[cayugabirds-l] Phoebes are phast!

[anneb . clark]

This morning my recently completed Phoebe pair (male being back about 2 weeks 
ago; female last weekend) are a good ways along on a nest. A large mossy mound 
is on their platform and they are irritatedly flicking when I go past through 
open garage door. 

No nest was there yesterday morning!

Anne 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black vultures

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I know where the farm stand is. Within walking distance. Will check it out. AnneSent from my iPhoneOn Mar 7, 2024, at 10:33 AM, t...@ottcmail.com wrote:

  

  
  
Could be these are bonded birds hanging out together but actual
courtship seems to be more active and to involve display, or at
least the male lifting & holding his wings over his head - see Birds
  by Bent.  (Note that the months given in that account might
not apply now - at the time it was written, Black Vultures were only
in the south, plus and it was colder everywhere in February and
March than it is now.)

On 3/7/2024 10:20 AM, Dave Nutter
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  I just spent a little over an hour watching a pair of Black
  Vultures atop the concrete smokestack low on South Hill in the
  City of Ithaca. That’s at the old Morse Chain / Emerson Power
  Transmission factory. I can scope it from my house, and it’s
  probably visible from numerous locations around the City. I use
  the term “pair” intentionally, because they seemed very
  comfortable and friendly with each other, each almost touching the
  other with its bill on several occasions, although most of the
  time there was very little happening. I don’t know what
  constitutes courtship among Black Vultures, but this seemed to be
  more than the coincidental convenience of a place to rest. When
  they took flight, they flew together, mostly staying within the
  same scope view. Unlike last fall when I often saw Black Vultures
  fly well above downtown on their way NE toward trees in
  Collegetown, today they glided N, descending slowly, in front of
  the taller buildings near the Commons (i.e. lower than them) and
  down toward treetop level. When I lost view of them due to closer
  obstructions, they were due E of me, which is the latitude of
  Cascadilla St & Farm St. I don’t know whether there is some
  food source or nest site in the N half of downtown Ithaca, but
  that would be my guess, unless they have some other destination
  and it’s worth flying so low just to avoid fighting today’s 10mph
  NW wind. Anyway, for those interested in where the Black Vultures
  nest this year, I think we have a pair in the City of Ithaca, it
  wouldn’t surprise me if they nest here, and it wouldn’t surprise
  me if their courtship is carried out on top of that smokestack. 
  
  - - Dave Nutter
  
On Mar 6, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Dave Nutter 
wrote:

  
  

  
  
  

The barn is between Freeville & McLean, more
specifically along the SE side of Fall Creek Rd between Red
Mill Rd & Malloryville Rd. Google maps shows a building
complex associated with a closed farm stand. Below is the
eBird rare bird report which I saved. The record doesn’t
show up in the eBird database if you search Black Vulture,
but I am still able to access it from this link, so it
hasn’t been deleted, revised, or hidden, I guess just not
confirmed. 


  
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) (2)
- Reported Feb 16, 2024 11:34 by Paul Rodewald
- 340–350 Fall Creek Rd, Freeville US-NY
(42.5289,-76.3158), Tompkins, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=42.528927,-76.315839=42.528927,-76.315839
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S162563609
- Comments: "Two BLVUs flying from barn at this
location.  Seems early for northern limit of
breeding range, but appeared to be inspecting a
potential or prior nest location."
  
  

- - Dave Nutter

  On Mar 5, 2024, at 10:53 PM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com
  wrote:
  


  

Seems to me unlikely that many black vultures are
nesting north of us. We should see more incl juveniles
in fall.  Maybe I haven’t been on top of the
observations, but doesn’t match my memory. So migrating
through

  
  
  Where’s this barn?  Near McLean  or Lime Hollow?
 
  
  
  I will say that I haven’t seen them overhead here
just outside of Freeville but I am completely
capable of missing birds, even big black ones I
should be noticing. 
  
