Re: [cayugabirds-l] Polyamorous Raptors (was Polygamous Osprey)

2022-05-09 Thread tess
For a dozen years, starting in the late 1980s, there were three Bald Eagles at Montezuma, two males and one female, who all stayed there year round.  They nested as a trio and successfully fledged young several years in a row.   If memory serves, only one of the males was ever observed

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Waterthrush Question

2022-05-09 Thread Peter Saracino
Folks in "Naturally Curious Day By Day.", by Mary Holland, I read this account of a northern waterthrush display and am wondering if anyone has ever witnessed it. See below. Thanks Sar "Northern waterthrush has a flight song/display it typically gives on its breeding ground in the evening. The

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

2022-05-09 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * May 09, 2022 * NYSY  05. 09. 22   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 02, 2022 to May 09, 2022 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Polygamous Osprey

2022-05-09 Thread Nancy Cusumano
There's a nest box in Hellgate, MT https://www.facebook.com/Montana-Osprey-Cams-165072613556909 with a similar story, two females, two nests, one male. Iris, one of the females is an eldery mom but has raised many healthy babies over the years. Her mate Louis is also mated to Star at another nest

[cayugabirds-l] Polygamous Osprey

2022-05-09 Thread Candace E. Cornell
Orpheus is a serial polygamist—who knew Ospreys could have such a colorful sex life? This is the third year the Ospreys at Salt Point, Lansing, have been involved in a polygamous relationship. Read about it at: *https://www.lansingrec.com/images/Blog__387_One_bird_too_many.pdf

[cayugabirds-l] ​BWWA and HOWR​

2022-05-09 Thread John Gregoire
A Blue winged Warbler and a House Wren bring us to 76 spp for the year so far. We took a walk on Texas Hollow Rd and had a Wood Thrush, several Yellow-throated Vireos among others but overall quiet. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Lighthouse Point bird habitat improvement

2022-05-09 Thread Jody Enck
Hi All, With the great weather forecast for this week, I'd like to make as much progress as possible on our plots in Lighthouse Point (jetty woods). I have quite a bit of flexibility this week, but much less after that. Please let me know if you want to come down and lend a hand sometime this