[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls and Robins
Flock of over 2 dozen Redpolls at my feeders off and on all day today. 4 American Robins huddled in the aspen grove yesterday. Stephanie -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell -- 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] HARLEQUIN DUCK
Using Steve Fast's directions from six days ago, I arrived near Long Branch Park this afternoon at 2:00. I did make one change; I pulled into the parking area to the right just before the stop light for the one-lane bridge. With help from another birder who pointed out which of the two Mallard groups the Harlequin was in, I saw the duck with several Mallards and one Black Duck hanging out near the abutment. The Harlequin rarely went more than a dozen feet from it. It was bitterly cold and windy standing there in the snow, but he made it well worth it. -- 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] Short-eared Owls - Ovid
I've been seeing, very regularly, 3 short-eared owls on Wycoff Road in Ovid. This evening, however, there were 4. These owls are quite vocal and it is a real treat to see them and hear them. Wycoff Road is between Hall Road and Rock River. Park on Wycoff, just east of Rock River, and look east. The owls rise up from behind the Beardsley farm on Rock River cross back and forth across Wycoff, often perching on a fence post. Those of you may remember the farm from the owl trip two years ago--they come back every year. Michele Ovid/Interlaken -- 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/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Short eared Owls?
Bard, Susie & I stopped at Rafferty Rd. (King Ferry area) late this afternoon and saw 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS. All were easily seen from the road, near the red barn. The first appeared at 1729, the other two, a minute later. We watched them for 10 minutes until the light faded. One was on the south side of the road, the other 2 on the north. The latter 2 had a brief encounter and we heard 1 screechy-hiss. We saw nothing at Dixon Rd.; probably too much snow. Also on Rafferty was 1 AMER. KESTREL. S. & S. Fast Brooktondale _ From: bounce-7679766-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7679766-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bard Prentiss Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:07 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Short eared Owls? Hi, Anyone seeing Short eared Owls? at Rafferty Road, Center Road etc.? Bird Hard, Bard Bard Prentiss P O Box 283 Dryden, NY 13053 607-844-4691 prenti...@frontiernet.net -- 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/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] NO Snipe
I tried Stewart Park this afternoon to see if I could get some pictures of the snipe, but couldn't locate it. I did get great pictures of a decoy coyote however. Raghu From: bounce-7679996-7194...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-7679996-7194...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Suan Yong [suan.y...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:04 PM To: Cayuga Birding List Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Yes Snipe The snipe is still huddled there right now at the golf course across from Stewart Park, in the one tiny sliver of non-snow-covered frozen muck. Just look for the ski tracks circling back to various camera angles, getting way closer to the subject than I should have. I hope it survives the coming frigidity. Suan -- 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 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Short eared Owls?
Really nice! Ann On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Candace Cornell wrote: > My husband and I went to Rafferty and Dixon Roads near Aurora on the 17th > and 21st at 16:30-17:15 and saw no owls or harriers. Both days were cold and > snowy yet the visibility was adequate in the fading light. > > A *Short-eared Owl* flew by our car, however, on Asbury Road near > Triphammer Road at 16:40 yesterday. It was flying about 6-7 ft. off the > ground towards us and quite close to the road when we passed each other. > Since I was the passenger and it was on my side of the road, I had an > exceptional yet fleeting view of this handsome owl. Having only seen them in > rural, agricultural areas, I was taken aback by seeing one in a residential > locality. > > This Short-eared Owl encounter made my day. > > Candace > > > On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Bard Prentiss > wrote: > >> Hi, >> Anyone seeing Short eared Owls? at Rafferty Road, Center Road etc.? >> Bird Hard, >> Bard >> >> Bard Prentiss >> P O Box 283 >> Dryden, NY 13053 >> 607-844-4691 >> prenti...@frontiernet.net >> >> >> > -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] KNOW YOUR BIRDS radio program
Was that the show that was on WHCU back in the 1960s?I have a vague memory of a radio program on birding back when I was growing up. If it was, I am sorry to hear that, that the tapes are lost. It was a wonderful program. Cathy Cooke On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Bill Hecht wrote: > > All the tapes of the great old radio program KNOW YOUR BIRDS have been > lost. > Efforts to locate copies at the radio station have failed. > > Maybe, just maybe, someone out there has copies taped off the air. > > DOES ANYONE HAVE COPIES THEY MADE OFF THE AIR ??? > > Thanks > > > > -- > > 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 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Short eared Owls?