  
  Anne
 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds

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On Tuesday, our bluebirds were also checking boxes. But the family ( pair and 3 
juveniles, maybe an extra) have been with us all winter. Foraging in curious 
ways down in the field that has now been unmowed for three years. That standing 
vegetation seems to offer more to more species in winter than I ever 
considered. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black vultures

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Seems to me unlikely that many black vultures are nesting north of us. We should see more incl juveniles in fall.  Maybe I haven’t been on top of the observations, but doesn’t match my memory. So migrating throughWhere’s this barn?  Near McLean  or Lime Hollow?  I will say that I haven’t seen them overhead here just outside of Freeville but I am completely capable of missing birds, even big black ones I should be noticing. AnneSent from my iPhoneOn Mar 5, 2024, at 12:14 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:Paul Rodewald said a pair of Black Vultures seemed to be prospecting a barn recently between Freeville & Cortland. Last year the number of sightings over downtown Ithaca & lower S Hill, & near Titus Flats/ Wegmans/ the Elmira Rd strip seemed like some affinity - maybe nesting nearby? Or is it just that there are lots of potential observers, and they are conspicuous so they get reported more here even though they travel widely? Anyway it seems to be continuing. Is there a food source for them in the neighborhood? Or did they nest here?I wonder how many pairs we are dealing with, how many birds are local, and how many of the birds seen recently have been migrating through.- - Dave NutterOn Mar 4, 2024, at 5:07 PM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote:Let’s try to figure out where they nest this year!!Sent from my iPhoneOn Mar 4, 2024, at 12:04 PM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:A new yard bird this morning over Hunt Hill Road. Two black vultures circling each other just flew over.LauraLaura Stenzlerl...@cornell.edu--(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")Cayugabirds-L List Info:NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htmNortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htmNortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htmARCHIVES:1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/Please submit your observations to eBird:ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/(copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".")Cayugabirds-L List Info:NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htmNortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htmNortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htmARCHIVES:1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/Please submit your observations to eBird:ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/--
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese

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Indeed. gb of geese. Saw one skein of snows, maybe 55 with a single blue phase. 
Around 1230 

Anne
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black vultures

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Let’s try to figure out where they nest this year!!

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[cayugabirds-l] Black vultures over Stevenson

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In case anyone is worried that the foursome of Black Vultures gets counted, 
they circled low over me on the Stevenson- game farm leg of East Ithaca way 
about 1.5 hr ago, saw that I wasn’t dead? And sailed off in their private 
kettle SE of the Compost. 

I suspect others will see them but just fyi. I have them in my count area. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wonderful news for the new year

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[cayugabirds-l] Northern shrike-Hile School rd

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At about 430 pm, a young N Shrike was perched in the clump of trees, N side of 
road, that is about 60 m east of 220 Hile School Rd. This is the 
address/mailbox at the east end of the unfinished road running through the 
wetland. The clump of trees sits just west ( toward Rt 38) of a two- track 
running N into the field. 

The shrike was first sitting atop the tallest tree, then popped down on the 
east face of the bushes near a single bushy pine. 
It has a distinct but not extensive black eye stripe, white undersides to 
retrices,a soft brownish cap, nice round head shape and bill accentuated with 
light areas around base. It was continually doing slow tail bobs. In a few 
views, slight tessellated patterning on breast was visible. It was deep dusk on 
a cloudy afternoon so detail was hard, but my son Toby managed to get a few 
pictures through my binocs. 
It Made several dive- forays into the weedy patch (golden rod, milkweed ) 
surrounding the clump. Hopefully it got something and will stay??
Full disclosure, we have been releasing some of the 15-20 Peromyscus live 
trapped in our basement right into the tree- brush clump. Hmmm. 

Anyway it was a very exciting find for Toby and I! I put it in eBird and will 
upload a couple of pics tomorrow—good only to convince one of the ID, nothing 
more. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Bluebird nest box inspectors

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Are at it today.  They remind me to make another round of cleaning, although I 
don’t know if a lack of bird evidence is truly attractive or alarming. 

