Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose Breasted Grosbeak

2014-04-29 Thread Dave Nutter
Melissa Groo's place is just outside the Cayuga Lake Basin in Shindagin Hollow. We're still waiting for a report that Rose-breasted Grosbeaks got over the Chesapeake - Great Lakes Divide into the CLB. --Dave Nutter On Apr 29, 2014, at 02:28 PM, Asher Hockett wrote: > Melissa Groo reported o

[cayugabirds-l] Thanks!

2014-04-29 Thread Carol Keeler
Wouldn't you know my email wasn't working right yesterday and only a few messages got through, so I missed Melissa's post. Thanks for letting me know. No one has seen a Hummingbird yet, have they? Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose Breasted Grosbeak

2014-04-29 Thread Asher Hockett
Melissa Groo reported one yesterday. On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Carol Keeler wrote: > A friend in Jordan, NY just had a RB Grosbeak at her feeder. Has anyone > seen them in the Cayuga bird list area? I don't remember seeing any > mentioned. Any Hummingbirds yet? Too early for their fe

[cayugabirds-l] Rose Breasted Grosbeak

2014-04-29 Thread Carol Keeler
A friend in Jordan, NY just had a RB Grosbeak at her feeder. Has anyone seen them in the Cayuga bird list area? I don't remember seeing any mentioned. Any Hummingbirds yet? Too early for their feeders? I usually put out my Hummingbird or even Oriole feeders out when I read about sightings

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Common Raven carrying food

2014-04-29 Thread Geo Kloppel
Raven nests can get to be pretty noisy places, and you may easily hear the nestlings begging, even from half a mile away. The racket gets louder and deeper day by day! -Geo On Apr 29, 2014, at 9:06 AM, "Marie P. Read" wrote: > Hi Cayugabirders, > > Half an hour ago I was hanging out in the

[cayugabirds-l] Inlet Eagles

2014-04-29 Thread Marc Devokaitis
Finished up a run yesterday evening at 6:45pm, and standing at the north edge of the Children's Garden, Kate and I observed two Bald Eagles--one adult, and one that showed no traces of white. No bins, but we were directly across the road--at one point they were only 30-40 yards away. They came for

[cayugabirds-l] Common Raven carrying food

2014-04-29 Thread Marie P. Read
Hi Cayugabirders, Half an hour ago I was hanging out in the swamp behind my property searching for nesting flickers, when a Common Raven carrying food in its bill flew over (north to south, heading toward Yellow Barn Forest area). It was being chased by a couple of crows. The food item was some

[cayugabirds-l] Pipits

2014-04-29 Thread Aaron Jacobsen
Yesterday there was a flock of AMERICAN PIPITS in a newly plowed and planted field on Perry City Road, outside Trumansburg... a new bird for my "home" list, and a new bird for my life list! -Aaron -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Northea

[cayugabirds-l] Barn swallows

2014-04-29 Thread M & K Mannella
We had a few BARN SWALLOWS arrive yesterday, about 10 days later usual. They were not happy with the house sparrows nesting in their space. SAVANNAH SPARROWS arrived about 3 days ago. Michele Ovid . Interlaken -- www.thehaywardhouse.com www.bodyshopwellness.com -