My husband and I went to Rafferty and Dixon Roads near Aurora on the 17th and 21st at 16:30-17:15 and saw no owls or harriers. Both days were cold and snowy yet the visibility was adequate in the fading light. A *Short-eared Owl* flew by our car, however, on Asbury Road near Triphammer Road at 16:40 yesterday. It was flying about 6-7 ft. off the ground towards us and quite close to the road when we passed each other. Since I was the passenger and it was on my side of the road, I had an exceptional yet fleeting view of this handsome owl. Having only seen them in rural, agricultural areas, I was taken aback by seeing one in a residential locality. This Short-eared Owl encounter made my day. Candace On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Bard Prentiss wrote: > Hi, > Anyone seeing Short eared Owls? at Rafferty Road, Center Road etc.? > Bird Hard, > Bard > > Bard Prentiss > P O Box 283 > Dryden, NY 13053 > 607-844-4691 > prenti...@frontiernet.net > > > -- 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] KNOW YOUR BIRDS radio program
All the tapes of the great old radio program KNOW YOUR BIRDS have been lost. Efforts to locate copies at the radio station have failed. Maybe, just maybe, someone out there has copies taped off the air. DOES ANYONE HAVE COPIES THEY MADE OFF THE AIR ??? Thanks -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Juncos learn new trick, Lab feeder favs
Greetings! In my backyard, juncos use all the feeders with perches—the silo and tube feeders filled with black sunflower seeds and the tube feeders with niger seeds—especially when the snow is deep. Otherwise, they primarily eat the feeder spillage on the ground. The only feeders they don't utilize are ones without perches such as the bags with niger sides, the suet feeders, nut feeders, and the collapsible sunflower seed feeders. I've got my usual gang of chickadees, cardinals, White-breasted Nuthatches, titmice, jays, doves, Downy, Red-bellied, and Hairy Woodpeckers, Song Sparrows, House Sparrows, House Finches, crows, and a few Common Redpolls and two Pine Siskins. A sharpie swooped by a few minutes ago but left without a catch despite the large numbers of small birds and Mourning Doves out there, Perhaps it will try again. Candace 14:29, 8°F, snow, cloudy, wind 0-10 mph NE, visibility poor to 0.5 miles On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Caroline Manring wrote: > The Juncos that have frequented my porch floor under the feeder for a few > years have started coming to the feeder perches! These perches are about > shoulder-height on a hanging cylindrical feeder, two floors up on a back > porch downtown. I was very surprised. > > I think it might be because the usual cloud of House Sparrows has departed > for somebody else's porch, and with just a few Chickadees and a Titmouse > left, no one's knocking enough seed down onto the floor for the Juncos > anymore. > > I'd never seen Juncos come to a hanging feeder, high up, and perch while > they eat. Anybody else's Juncos doing similar tricks? > > Also, my mother's Tree Sparrows in Skaneateles have been perching on and > eating from the suet (also hanging shoulder-height). It seems these > "ground" birds have more tricks up their sleeves than I thought. > > At the Lab bird garden today, some highlights were PURPLE FINCH female, and > our favorite FIELD SPARROW vagabond. Yesterday a pair of COMMON RAVENS flew > over Sapsucker calling to each other. > > Caroline Manring > Ithaca downtown > -- 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] Waterfowl count/Scott
Hello all, Yesterday Julie and I did the rather waterless Cortland County area for the mid-winter waterfowl count. Here's what we found. Considering it's Cortland County, we did quite nicely with the Long-tailed Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaups, Redhead, 3 Gadwalls and the A. Wigeon. Canada Goose: 149 Mallard: 440 Am. Black Duck: 6 GADWALL: 3 (south end of Skan Lake) AMERICAN WIGEON: 1 (Little York Lake outflow/Tio River west branch) Redhead: 1 (south end of Skan Lake) Ring-necked Duck: 1 (south end of Skan.Lake) LESSER SCAUP: 2 (Little York Lake outflow/Tio River west branch) LONG-TAILED DUCK (1 female south end of Skan. Lake) Common Goldeneye : 85 (south end of Skan Lake) RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (1 at south end of Skan Lake) Common Merganser: 132 (65 at south end of Skan Lake) Hooded Merganser: 23 (3 at south end of Skan Lake) We did about 70 miles from Skan Lake down to Whitney Pt --we saw 3-4 BALD EAGLES in the Cortland to Marathon area Rte 11-- at least 2 were adults and a third one was a 4-5th year bird coming into adult plumage. We had 15 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS on Houghton Hill Rd Cortland, ~20 COMMON REDPOLLS at the top of Glen Haven Rd Scott ( we had a few others in East Homer as well), and some AMERICAN ROBINS at the south end of Skan. Lake. Here at the house in Scott the immature Female COOPER'S HAWK and adult male SHARP-SHINNED HAWK have chased away our redpolls that we had for about a week back near Jan 1st. However, the CAROLINA WREN, BROWN CREEPERS, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, FEMALE PILEATED WOODPECKER and more all continue in the yard. The Pileated has been coming into our suet feeders for 3 years now and today for the first time we actually had it hanging from our suet bag -- pretty amazing and cool to see such a big bird hanging from a suet bag.. One of the unheard stories from this winter IMO is the numbers of TREE SPARROWS --on both CBC's we did we had very large flocks in many areas, and I'd say this is the best Tree Sparrow year in nearly 8-10 years. For the first time in 6 years we've had 4 A. TREE SPARROWS here at the feeders in Scott since mid December. On Friday we had our first ever wintering WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at the feeders. Of course we get them in migration, but they don't stick here at the feeders in winter. Being in a hemlock ravine, we have lots of Juncos every year though. As for sparrows feeding at bird feeder perches, it's not common, but it's far from rare as well. We always have juncos, and this year the Tree Sparrows, feeding at feeder perches. We even have Tree Sparrow occasionally feeding at the thistle sacks. cheers and stay warm, Matt mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint -- 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/ --