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] Pipits aplenty on Hile School Rd

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Without my binocs while walking the dog in rain—but suddenly the harvested and 
manured field NE of my drive (147) erupted in pipits. Coming from old cornfield 
to eat if this field, I clearly saw ca 200 slender, mostly cryptic, light 
bellies and longish tails with white outer feathers coming up in quick flying 
sub-flocks that then resettled farther west in the field. Sun flocks gave me a 
way to count roughly. 

May have been a few sparrows near field margins as well and definitely a small 
flock of redwings next to the west hedgerow being strafed by what I assume was 
a sharp shinned hawk. Not a lot larger than they and they did not leave the 
area despite its swoops. Unfortunately they were a good distance away and, as 
mentioned, no binocs (rain, dog on lead).  So sharpie is my best
ID. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Young Coopers Hawks + young crows

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I have been tossing peanuts to crows in my rural yard and several surrounding 
families are making it a breakfast and lunch stop. Several days ago I noticed 
one young ( female? Large) Cooper’s hawk harassing the crows.  This has 
continued and today there are three hawks, looking like sibs.  The hawks chase 
each other as well as the increasingly nonchalant crows.

 I watched one “ chase” as the crow, peanut in beak, appeared to fly slowly and 
haltingly which didn’t allow the young hawk to gather horizontal speed. It was 
continually braking until it swooped up onto a branch. 

On the first days, the crows were continually giving their grating protest-call 
but now I barely hear it and the chases are shorter or the crow just refuses to 
fly.  I presume both hawks and crows are learning something. 

So far, no peanut carrying hawks! 

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[cayugabirds-l] Swallows and more swallows

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On Hile School rd just west of Ed Hill Rd intersection, in the  field s of the 
road, swallows are foraging in large impressive numbers. Dragonflies?  They 
were there yesterday and have swooped back in this morning as the grasses 
warmed. 

I know someone was watching close to the field (and some swallows were landing 
helpfully in front of the car)  but from my deck, I was only sure of tree, barn 
and bank swallows. On the other hand, there are a LOT of swallows to keep eyes 
on. 

I think many may have roosted together as hundreds swooped in on the west wind 
together an hour or so ago. 

I will head up there shortly, but am not great at picking out species!

Also look for a concentration of kestrels over the field N of road, just east 
of the unpaved road. There were 5 last evening. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Photogenic gallinule broods

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Hi all,
As of last weekend July 29-30, Both pairs of Common Gallinule have very small, 
very cute young, a pair on each side of Hile School rd through Wetland. They 
can often be seen well enough to try for some photos with a longish lens. 

I am out of town but wanted to mention it to photographers before they got much 
bigger. Gallinules South had 5 when first seen and Gallinules North had at 
least 3. A Coopers Hawk has been working the area and of course there are some 
humongous snappers. 

Oh and multiple Kestrels were collecting to forage in the fields east of the 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin

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Hi KevinI think I see why Merlin was back n forth. I think your audio is of a demanding American crow fledgling whose nasal begs come close to the slightly down slurred and nasal ‘simple version’ fish crow. If you listen toward the end of the recording , you can hear a quickening of the notes and a slightly ‘gobbling’ sound. That is the fledgling continuing to beg as it is getting fed—beg calls with a parental bill in its mouth and swallowing at the same time.  Lots of American Crow fledglings out or just coming out now. I assume that the comment on fish in the pond was a bit of levity?  Maybe it is worth mentioning that Fish Crows don’t ‘fish’ Or particularly seek fish as far as I know. But they do seem to like shoreline or river edge scavenging, rather than foraging on lawns like American crows. And also, less popular with humans, they seem to be good at finding bird nests in trees. Anyway—that’s my Id of the crow voice on your audio. Best, AnneSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 1, 2023, at 7:39 PM, Kevin C Packard  wrote:






