Lovely! Maybe some that were here on Hile School rd a couple of weeks ago? The 7-9 kestrel population on Hile School Rd has gone back to three—2 adults and a you g one. All three sitting on wires along road between my house 147 and the unfinished road that starts at 220. The adults especially were pouncing on insects apparently hopping out onto the road surface but I was to far to say anything Except they they were small and maybe the larger black field crickets that are appearing. Also seeing medium sized green mantises killed on road but pretty sure the captures weren’t green.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2021, at 11:00 AM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > > Hi Cayugabirders, > The annual build-up of American Kestrels on Mt Pleasant is happening! > Location is the dirt road (recently graded and improved) tht heads north from > Mt Pleasant Rd to the tall communication towers. I counted 11 kestrels, 9 of > which were lined up along one span of wire! They're mostly feasting on the > crickets and grasshoppers that emerge from the fields. > > Enjoy! > Marie > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > Website: http://www.marieread.com > AUTHOR of: > Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing > Birds and Their Behavior > > https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/ > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
