[cayugabirds-l] Up the lake

This afternoon I birded from Lansing up the lake to the Montezuma area. Below the Long Point Winery I found a graceful female N Harrier, then a pair of Ospreys in their nest platform @ ~# 1950 above the lake. Then I saw a bunch of small gulls over & on the water & found them to be Bonaparte’s, -

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Lab Webinar: Get Egg-cited for Spring

Get Egg-cited for Spring: A Family Program from the Cornell Lab of [cid:image002.jpg@01D727D9.962A4CA0] Ornithology Saturday, April 10, 2 p.m. Eastern Register now! http://bit.ly/GetEgg-citedPM Spring brings nests, eggs, and baby birds! Join staff from the Cornell

[cayugabirds-l] Foxy Fox Sparrows

It seems like very spring there is a late snow that brings extreme numbers of birds to the feeder. Fox Sparrow are a particular delight with their beautiful color and song. Tom turkeys with iridescent feathers putting on display are so vain, dozens of juncos. To put a number on it:    12 Fox Spa

[cayugabirds-l] Question on diseases of feeder birds

I recently had to remove all my feeders after observing a Pine Siskin with what may have been trichomoniasis - feeding strictly on the ground, very swollen appearance, difficulty swallowing, remaining put when other birds dispersed. This caused me to wonder if these diseases - conjunctivitis, tric