[cayugabirds-l] Hermit Thrushes

At dawn several Hermit Thrushes were singing down in the woods below my house. Also Winter Wren, Blue-headed Vireo, Ovenbird and Louisiana Waterthrush, but I haven't found any other warblers. Geo Kloppel West Danby -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Morning Birds

Lots of birds at the feeders this morning. I got my FOS Purple Finch. I've been watching for its arrival. I had one White Throated Sparrow a few days ago. It had a one day stop. Also there are two Red- Bellied Woodpeckers eating black oilseed. Downy seems to like getting peanuts out of the

[cayugabirds-l] SSW yellow palm, rusty

This morning's SSW walk saw a yellow palm warbler on the island from the pergola (along with two yellow-rumpeds). Later, in the woods, was a large flock of rusty blackbirds, conservatively 50, possibly 100+, subflocks continuously emerging previously unseen from depressions in the woods.

[cayugabirds-l] Female RWBB

I have a couple *female* RWBB at my feeders as well as about 10 WT Sparrows who have been hanging around the past week. I am in the hills above Candor. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Richard Crossley speaks at SUNY-ESF, Syracuse - 4/29

Greetings all, With apologies for the late notice (and conflict with Tim Gallagher's talk), I would like to extend an invitation to an upcoming event on the SUNY-ESF campus in Syracuse that may be of interest to some. We are please to have Richard Crossley present Past, Present and Future -

[cayugabirds-l] Hooded Warbler more at Montezuma

Sat morning on the Esker Brook trail (Montezuma) had Yellow, Yellow-rump, Palm (not seen by me, but saw photo), and a Hooded Warbler. Also had usual variety, RC Kinglets, Song, Swamp, Tree Sparrows, and others. Sent from Windows Mail -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys at Salt Point

I've been watching the osprey pair at Salt Point everyday this week for a few hours a time. I've seen many attempted matings and a few seemingly successful tries. Their nest building is slow going. The male collects a few sticks every hour using the process John Greenly described so well on April

[cayugabirds-l] white-winged Turkey Vulture

Larry and I went up the lake today for a leisure day of birding. While we really didn't see anything out of the ordinary we had 'our' first glimpse of the (a) white-winged Turkey Vulture seen soaring about a mile north of King Ferry on route 90. However, we did see some 'rare birders'--Susan