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 I was birding at Jennings Pond in Danby the other day and found a group of crows in trees by the pond which the Merlin app was giving as both fish crow and American crow.  How reliable do you all feel about distinguishing these two species using Merlin? I
 made some recordings that includes the cawing from what Merlin was saying as fish and American crow, but I've thought that here in Tompkins County that you will see fish crows primarily by Cayuga Lake. Jennings Pond is at 1,250 ft elevation, but it is one
 of the larger ponds in the county and has plenty of fish.  The eBird list (giving only American crow) is at


https://ebird.org/checklist/S143150602

 Thoughts are welcome!







 Kevin















Kevin C Packard


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[cayugabirds-l] Trillium woods and birds

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The patch of woods at the corner of Ed Hill Rd and Hile School rd is 
increasingly full of returned birds.  Gr crested flycatcher, wood thrush C 
yellowthroat etc and just now Merlin claimed repeated Hooded Warbler. I did not
“Process” the last but I would not pick up
On fainter calls or song.  Probably worth
A stop and gorgeous with all the trillium. 

I do not own this woods and don’t think the current owners like walkers going 
inside. But edges are against the roads. 

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Last evening.  6 May. Calling ( heard only) in NW area that’s S of the active ( 
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Are using their new platform. After some ineffectual attempts to start their 
2023 nest on the same electric pole as in past,  they are both on the new 
platform and have some sticks. 
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No Broadwing but this morning I heard a low rough purring sound and looked out 
to see a Redtail leaving the field, then moments later a Raven settling on what 
I presume had been hawk prey.  It was mammal I think, and fairly good size (med 
bunny? Rat?)   ThebRaven was doing the purring. After a few min turning it, the 
Raven flew off to the SSE (to where? Somewhere down Ed Hill Rd?) and the 
Redtail returned to the spot. Apparently the Raven took whatever it was; after 
a few moments of walking around the spot, the Redtail flew to a tree, 
empty-footed. Pretty sure it was the male. Am only seeing one hawk now; she is 
presumably on eggs. 
Anne
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> Two Broad-winged Hawks are soaring low over my West Danby hillside in the 
> mid-day sunshine. The Ravens, who have gone quiet and seem to have nestlings 
> now, are not pleased with these new arrivals, and one of them is attempting 
> to drive the hawks away. He has the size advantage, and he’s very serious!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey at Sapsucker Woods this evening

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Not sure what the ospreys think of the beautiful new platform, but there are three osprey circling over Neimi road at CU pond unit 2. Right now 10 am 7’apr. Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 6, 2023, at 11:47 PM, Candace E. Cornell  wrote:We (The Cayuga Lake Osprey Network) put up new platforms off Niemi Rd to replace the nest that exploded into a fireball last autumn.Thanks to Benj.CandaceOn Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 11:55 PM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:




Hi jane
CU pond near airport/ intersection of Snyder & Cherry Roads - you can drive in north driveway of Equine center to fence , park in side , out of roadway, & walk south along fence till you are near osprey nest tower.


Other ponds by Niemi rd are easily seen right by road, but last I looked there is no osprey tower there. 


Niemi rd can be good birding sometimes. 
I used to live in the house on the north side of the part of Niemi rd west of Hanshaw rd. 


Good birding,
Donna

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Kendal at Ithaca
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Thanks! I just googled these ponds and hope to go birding there if it’s permitted. I never hear of it as a birding destination so I bet it’s very limited to the public. 


On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 10:22 PM Candace E. Cornell  wrote:




The nearest nests I know of are at the CU research Ponds.

Candace




On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 8:55 PM Jane Leff  wrote:


4/4/23  6:30pm
I watched an osprey perched near top of a snag overlooking Sapsucker Woods pond. I wonder, is there an Osprey nest somewhere in SSW?

