[cayugabirds-l] Birding and Bird Conservation news this week

There is a lot going on in the local birding world this week. On Wednesday, our bird conservation efforts in Lighthouse Point Woods will be enriched a wetland restoration crew from New Roots Charter School, led by Dean of Students, Jhakeem Haltom. If you want to help out even for a short time,

[cayugabirds-l] bird conservation work on Wednesday

Hi Cayuga Birders, A couple of folks asked for more info about our work on Wednesday down at Lighthouse Point Woods. Details: Meet around 9:30am at the west end of Willow Ave near the City's Newman Golf Course Pro shop. Bring gloves, and a shovel if you have one. A weed wrench is even better

[cayugabirds-l] Grassland bird conservation

Hello Cayuga Birders, Just a couple quick updates. The hay fields near Freese and Hanshaw Roads that have been mowed right at fledging time for Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and other grassland birds was mowed again this year at that critical time for birds. Some good news is that we continue to

[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker in Ellis Hollow last week

Hi All, Sorry for the late post, but... Yesterday, my son showed me a photo of a bird he saw in Ellis Hollow last week that he realized was one he had not seen before. It was an adult Red-headed Woodpecker. Who knows where is might be by now, but please keep your eyes out for that have been

[cayugabirds-l] Plant ID walk tomorrow for birders

Hi All, Those of you who want to improve habitat for birds but are not sure what plant species you should leave in (native plants) and which should be removed (non-native, invasive species), come out tomorrow morning to Renwick Woods to engage with some plant experts! See you then. Jody

[cayugabirds-l] Lighthouse Point Woods conservation work

Hi all, We have a chance to continue our work this week with the Wetland Restoration crew from New Roots Charter School. We will be down there from about 9:30 until about 1:30 on Thursday. Please let me know if you want to join us for some or all the time. If you come, please bring a water

[cayugabirds-l] More bird habitat improvement work

Hi folks, We had a really fun and productive day down at Lighthouse Point Woods on Wednesday with students and staff from the wetland restoration crew at New Roots Charter School. And, they had so much fun that they are interested in coming out next week (which is their last week of their summer

[cayugabirds-l] Birding and bird conservation work with youth tomorrow

Hi All, Just a friendly reminder that we will be working with Cornell Cooperative Extension youth educators about up to a dozen or so youth tomorrow. We'll meet about 9am or so at the Purple Martin house in Stewart Park. We'll do some birding with the youth first around Renwick Woods and the

[cayugabirds-l] Lighthouse Point bird habitat improvement

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

[cayugabirds-l] Save the date for bird conservation at Lighthouse Point

Hi All, As you know, we have worked with several different teachers and student groups from the New Roots Charter School on our conservation projects down at Renwick Woods and Lighthouse Point over the last 4 years. We now have the opportunity to engage the entire New Roots school population in

[cayugabirds-l] Information about tracking birds with MOTUS

Hi all, You probably are aware that the Cayuga Bird Club has two MOTUS towers for helping to track birds (thanks to the Town of Lansing and Myers Park staff, and to Cornell for allowing us to have our antennas at those locations). The article below describes more about how the system works and why

[cayugabirds-l] workshop on using i-naturalist

Hey everyone, I received this notice today about a workshop on how to use i-naturalist. The workshop is tomorrow -- Saturday the 17th. Info below. Jody Enck I-Natrualist Workship *WHEN: Saturday, September 17, 9:00amWHERE: Meet at the Cascadilla Boathouse* Friends of Stewart Park invites

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mobility Impaired Birding

Carl, thanks for asking this very important question. As someone who leads bird walks, I welcome anyone with any level of mobility to come enjoy birds on those outings. It may be more enjoyable for someone using mobility assistance to seek out (or better yet, -- to be invited to participate in)

[cayugabirds-l] Birds and conservation engagement with New Roots school next week

nell Botanic Gardens). If you can help one or both days, please drop me a note. Thanks Jody Enck Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Colombia

Hi All, Because a few folks have expressed interest in birding in Colombia, I thought I'd post a few general things here on the listserve. The Cayuga Bird Club just took a 10-day trip there in December 2021. We concentrated in a small area of the Central Andes. Colombia is the birdiest country

[cayugabirds-l] Migration Celebration on Saturday 17 September 10 am to 3 pm

Hi All, The Cayuga BIrd Club will have a table at this even at the Lab of Ornithology on Saturday. We need volunteers to sit at our table for one-hour shifts during the event. We will have lots of information for folks about the Cayuga Bird Club. The most important knowledge you would need to

[cayugabirds-l] Invitation to express interest in attending zoom meeting of Cayuga Bird Club conservation committee

Hi All, I want to hold a committee meeting by zoom in the very near future to discuss plans for achieving our goals in 2023. If you are interested in attending the meeting (even if you just are curious about what the committee does), please send an email to me at jodye...@gmail.com and I'll then

