[cayugabirds-l] Raven forager--Freese x Hanshaw fields

[AB Clark]

I encountered a Common Raven alighting and foraging in the wettest spot in the 
NE corner of the field at Freese x Hanshaw (a spot just SW of the corner 
signs). The nearest pair of crows was quite upset at this, diving at it, but it 
didn’t even look at them while landing. 

 It captured something quite frog-like, used its feet in some way to carry it 
up and transfer the prey to its bill, and flew off East down Hanshaw.  It got 
out of sight before I could see where it went beyond old Ludgate Farms.  Quite 
possibly the same one/pair that I have encountered foraging along Hanshaw just 
a bit north of 13.  But after that, where???  Could there be a raven nest 
fairly close to Sapsucker Woods?  


Also, for those keeping track of raptors:  a) for the 3rd time since Thursday, 
a Broadwing Hawk was circling overhead in the vicinity of the DeWitt Middle 
School playing fields; b) a Merlin pair is back on Christopher Lane area since 
early last week and as of today, appears to have successfully harrased our 
oldest female crow (19 years old) off her nest and established their access to 
the nest.  

Anne
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[cayugabirds-l] SFO Montezuma weekend highlights

[Dave Nutter]

A few special birds out of the 90 species my SFO group observed on the 
Montezuma overnight trip:



RED-NECKED GREBE off Ladoga Park lake access & Myers Point, Lansing, Saturday

45 BONAPARTE'S GULLS bathing, preening, & calling at Myers Point, Lansing, 
Saturday

BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (first of the year for the Cayuga Lake Basin, I believe) 
& BOTH KINGLETS along spruce row at Montezuma NWR Visitor Center, Tyre, Saturday

EURASIAN WIGEON at Tschache Pool, Tyre, Saturday (thanks to hot tip)

SANDHILL CRANE mutually surprisingly close at Martens Tract, Savannah, Sunday

RUSTY BLACKBIRD flock on Howland's Island, Conquest

COMMON RAVEN pair high over DEC office on Morgan Rd, Savannah, Sunday



Thanks to a great group and fine weather!

--Dave Nutter

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk

[Geo Kloppel]

Yes, Derby Hill has seen very few Broad-wings yet, unless they got a pulse 
today. But my guy is definitely back, even swooping into the woods overlooking 
Maple Ave, where the nests from previous years are located. He's in the 
vanguard every year!

What a racket the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are making this afternoon!

-Geo

> On Apr 17, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Susan Fast  wrote:
> 
> Could be.  I just spent 2 hours on Mt. Pleasant and had only 2 hawk 
> migrants--a SHARP-SHINNED and a BROAD-WING. Steve Fast
> 
> 
> On Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:55 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
> 
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> I believe my local Broad-winged Hawk has returned today. For several hours it 
> has been circling high and low over the traditional nest area on my property 
> and vocalizing.
> 
> -Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk

[Geo Kloppel]

I believe my local Broad-winged Hawk has returned today. For several hours it 
has been circling high and low over the traditional nest area on my property 
and vocalizing.

-Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] New birds

[Carol Keeler]

Here in Auburn some new migrants are coming my way, finally. This morning I had 
a pair of Purple Finches.  This is the earliest they've shown up here.  They 
didn't stay long, unfortunately.  I also had a Chipping Sparrow show up.  They 
usually nest in my yard.  Finally there was a White Throated Sparrow.  My Tree 
Sparrows seem to have moved on, but I still have lots of Juncos.

I moved my feeders from their winter spot out front to the back of the house.  
The birds relocated them very quickly.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush

[W. Larry Hymes]

Know others have already seen them, but I was very excited to find 3 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS flitting about and vocalizing up in our scotch 
pine.  Saw them at 8:00am.  Perhaps they dropped in after migrating over 
night.  We also had a HERMIT THRUSH show up yesterday evening.  It was 
very vigorously scratching about under our neighbor's shrubs.  Another 
first of year for us!


Larry

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(H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu



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