[cayugabirds-l] Hot Turkey
I was standing on the bank of our pond recently, looking through my binoculars at an insect, when I heard a swooshing sound from my left. Dropped the binos down just in time to see a wild turkey fly from left to right, dragging her feet in the water as she crossed the pond. Knowing that some birds intentionally defecate on their feet in an attempt to cool off, we assume this turkey was doing the same. The other possibility is, of course, she was just a typically clumsy turkey. Sue G. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Barn Swallows fledged
All 5 baby Barn Swallows were sitting on the edge of their nest when I got home around 1 yesterday afternoon and the first swooped out of the nest as I watched. Two more left over the course of the afternoon, at different times. (I'd check between piano lessons.) Two were left at dusk, and when I checked this morning there was just one left and it left sometime this afternoon. It's been fun having them so easy to watch over my dining room window. Kathy Strickland, Union Springs area. _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendarocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Van Dyne Spoor Road evening
Van Dyne Spoor Road 7/8/10 8:00 pm Notes: The deer flies were terrible; I couldn't roll down the window to listen much. Number of species: 23 Trumpeter Swan 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Black Tern 2 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 4 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 8 Marsh Wren 2 Veery 2 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 6 European Starling 300 American Redstart 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 16 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/ny) Leona Lauster Lyons, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
