW

HARRIS’S SPARROW

EVENING GROSBEAK

COMMON REDPOLL

PINE SISKIN










Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)






     No reports this week.







Onondaga County






     1/15: An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder in Manlius and has been 
reported up to 1/19. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was again seen on the West Shore 
trail of Onondaga Lake.

     1/16: 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse.

     1/17: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Baldwinsville.

     1/18: A VESPER SPARROW continues on Banner Road in Tully. A GRAY CATBIRD 
was seen on the Onondaga Creek Creek walk north of Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. 
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Sunview Drive in Elbridge.

     1/19: A BLACK SCOTER was seen on Skaneateles Lake in Spafford. An ICELAND 
GULL was seen in the Inner Harbor in Syracuse. 7 PINE SISKINS were at a feeder 
in Manlius. A SNOWY OWL was spotted at Hancock Airport in Syracuse.

     1/21: 2 PINE SISKINS were at a feeder on Harrington Road in Syracuse.







Oswego County






     1/14: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Lake Ontario from Deer Creek Marsh.

     1/15: A BLACK SCOTER was seen in Oswego Harbor. An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen 
on Dewitt Street in Oswego.

     1/17: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Bishop Road north of Pulaski.

     1/19: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from Rt. 3 near Greene Point. A 
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Bishop Road north of Pulaski.







Madison County






     1/16: 40 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Eden Hollow Road east of Erieville.

     1/18: An adult HARRIS’S SPARROW was seen and photographed at a feeder on 
Borden Road in Earlville. It was relocated on the 19th. No new reports since. A 
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted on Eden Hollow Road.

     1/19: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Chaphe Hill Road east of Erieville. 1 
COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road.







Oneida County






     1/14: 2 PINE SISKINS were at a feeeder in Oriskany.

     1/15: 36 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Nightingale Road in Forestport.

     1/19: 13 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Evans Road in Remsen.







Herkimer County






     1/15: EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder north of Dolgeville.

     1/18: A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen in a wet area in the Town of Manheim south 
of Dolgeville. It was found again on the 19th.

 

    




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows at my feeders

2019-01-21 Thread Alicia 
We haven't had any so far this year, but some years small flocks - 
usually between 3 and 8 - they swoop in and entertain us when the snow 
is deep.   At least one figured out how to land on edge of our hopper 
feeder - s/he had to fly in carefully from the side, ducking under the 
overhang, just fitting by scrunching down & clinging onto the narrow 
seed tray, parallel to it.  Although they are sitting in most of the 
tray, they still have room to eat from the very end of it.  No way to 
know if many different crows mastered that move and did it in rotation 
or just one, but it is an impressive feat of athleticism.  (After flying 
in from the side for several days, s/he/they decided it was easier to 
start on the roof and jump off from there, ducking under the overhang 
and simultaneously grabbing the feed tray, to arrive in the same 
position - which seems even harder when observed.)

Alicia


On 1/21/2019 12:24 PM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote:
> And deep snowy.  They can deal with cold if they can reach the ground 
> to forage. Bet the thousands that have been foraging nearer Syracuse 
> and Auburn are finding it VERY challenging.
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> On Jan 21, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Rachel   > wrote:
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>> Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if they are the same birds, with 
>> more in the trees) have ascended upon my bird feeders, eating spilled 
>> seed on the ground. I've never had crows as a feeder bird before, 
>> although we have many around our grain farm. Pretty impressive; they 
>> look huge next to the other birds! They're very flighty, and easily 
>> spooked. I guess now we know it's cold!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows at my feeders

2019-01-21 Thread anneb . clark 
And deep snowy.  They can deal with cold if they can reach the ground to 
forage. Bet the thousands that have been foraging nearer Syracuse and Auburn 
are finding it VERY challenging. 

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> On Jan 21, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Rachel   wrote:
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> Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if they are the same birds, with more in 
> the trees) have ascended upon my bird feeders, eating spilled seed on the 
> ground. I've never had crows as a feeder bird before, although we have many 
> around our grain farm. Pretty impressive; they look huge next to the other 
> birds! They're very flighty, and easily spooked. I guess now we know it's 
> cold!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows at my feeders

2019-01-21 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
I always have our local crow families at or below my feeders, since I purposely 
scatter seeds on ground, too, & especially under sheltering bushes.
A lot of birds prefer feeding on ground or deck floor, probably cause it is 
more natural to them.
Of course this means I feed a lot of squirrels too!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jan 21, 2019, at 9:51 AM, Jae Sullivan 
mailto:blueheron...@yahoo.com>> wrote:

I have been having the same experience...downtown feeders on the street, 
usually populated with House Sparrows and not much else  the birds are 
HUGEBlue Jays, Starlings, a Robin, fighting for seed.

Delightful to watch.

Jae


On Monday, January 21, 2019, 9:40:53 AM EST, Rachel Lodder 
mailto:rachel.lod...@outlook.com>> wrote:


Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if they are the same birds, with more in 
the trees) have ascended upon my bird feeders, eating spilled seed on the 
ground. I've never had crows as a feeder bird before, although we have many 
around our grain farm. Pretty impressive; they look huge next to the other 
birds! They're very flighty, and easily spooked. I guess now we know it's cold!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows at my feeders

2019-01-21 Thread Jae Sullivan 
I have been having the same experience...downtown feeders on the street, 
usually populated with House Sparrows and not much else  the birds are 
HUGEBlue Jays, Starlings, a Robin, fighting for seed.
Delightful to watch.
Jae 

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  Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if they are the same birds, with more in 
the trees) have ascended upon my bird feeders, eating spilled seed on the 
ground. I've never had crows as a feeder bird before, although we have many 
around our grain farm. Pretty impressive; they look huge next to the other 
birds! They're very flighty, and easily spooked. I guess now we know it's 
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[cayugabirds-l] Crows at my feeders

2019-01-21 Thread Rachel Lodder 
Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if they are the same birds, with more in 
the trees) have ascended upon my bird feeders, eating spilled seed on the 
ground. I've never had crows as a feeder bird before, although we have many 
around our grain farm. Pretty impressive; they look huge next to the other 
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