[cayugabirds-l] Important bird conservation news

Hi Cayuga Birders This fall, two very important reports were released documenting the status of our feathered friends. For the U.S. and North America, see this State of the Birds report issued by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI). https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2022/ For

[cayugabirds-l] Update on the Children's Forest of Coto Brus visited by the Cayuga Bird Club

Hi All, In February 2020, right before the covid pandemic shut everything down, several of us from the Cayuga Bird Club traveled to southern Costa Rica and visited Finca Cantaros, where the Children's Forest was started in 2019. See our newsletter article about the visit here:

[cayugabirds-l] Preventing bird-window strikes

Hi all, With bird migration ramping up, many folks may be interested in making their own homes safer for birds. One of the things you can do to reduce bird mortality near your home is to help birds understand that your windows are a hard surface and not just more habitat to fly through. The

[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day activities of the Cayuga Bird Club

Hello Birders, The Cayuga Bird Club will be engaging the public on Friday and Saturday this week down at Lighthouse Point Woods (also known as Jetty Woods) for birding and to continue our habitat improvement projects. >From 10-noon Friday, we will be engaging 30 students and some staff from the

[cayugabirds-l] Reminder -- 10am walk through at Lighthouse Point Woods

Hi All Birders, This is a reminder that the Cayuga Bird Club is offering a walk-through and explanation of our habitat improvement projects today down at Lighthouse Point Woods. Meet at the Newman Golf Course club house at the west end of Willow Avenue (go past the TCAT bus garage, and turn left

[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day Birding Activities at Lighthouse Point (Jetty Woods)

Hello birders, Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to come down to Lighthouse Point Woods tomorrow morning for some birding and to learn about our habitat improvement work there. Please plan to come out just to gain information, or bring your work gloves and join in the fun as we pull privet

[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day and bird conservation

to supervise teams of youth and others? Come to an informational walk at the location mentioned above on Saturday morning April 15th starting at 10am. No hard labor involved, unless you really want to remove some privet. Literally anyone can be a supervisor. Please contact Jody Enck at jodye

[cayugabirds-l] Bird habitat improvement work at Lighthouse Point

on the edge of the woods). We are prepping to lead field trips there as part of the NYS environmental conference being held here in Ithaca from September 20-22. Thanks Jody Enck, chair of the Cayuga Bird Club Conservation Action Committee Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder

[cayugabirds-l] Good news about bird conservation and reducing window strikes at Cornell

Kudus to Miyoko Chu and others at Cornell for working hard to reduce bird-window collisions on campus. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/05/group-works-make-campus-windows-bird-friendly Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn deer management

Hi Suan, The special bow season ended March 31 this year. More information about it can be found here: https://www.town.ithaca.ny.us/deer/ Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940 On Sun, May 7, 2023 at 7:25 AM Suan Yong

[cayugabirds-l] Bird Club trip next spring

Hello Birders, The Cayuga Bird Club trip to Belize and Guatemala next spring still has a couple spots available. Here is a link to more information. https://www.holbrooktravel.com/where-we-travel/central-and-south-america/belize-guatemala/neotropical-birds-mayan-ruins-cayuga-bird-club If you

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Earth Day activities at Lighthouse Point

if you would like (not necessary though), and to help with some note taking. If you can help out or have any questions, please let me know. Thanks Jody Enck Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940 -- (copy & paste any

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Earth Day events reminder

to know more or want to let me know to expect you, just drop me a line at jodye...@gmail.com. Thanks!! Jody Enck Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940 -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_&quo

[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day activities with the Cayuga Bird Club

Dear Cayuga Birders If you want to know more about our bird habitat improvement project in Lighthouse Point Woods (also known as Jetty Woods), please consider coming down on Sunday or Monday to engage with us. Sunday 10am to noon. Park at the Newman Golf Course at the west end of Willow Avenue.

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Conservation Action Committee

Hi Bird Lovers, First some good news. It only took a week for the Purple Martins to find and start occupying the second apartment complex we put up in Stewart Park. The first box along Fall Creek is essentially fully occupied. Yesterday, I saw 6 Martins checking out various compartments in our

[cayugabirds-l] Follow-up to announcement about birding trip to Cuba

Hi All, Looks like there is a lot of interest in this trip. Just to be clear, I don't sign folks up for the trip. You have to do that yourself by clicking on the link below and then clicking on the box that says "join this trip" in the upper right corner of the webpage. I've also had questions

[cayugabirds-l] The Cayuga Bird Club invites you to join us for our next international trip

Ever wonder what it would be like to visit Cuba? Here is your chance. Our next international birding trip will be to Cuba in April 2025. Click the link below for more information http://holbrook.travel/cayuga-cu25 Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird

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