Janie Leff

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[cayugabirds-l] Killdeer

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In same Hile school x Ed hill intersection. Now.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Still horned larks

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On Hile School at Ed Hill rd. About 17 flitting back and forth.  Stick carrying 
crows too

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron Rookery

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Actually they came in last week as reported by the residents at Hile school rd and Red Mill.  Assuming same rookery. Maybe 14-15 th. I haven’t seen any foragers at the HS Wetland yet. There is a wonderful little beaver pond withAnother 8-10 nests back along the old railroad that starts by the bridge at Malloryville. He said they were back there also. AnneSent from my iPhoneOn Mar 21, 2023, at 8:08 PM, Andrew David Miller  wrote:







The long standing GBH rookery that is roughly half way between Freeville and Mclean (northwest side of Fall Creek Road, in a large marshy area adjacent to Fall Creek) started to repopulate yesterday and had almost every nest occupied today. 
 Roughly a dozen birds.  The birds that nest here are incredibly consistent with their timing.  Although I lost a couple of years due to the pandemic, the last year I actively checked this site daily was 2019 when the birds arrived on March 19th
 and 20th.  
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Early migrants

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I have a mixed flock of bright male and female birds and also young from last year. As far as I can tell, they move locally but stay all winter. Sent from my iPhoneOn Feb 13, 2023, at 3:35 PM, Deb Grantham  wrote:







Thank you, and I’m pretty sure it was a male, although I was driving and couldn’t look too long!
 
Deb
 
 
From: Marc Devokaitis 

Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 12:54 PM
To: Deb Grantham 
Cc: Barbara Bauer Sadovnic ; Donna Lee Scott ; Geo Kloppel ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Early migrants
 

Replying to Deb -- As I understand it, the less-colorful males tend to winter further north - basically anywhere they can find productive open water. I often see males along the west side of the lake in Jan and Feb. 

Marc


 


On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 11:51 AM Deb Grantham  wrote:





Do kingfisher’s stay for the winter? I saw one on a wire over 79 at the Inlet in Ithaca maybe on Wednesday.
 
Deb
 
 


From: Barbara Bauer Sadovnic 

Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 11:43 AM
To: Deb Grantham 
Cc: Donna Lee Scott ; Geo Kloppel ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Early migrants


 

We very often have bluebirds here in winter—Halseyville Rd in Enfield—but today one was checking out a bluebird box. Yesterday had a couple dozen red winged blackbirds under a feeder,
 and Saturday a single grackle. 


 

On Feb 13, 2023, at 10:39 AM, Deb Grantham  wrote:






I have been seeing bluebirds around my property (Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line) and on Bundy Road (town of Ithaca) for the last week. Not every day and only one or two
 at a time.
 
Deb
 
 


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To: Geo Kloppel 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Early migrants


 
A bright male Bluebird was spotted checking a nest box yesterday & I once again saw a gray Screech Owl sleeping in a “perfect “ hole in a tree, here at Kendal. 


Owl must have other roosts, since I don’t see it there every day. 

Donna Scott



Kendal at Ithaca


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A small flock of 10-12 Grackles went over my house at dawn, headed north. Yesterday I had an Eastern Bluebird feeding on the grassy
 bank below my house. This morning I‘m hearing their “turalee” calls as they pass overhead, and even full songs from several scouts checking out the nest boxes.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Banded Greater Black-backed gull

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Yes—hatched and banded on Appledore in 2019, first reported here in 2020. See Dave Nutter’s report in 4/21. I can resend or Dave can!Sent from my iPhoneOn Feb 7, 2023, at 8:31 AM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote:As I recall, 4JF has been a winter visitor for at least the last couple of years, and also uses the Stevenson Road Compost facility.    His/her history was shared last year I think. Have to search my emails. Sent from my iPhoneOn Feb 6, 2023, at 8:11 PM, Barbara Chase  wrote:I photographed this banded greater Black-backed Gull near Allan Treman Marine Park this afternoon. Is there any way to find out information from the bands about where else this bird has been seen?The large black and white band says 4JF. I believe the smaller metal band says 2193, although my eyes are not good enough to read it for sure, even when I enlarge the photo further.Thanks,Barbara Chase
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Banded Greater Black-backed gull

