[cayugabirds-l] Buffleheads still in Unioin Springs

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

As of 24 April,  a pr. of buffles was still on Mill pond along Rte. 90 
here in Union Springs, NY. Factory St. pond has a pr. of woodies. The 
male redhead of the last 3 yrs. that hangs around alone is still here.
MANY cormorants are on Frontenac Island, many are in the water & many 
have already started nesting in the trees.

A pr. of white-throated sparrows has been at my feeders for a wk.. 
Bluebirds & tree swallows are again showing interest in the bird boxes 
on my clothesline post/ arm. They were here 3 wks. ago but showed no 
serious signs of starting a nest, possibly because the weather wasn't 
favorable & not enough insects are around. Skunks are digging lots of 
holes to try to find Jap beetle grubs in the soft ground. More power to 
them!

I hope the chimney swifts we saw on Fri. are more successful than last 
yr. at raising young. One was found dead at the bottom of the fireplace 
chimney in the church, a surprise because I know they nest in the tall 
chimney at the girl's dorm at the academy. Didn't expect they'd be in 
the church chimney, too.

Fritzie


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[cayugabirds-l] GBH fishing show

[Suan Hsi Yong]

Along the Montezuma wildlife drive yesterday morning, I was most
captivated by the fishing show put on by the Great Blue Herons. Here's
one of many video clips I took (the rest I probably won't have time to
edit til -- who knows when?):

  https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/videos/10226398830855078

The GBH didn't seem to need a break between fishes, catching as many
as it could swallow. When one bird had a string of consecutive
catches, it would draw the attention of other GBHs who would fly in to
join the cluster. They always maintained respectful social distancing,
never trying to steal from each other like other species might. I got
the impression that only a couple of the birds were proficient at
fishing, able to pick out multiple fishes at a time, while others
seemed less successful (this is unconfirmed observation as my camera
was always focused on one individual at a time). Every now and then a
GBH would mildly shoo away another, which didn't seem any closer to
the flock than others. I got the impression that there were tribes, or
perhaps family groups, which did not enjoy the presence of outsiders
as much.

At one point a couple ospreys came soaring by, and casually dropped in
to pick up a snack. I caught the tail end of one such dive, but it was
out of focus.

Suan

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] King Eider on Dryden Lake?

[Jay McGowan]

The third bird is a fairly worn and pale brown female White-winged Scoter,
with an adult male and an immature male (mostly female looking) Surf Scoter.

Jay

On Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 12:23 PM Kevin J. Cummings  wrote:

> Sorry for all the emails. More details on the possible King Eider on
> Dryden Lake: brownish overall, longer and bulkier than the two Surf Scoters
> it is associating with, pale area on face at base of dark bill, and white
> patch on wings visible during preening. I hope others check it out.
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 25, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Kevin J. Cummings 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > There is now an overall brownish duck hanging out with the 2 Surf
> Scoters and 3 Ruddy Ducks on Dryden Lake. It is a bit longer than the
> Scoters. I know this is a long shot, but it reminds me of a King Eider.
> Hopefully others will take a look and weigh in.
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 10:22 AM, Kevin J. Cummings 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> There is currently a pair of Surf Scoters on Dryden Lake, hanging out
> with a trio of Ruddy Ducks.
> >>
> >> Kevin
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[cayugabirds-l] Caspian terns at red lighthouse jetty

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 There's a new arrival of 4 Caspian terns on the red lighthouse jetty late this 
morning, well viewable from Stewart Park and other locations for those who 
would like to see their first terns of the year.

 Happy birding,

 Kevin


Kevin C Packard
364 Ives Hall East
Department of Social Statistics, ILR School
Cornell University
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] King Eider on Dryden Lake?

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Sorry for all the emails. More details on the possible King Eider on Dryden 
Lake: brownish overall, longer and bulkier than the two Surf Scoters it is 
associating with, pale area on face at base of dark bill, and white patch on 
wings visible during preening. I hope others check it out.

Cheers,
Kevin 


Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 25, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Kevin J. Cummings  wrote:
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> There is now an overall brownish duck hanging out with the 2 Surf Scoters and 
> 3 Ruddy Ducks on Dryden Lake. It is a bit longer than the Scoters. I know 
> this is a long shot, but it reminds me of a King Eider. Hopefully others will 
> take a look and weigh in.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 25, 2021, at 10:22 AM, Kevin J. Cummings  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> There is currently a pair of Surf Scoters on Dryden Lake, hanging out with a 
>> trio of Ruddy Ducks.
>> 
>> Kevin 
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Surf Scoters, Dryden Lake (and King Eider?)

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Hi again,

There is now an overall brownish duck hanging out with the 2 Surf Scoters and 3 
Ruddy Ducks on Dryden Lake. It is a bit longer than the Scoters. I know this is 
a long shot, but it reminds me of a King Eider. Hopefully others will take a 
look and weigh in.

Kevin


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> On Apr 25, 2021, at 10:22 AM, Kevin J. Cummings  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> There is currently a pair of Surf Scoters on Dryden Lake, hanging out with a 
> trio of Ruddy Ducks.
> 
> Kevin 
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Pine Warbler

[Suan Hsi Yong]

Just had a surprise new yard bird: a pine warbler checking out my
small garden bed right outside my picture window not five feet away,
here in Commonland by Six-Mile Creek. The view out that window is
towards a grove of pines and spruces, from which trills are frequently
heard, but which I'd always assumed were just juncos. I may have to
invest some warbler-necking time to see if there might not be some
pine warblers nesting up there.

Suan

PS, the same garden bed was visited by a fox last week:
https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/videos/10226372622839894

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swifts

[Steve Benedict]

Thanks for the heads up RE the Swifts being back.   Built a tower this
spring.   I won't hold my breath, but it would be fun to have a pair move
in.  Large chimney was torn down in Newark this past winter, so who knows,
maybe housing is in short supply.
Steve


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On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 4:28 PM Bard Prentiss  wrote:

>  I haven’t been watching until but the chimney Swift’s are back in Dryden
> Best,
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[cayugabirds-l] Surf Scoters, Dryden Lake

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Hi all,

There is currently a pair of Surf Scoters on Dryden Lake, hanging out with a 
trio of Ruddy Ducks.

Kevin 


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