[cayugabirds-l] N. Goshawk

I saw a beautiful adult northern Goshawk perched in a tree above an old barn foundation half way up the north side of Yellow Barn Road this evening at around 6:45. On another note, this past weekend I had pine siskins and common redpolls join the regular Am. goldfinches at my feeder up near the to

[cayugabirds-l] Red-tailed Hawk Fight

Hi All, Yesterday, I came upon a pair of Red-tailed Hawks on Ledyard Road that were locked in combat or that's what it appeared like. A man who saw it all start said there had been a third hawk there when it began. When I first saw them, the hawk on the bottom was barely moving. Then there wo

[cayugabirds-l] Song Sparrow!

The first song sparrow I've seen this year was huddled in the Japanese Maple outside my kitchen door this morning. It wasn't singing, but that's something to look forward to. Marsha Kardon, 2 Perry LN Ithaca -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://w

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red Winged Blackbird

Enjoy your one. We are inundated with a huge mixed flock here in Tyre. I don't know how to count them all for Feederwatch! Claire Damaske Sent from my iPad > On Mar 18, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Donna Lee Scott wrote: > > Enjoying my FOY lone male RED WINGED BLACKBIRD feeding on ground here in >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] avian flu?

Not avian flu, cholera as it says in the article. Bacterial not viral. Only the birds suffer. Linda Orkin Ithaca, NY On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Christianne McMillan White < cm...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Report in Boston Globe…what do you make of this? C White, Ithaca > > http://origin.bo

[cayugabirds-l] avian flu?

Report in Boston Globe...what do you make of this? C White, Ithaca http://origin.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/03/17/basically-they-just-fell-out-sky-snow-geese-found-dead-idaho/XnKf8wwjrBHL6m3NzhthZJ/story.html -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME h

[cayugabirds-l] Red Winged Blackbird

Enjoying my FOY lone male RED WINGED BLACKBIRD feeding on ground here in Lansing. Very dark black with red & yellow epaulets. I listened around North Lansing in suitable habitats for Woodcocks last evening, but none heard. Donna Scott -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods pintail

Hi all, There is a drake Northern Pintail on the pond today at Sapsucker Woods. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese!

Still more flocks of geese are entering the Cayuga Basin at West Danby this morning. We have clear skies overhead, but a heavy band of lake effect snow is passing on our eastern horizon, and its fringes are lit by the rising sun. The distant flocks are highlighted against these bright clouds; th

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese!

Despite stiff NW winds yesterday afternoon (Tu 17 Mar), about 3:30pm I saw several flocks of SNOW GEESE totalling about 270 birds powering north over downtown Ithaca. Later I noticed a mixed flock of CANADA GEESE & SNOW GEESE northbound over my house. Sandy Wold mentioned on Sunday afternoon on