Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey

2023-03-28 Thread Dave Nutter
That nest on that platform over those lights over Union Fields in Cass Park had 2 Ospreys sitting on it this afternoon as I walked by on the Black Diamond Trail about 2:30pm. The birds were across from each other, not snuggling nor obviously ecstatic, but clearly they knew & accepted each

[cayugabirds-l] house finches

2023-03-28 Thread Deb Grantham
Pair house finches on my deck today and at least one mourning dove. Mockingbirds appear to be thinking about nesting in a defunct multiflora rosa bush. They've nested in that bush for years. It's dead and fallen down but they're still interested. Good cover. Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town

[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys Everywhere All at Once!

2023-03-28 Thread tess
Including one back beside the nest that is atop the cellphone tower south of Covert ~ 4:45pm today.  For the first time in three years the nest had not been removed from the tower, so it was there to welcome the osprey back to its summer home.  An hour earlier presumably the same bird was

Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey

2023-03-28 Thread Ken Haas
At noon today saw my FOY Osprey flying along the channel beside the Wegmen’s parking lot. Ken Haas > On Mar 28, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Colleen Richards wrote: > > There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights > platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the

RE: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey

2023-03-28 Thread Colleen Richards
There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning.Also, sadly, we saw a dead bluebird near the Children's Garden; 2 others were flying and singing in the nearby trees. Saw one lone

RE: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey

2023-03-28 Thread Robyn Bailey
Someone posted on the Friends of Salt Point Facebook page that a pair was visiting the platform on March 27, verified with photos. Robyn From: bounce-127256533-15067...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Dave Nutter Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:35 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l]

[cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey

2023-03-28 Thread Dave Nutter
This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews. Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning