[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle
Hi all, As I was driving up 79 towards my home a few minutes ago, at the junction of 366, I saw a large bird heading towards me. As it came closer, I could clearly see it was an adult BALD EAGLE. It seemed to be coming from Six Mile Creek reservoir. In my driveway, I found a Tufted Titmouse scolding angrily to something in a dead maple branch. A chickadee joined it shortly. I personally could not see anything, but I think there is big enough hole for small owl to be hiding in that. Lastly, as I picked up my grocery bag and headed up the house, I could hear a faint song and I could say it was a warbler, but could not think from where the sound might be coming. Then I realized that in my jacket pocket, I had my PCM 10 and somehow the playback button got pressed and I was hearing a Prothonotary warbler (of Armitage road) singing! But it was pleasant to hear that, made me smile at the thought of up coming spring! Cheeers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Screech Owl Sweazey Rd
I went down Sweazey Rd. in Lansing, (off Rt. 34B-Ridge Road, about 4.5 miles from the South Lansing stop light), drove west just past the Cornell Orchards onto the dirt part of the road, and found the SCREECH OWL in a somewhat wide south-facing cavity, in a branch (barkless) that points west from the trunk of the dead tree, on the north side of the road. About 20-30 feet from the road. Owl was sound asleep. In warmer weather I hear them all the time around my house here, but have never been able to find them in a hole in a tree! Donna L. Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe
Gary Kohlenberg and I saw the Eared Grebe south of the Aurora boathouse around 11:00. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Compost Piles ICELAND GULL
An adult Iceland Gull was at the Cornell compost piles at 1p today, the gulls were very skittish and took flight as soon as we appeared by the metal shed. The Iceland flew west over the trees (look for it at Stewart this afternoon) and wasn't seen by Tractor or myself again. Jeff -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] a few Snow Buntings on Irish Settlement
Hi, On my way home at 1330, I saw about half-dozen SNOW BUNTINGS zing across the north end of Irish Settlement Road where the corn fields are. Don't know if they'll hang around. Susie Fast -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crow at bird feeder
I had 3 Crows at my feeder eating hulled sunflowers this morning when suddenly
one grabbed a mole! The crow killed it flew up in a tree and was being
harrassed by his 2 other friends. Never saw that before.
Dave Nicosia
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Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:04:03
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Crow at bird feeder
I glanced out the window this morning to see who might be at the
feeder and was surprised to see a crow (untagged) tentatively but
actively eating seeds that had fallen to the ground beneath the feeder.
Crows are active daily in the neighborhood but usually avoid
coming into the yard.
By the way, when I'm walking my dogs in the neighborhood and see them
I always say hello. ("Hey, Corvid" specifically). They don't seem to
like it very much but according to the research, I bet they remember.
I often think of "The Kestrel's Eye" and wonder what we humans and
our canine companions look like to them.
Regi
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[cayugabirds-l] Crow at bird feeder
I glanced out the window this morning to see who might be at the
feeder and was surprised to see a crow (untagged) tentatively but
actively eating seeds that had fallen to the ground beneath the feeder.
Crows are active daily in the neighborhood but usually avoid
coming into the yard.
By the way, when I'm walking my dogs in the neighborhood and see them
I always say hello. ("Hey, Corvid" specifically). They don't seem to
like it very much but according to the research, I bet they remember.
I often think of "The Kestrel's Eye" and wonder what we humans and
our canine companions look like to them.
Regi
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[cayugabirds-l] Saturday Lake Trip
I have just finished an embellished report of yesterday's trip around the lake that will appear in next month's Bird Club newsletter (and maybe even sooner on the Club's new website). Here are the highlights: 13 people showed up, and the weather was near-perfect. Stewart Park: Common & Red-throated Loons, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Duck, a single Snow Goose, Common Goldeneye. Portland Point Rd: Mockingbird (no Shrike) Myers: 400 Mallards, Coots, 1 Horned Grebe to the south Sweasy Road: (Cedar waxwings, Robins, Bluebirds – gone) vicinity of Rafferty Road: American Kestrel, Ring-necked Pheasants Aurora Bay: 7 Horned grebes (no Eared Grebe), 3 Common Loons, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Mallards, Black Ducks MIll Pond Union Springs: Gadwall, Bufflehead, Amer. Wigeon, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck Village of Cayuga: Merlin Mud Lock: Belted Kingfisher, Bald Eagle (though not around the nest) Mucklands: hundreds of Canada Geese, 2 Northern Pintail Van Dyne Spoor Road: Northern Mockingbird (no Shrike), Rough-legged hawk Cayuga Lake SP: Tundra Swans Dean's Cove: flyby Ross's Goose Sheldrake: 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Buffleheads Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