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As I recall, 4JF has been a winter visitor for at least the last couple of years, and also uses the Stevenson Road Compost facility.    His/her history was shared last year I think. Have to search my emails. Sent from my iPhoneOn Feb 6, 2023, at 8:11 PM, Barbara Chase  wrote:I photographed this banded greater Black-backed Gull near Allan Treman Marine Park this afternoon. Is there any way to find out information from the bands about where else this bird has been seen?The large black and white band says 4JF. I believe the smaller metal band says 2193, although my eyes are not good enough to read it for sure, even when I enlarge the photo further.Thanks,Barbara Chase
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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: What’s been found in the Cayuga Lake Basin so far in 2023

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May the assiduous data keepers have many important sightings in the New Year!!Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 9, 2023, at 5:43 AM, Paul Anderson  wrote:Ha! Thanks for noticing that! It's fixed now.-PaulOn Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 4:42 PM Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:





Hi Paul,
The spreadsheet header still has 2022 date, but I can see it now. :)
Gary

On Jan 8, 2023, at 3:58 PM, Paul Anderson  wrote:



All:


The page on which the records are listed is this: https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/resources/cayuga-lake-basin-first-records-and-arrival-information?authuser=0.


If you wish to access the sheet directly: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b15HLb4FScNqSvly4VSaJEmrFThEpT6Wy1AjuOr7cFk/edit?usp=sharing.


If anyone has any problems accessing this, please let me know.


-Paul



On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 10:15 AM Dave Nutter  wrote:


Hello again, 


I left out a couple things that may be helpful. 


The First Records are posted in 2 forms. In the Taxonomic version it’s theoretically easier to look up a particular species to learn whether it has already been reported and if so, when. That table is in the current taxonomic sequence used by eBird. With
 scientific advances, this sequence has changed considerably over the years, but I have labeled each family to make it easier to orient oneself while scrolling through. 


The Chronological version starts with everything found on New Year’s Day of this year, all 106 species. Birds in the Chronological table are also in eBird’s current Taxonomic order within each day. Getting to the fewer species which were first reported
 in the most recent days requires scrolling to the bottom. 


Armed with this information, I hope everyone can more quickly and easily navigate the lists, and spend more time finding actual birds.

I also want to thank Paul Anderson, who is the Club’s Webmaster and Compiler of the Ithaca “Christmas” Bird Count (actually taken on New Year’s Day). He programmed the tables to automatically fill in the Taxonomic
 version as I add species to the Chronological version, so I make fewer errors (and when I do, they are at least internally consistent!). 

- - Dave Nutter

On Jan 7, 2023, at 9:31 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:



Hi All, 


The 2023 Cayuga Lake Basin First Records tables are up and (I hope) running on the Cayuga Bird Club website’s Resources page. 


Species found multiple times on the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count on New Year’s Day are presumed to be generally in the area, and say “Ithaca CBC” for both the observer(s) and the location. Otherwise I try to include all observers and locations (according
 to eBird anyway) on the first day the species was reported. 



Let me know if it looks like I got something wrong or left something out. 




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Tree Sparrows

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There has been a quite small flock of mixed white-throats and tree sparrows along the 2 track N of Hile School rd. Between 148 and 220. Encountered 3-4 tree sparrows in brushy spots next to road also. But not daily.  Maybe 2 seen at my feeders at 147 but less regularly than purple and house finches for sure. AnneSent from my iPhoneOn Dec 9, 2022, at 3:10 PM, John Gregoire  wrote:We had a three individuals arrive in November, stay a few days and nothing since. The same for white-throated sparrows. None of the irrupting finches have graced this western basin location. We do have three or four Red-breasted nuthatch that bred here again this year and appear to be staying with us; we now have had them year-round for 3 consecutive years. We are curious as to what happened with the tree sparrows this fall. Does anyone have them or white-throated sparrows in numbers?The Schuyler County CBC will be on 31 December this year.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Cuckoos at night

