[cayugabirds-l] Corncrake on Long Island

Good afternoon, I realize that a corncrake (Crex crex) isn't a Finger Lakes visitor, but it is such a rarity that I wanted to share it here! I myself have not seen the bird, but belong to the groups "Birds of the Eastern United States" and "New York Birders" on Facebook, and have been seeing

[cayugabirds-l] Bay-breasted Warbler migration pattern

Hi All, Just got back from Costa Rica where I was attending the joint conferences of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation, and Partners in Flight. I was part of a great symposium on the Sister Bird Club Network that links clubs and individual birders throughout the Western

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds- H Sparrows

Maybe getting insects that are embedded in tires? I've certainly seen house sparrows going for insects on car grilles in parking lots. On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 9:38 AM, d...@cornell.edu wrote: > Feisty House Sparrows were landing on my car tires yesterday! > I was sitting in

Re:[cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds- H Sparrows

Feisty House Sparrows were landing on my car tires yesterday! I was sitting in parked car in driveway doing something & saw them all fly from bush down onto front tire! They made noise while there. Perhaps emulating the Black Vultures in The Everglades trying to chew off the rubber?? Donna

[cayugabirds-l] Tree Sparrow at my feeder

Among a lot of feisty House Finches, I think it is just one American Tree Sparrow—the first I have seen this fall. But the flock is flitting in and out, so maybe more. Anne B Clark 147 Hile School Rd Freeville, NY 13068 607-222-0905 anneb.cl...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Many Loons off Aurora Bay and north 11/7

Yesterday, 11/7, after birding with the Bird Study Group at Myers Park;   Susan Soboroff, Bonnie Wojnowski and I continued up to MNWR. We stopped at the Aurora Boathouse where there were hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, sitting on the docks and out on the water, with still more flying around.