[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: http:

[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds--Prospecting

Checking out the nest boxes used by wrens and tree swallows last year. I think the holes are too small…but they seem quite intrigued. anne Anne B Clark 147 Hile School Rd Freeville, NY 13068 607-222-0905 anneb.cl...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Ca

[cayugabirds-l] Pine siskin at feeders--just oob

The first I have seen this year. One female (no obvious yellow anywhere) and did not stay long. Earlier today, A small flock of small birds went overhead, near Ed Hill x Hile School Rd, that I couldn’t identify at the time, as fast moving silhouettes. Now I am thinking that they might have b

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle - Etna, NY

We frequently have bald eagles out here between 38 and Ed Hill Road on Hile School Rd. I haven’t been home enough to note whether they are settling down in the woods next door as they did last year and year before. During 2015 we had at least 3…2 adults or near adults and a juvenile. But one

Re: [cayugabirds-l] the four Black Vultures

I too went back through Bluewing as well as CBL, and repeat sightings of 2 BLVU in Broome followed the 7, as were sightings of 2 in Cayuga Basin, several times through March and early April. Then I can find no sightings (although I didn’t check ebird) until late summer, when they started being

[cayugabirds-l] Black Vulture foursome at Compost Facility

At 1320h, my grad student Connor reported that all four cold Black Vultures were sitting in edge trees/hedges just SW of the leachate ponds at the Stevenson Road Cornell Composting Facility. I am afraid all he had to offer was peanuts. Anne B Clark 147 Hile School Rd Freeville, NY 13068 607-

Re:[cayugabirds-l] 4 Black vultures - Varna 2/1/18 8am.

HI Alice So glad you saw them there! On Jan 1, the Christmas Bird count day, I was able to locate them in a roost site, just N of 366 and just past Forest Home. There are two adults and two fuzzier juveniles. They tend to stay with their parents over their whole first year, and there are rep

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

There are certainly more knowledgeable ornithologists to answer but this touches on some questions we are trying to answer with crows over 30 years. (Over that time, no directional change in average winter-spring temps, in part because 1990 is a VERY warm year.) Gonadal development is typica

[cayugabirds-l] Crow Spies Wanted

Hi everyone It has now gotten to that time of year when crows have already been making some tentative moves with or without sticks and a few non-snowy days will probably be enough to spark nesting activity. We crow-people would love to hear about any crows in Ithaca that are breaking sticks (f

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Phoebe

Phoebe being incessant, Sandra Place dead end, today at 1530h. American crow nest nearby—I received severe reprimands for even thinking of going near it---the sort of harsh crow scolds reserved for cats and lesser vermin. Pretty insulting. But the phoebe just flipped around over the little s

[cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Duck pair at Hile School Marsh

Very pretty and good views, although I’d guess they are unlikely to stay long. A regular parade of Hooded Mergansers, Bufflehead, Wood Ducks and of course Mallards have been there on various days over last week. Two Belted Kingfishers continue also. I have seen no Tree Swallows out here, but m

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thanks for Pine Warbler replies

A male has been frequenting my feeders for two days, with my first Chipping Sparrow. The warbler is focused on the suet, strongly! No trouble with that little pointy bill. Anne Anne B Clark 147 Hile School Rd Freeville, NY 13068 607-222-0905 anneb.cl...@gmail.com > On Apr 15, 2018, at

[cayugabirds-l] White-crowned Sparrow--just OOB

This morning, a lovely pair of Purple Finches and a pair of Red Bellied Woodpeckers were using our feeders along with Chipping Sparrows (and red squirrels), when suddenly a White-crowned Sparrow appeared on the ground below. No Tree Sparrows today. One at least was still here on Sunday. Ha

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Clear cutting under powerlines

The powerlines from Warren Road to Dankert Park were also brush hogged and cleared of similarly dense growth—many birds along there. About 10 days ago. Anne Anne B Clark 147 Hile School Rd Freeville, NY 13068 607-222-0905 anneb.cl...@gmail.com > On Jun 8, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Karen Edelstein

[cayugabirds-l] Squirrels, birds and a previous thread

Sat and watched a white pine and its neighboring small maple, as the sun disappeared. At least three little phantom shapes were working the trees, especially the pine. One or more was/were red squirrels and I think one was a chipmunk but maybe all were red squirrels (young? to be so close to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] our birds are picky, only Sunflower seeds for them

I have no idea whether this thought applies to Nyger and Sunflower, or for that matter, mixes with one or more kinds of millet and some safflower seed, but in my days with a research flock of budgerigars, it may be the mix that is the best diet. It transpires that canary seed and millet seed have

Re: [cayugabirds-l] first of year birds

Had a first-of-my-year-in-Ithaca-or-Binghamton Chipping Sparrow, first just softly chipping then singing along the N-most, E-W road of the Medical complex on Arrowood-Brentwood (off Warren--corner of rt 13 and Warren Rd). anne On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > Good morni

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