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Last night ‘my’ black-billed Cuckoo was calling softly at 11 pm.  Surprised, I 
checked and yes, they are night singers—as many of you probably know. But many 
sources note that night singing is a mid-summer thing. 
Three questions then:  why at night at all?  Why are they known for doing it 
mid summer vs earlier?  And what does it say that they start it early?  (If it 
really is early). The midsummer thing might be a repeat of one mistaken report. 

Not expecting that ‘we’ know, but just framing the interesting issues. 

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Heard early am and still hearing cu-cu-cu-ing somewhere on n side of Hile 
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[cayugabirds-l] Grackle nestlings

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Not just crows and raptors and owls:  the Common Grackle pair nesting in the 
dead cattails at Hile School rd Wetland has nestlings big enough to show their 
impressive little bills over the edge—visible while just sitting there.  
Guessing  they will fledge in 6-7 da. 

This morning a Virginia rail gave a classic rendition of the descending grunts 
near the s  edge of the road, then proceeded to find a fairly sunny nook in the 
cattails about 3 m from me, and do a leisurely thorough preening. Nothing I 
did—squatting to try to get pictures etc—seemed to perturb it.  Wish we knew if 
it were one of same ones over last few years. 

Anne
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[cayugabirds-l] Bobolinks back Hile School Rd

[anneb . clark]

Yesterday around midday, my FOY Bobolinks, 2 striking males, were singing a bit 
but no displays, on wires along the grassy fields east of the Wetland. Two male 
Redwings were present but no chase or displace of Bobolinks. 

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey pair at ponds unit II

[anneb . clark]

Building with better success on electric pole cross piece across from entrance 
to ponds on Neimi Rd this am. They need a genuine platform. Pair present. 
Active stick building 

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings eating ?

[anneb . clark]

There is a gorgeous excited large flock of cedar waxwings eating the leguminous 
seeds of a tree at the drive into water filtration plant at Mundy Garden. Don’t 
know what the tree is but in the sun the orangey
seeds and waxwing colors are beautiful 

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[cayugabirds-l] Our female harrier (& a diversion)

[anneb . clark]

Female Harrier Is very much in evidence today, skimming around the fields S and 
E of our house and at one point almost right through the yard, not breaking a 
wing beat.  Yes, rabbits aplenty here, and probably the voles etc it is after. 

At the same time, a now prolonged American Crow mobbing has been going on the 
the woods edging the se field, only 150 m or so from the harriers path. Pretty 
sure it is one of redtail pair tho I cannot tell why the crows are so committed 
to mobbing in that woods. Pretty sure no crows are nesting in or near. A female 
started incubating in next territory west—heard yesterday. Maybe that?? It is 
0.3km or so away. 

But this leads to a side comment. We often talk as if crows will mob anything 
raptorial or similar (vultures). But I have never ever seen them respond to the 
harriers, just redtails, Cooper’s hawks sometimes ( near nests and fledglings) 
and yes, Bald Eagles. Similarly I have seen them go after Merlins (and be 
chased in return—seen yesterday on Salem) but never turn a feather at Kestrels. 
That is a pretty accurate focus on the actual problem predators/nest stealers, 
as I understand it. 

So when they bother to go after Turkey Vultures, do they know something we 
don’t know??

Anne
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[cayugabirds-l] A salmon breasted hairy woodpecker

[anneb . clark]

I have a male hairy Woodpecker  that has a strong salmon wash of pigment in the 
white of head, throat, breast and fading out on his abdomen. I have lots of 
pictures if anyone is curious including easily provided cell phone pics from 
his suet eating. 

Anyone seen something like this?  So even that I think it must be dietary 
carotenoids. If they display them. I don’t know if their red is melanin or 
carotenoid derived. 

