[cayugabirds-l] Sounds of spring

On this gloomy, foggy day, I've been delighted to hear various sounds of spring around my Ringwood Road property: the soft cooing of a Mourning Dove, a singing Carolina Wren, trilling from a Dark-eyed Junco, and some distant drumming from either Downy or Hairy Woodpecker. Tufted Titmice and

[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings

10:30 this morning, a flock of a couple of hundred Snow Buntings was flying around the fields at the east end of Mt Pleasant Road. They were also seen by Steve Fast and me on Sunday morning. There's not much food up there since the fields were mowed so closely and there are very few weeds, so I

[cayugabirds-l] Swamp Sparrow

A Swamp Sparrow has joined the chorus of birds (and frogs) in the beaver pond/meadow next to my property. And the local Carolina Wrens have ignored all the other reasonable nesting sites around the property, choosing instead to build inside the (closed) lid of our propane tank! Marie Marie

[cayugabirds-l] Mt.Pleasant bird sightings

Hi everyone, I check out the fields at the eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd twice today. Once by car: I stopped to look and listen for Horned Larks. Nothing. Usually by now, if they're there, I would have noticed their display flights high in the sky over the fields. But I DID notice an Eastern

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Not your typical Canada Goose nest

Starting a decade or so ago, Canada Geese have often usurped Osprey nests atop tufa towers at Mono Lake in California. Usually the goslings have fledged by the time the Osprey are really serious about nesting, so it’s not a long term problem and does not (I think) lead to a decline in Osprey

[cayugabirds-l] Cedar Waxwings recycling!

I'm just watching a pair of Cedar Waxwings demolish an old Robin nest and using the material to build their own nest a short distance away. Marie Get Outlook for iOS -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pileated Woodpecker

Cool behavior! And re , I've seen Pileateds feeding on Sumac and Virginia Creeper fruits too. 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,

[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins!

A flock of about 20 Pine Siskins arrived in my Ringwood Rd backyard just now. Currently all over the feeders and on the ground underneath. I'd been hearing them in the neighborhood but this is the first I've seen them too. Marie Get Outlook for iOS -- (copy & paste any

[cayugabirds-l] Woozy Waxwings, anyone?

Hi birders, Has anyone noticed any spots locally where waxwings have been showing effects of feeding on fermented berries recently? I have a photo client who has requested footage of this behavior, which would likely be the waxwings on the ground acting disoriented from ingesting alcohol. Would

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crows/Osprey nest

A pair of Fish Crows also seems to have taken up residence on the Osprey nest pole at the west side of Stewart Park, next to Fall Creek. It will be interesting to see what happens once the Osprey pair arrives! I did see one Osprey along the creek this morning, but none at the nest sites yet.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cass Park & Newman Golf Course Ospreys

Hi Dave,etc, re. “anyone at the nest along Fall Creek near the green suspension bridges. But that was just a brief observation. Maybe that’s not enough this early in the season.” I was watching from one of the green Stewart Pk. bridges for an hour yesterday, and there was a bird presumed

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