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] Merlins mating

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At 213 Muriel.  Yes, there are old crow nests near. And new ones. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga's Ospreys—they are back!

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One soared and circled over the south-east edges of the Hile school wetland on 
Sunday. First I have seen this spring. 

Anne

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> On Mar 29, 2022, at 1:38 PM, Candace E. Cornell  wrote:
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> 
> Cayuga's Ospreys—they are back—at least most males are! (Females often arrive 
> a week or so later than the males.) The Spring Equinox, March 20, 2022, 
> marked the return of this year's breeding Cayuga Lake Ospreys from Ithaca to 
> Seneca Falls. Since then, experienced male breeders can be seen in the parks 
> and along roadways gathering sticks to refurbish their nests and defend them 
> from interlopers. Ithaca's Cass Park ballfield pair and the Seneca Falls' 
> Opera House pair were the first breeding pairs seen on their nests this year. 
> Females return at a slower pace than the males waiting for them at their 
> nest. Soon we'll hear many excited "Creee, creee, cree"
> 
> Thank you to everyone who reports Osprey sightings and nest locations during 
> the breeding season. There are over 170 Osprey nests located in the Finger 
> Lakes, concentrated around Cayuga and Seneca Lakes, and it is becoming one of 
> the largest inland populations in the eastern US. Nest spotters and monitors 
> are needed throughout the Finger Lakes to help survey this growing 
> population. This data is used to track population growth, fecundity, and nest 
> preferences as well as environmental changes. Email me if you would like to 
> participate in this study. Again, my thanks.
> 
> (Please send reports of Ospreys to cec...@gmail.com as well as Ebird). 
>  
> Eyes to the sky!
> Candace
>  
> Candace E. Cornell
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>  Lansing, NY
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] woodcock

[anneb . clark]

Just got back from a concert (!!!) and opened the car door to hear one also. Now
Heard two more. And earlier today my husband flushed 2 woodcock right behind 
the house   
Nice!

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> On Mar 17, 2022, at 10:12 PM, Eveline V. Ferretti  wrote:
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> First woodcock peent in the field across my house (Mount Pleasant area). Loud 
> and incessant! Spring. 
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Wild Gobbler gobbling

[anneb . clark]

Probably not THE first but MY first gobbling wild Turkey and oddly positioned 
in the drier wetland area just east of Hile School Wetland north of the road. 
Then I saw tracks of 2-3 leading s of road along the rail bed. Big tracks/ 
probably males marching about since early am. 
Sure is springy out there. 

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[cayugabirds-l] That banded Great Black-back Gull 4JF

[anneb . clark]

Just to say that 4JF was lunching at the Compost Piles today shortly after 
noon. Dave gave such a nice write up on it and its banded compatriots last 
December that I thought I should mention it. 
It looked well. 

Anne. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eastern Meadowlarks

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The Seven Samurai (meadowlarks) were all on the wires and down in the uncut 
field on N side of Hile School rd last night and this morning.  We found their 
tracks as we were skiing and they seem to be going in and out of under- grass 
hummock tunnels— probably finding seeds from the never cut vegetation on that 
side. There is some striking individual variation in streaky-ness and extent of 
yellow on sides and bellies. Age I presume ?

So their behavior raises an interesting issue vis a vis overwintering bird 
survival and mowing. We were saying last fall that mowing should be delayed 
because of nesting/fledging.  But late first mowings as well as second cuttings 
if attempted will take all standing veg out just as fall comes. There will be 
no standing crop of “weed” seeds or grass seed.  And  no cover within which to 
forage if you are a meadowlark or other ground forager. (Not saying that 
Meadowlarks should be here now!). How does this affect e.g.  white throated 
sparrows?  A flock of mostly white- throats and a few tree sparrows has been 
heavily working the edges of the fields around seed bearing plants in the same 
unmown areas.  

Mowing catches grassland specialists coming and going, so to speak. 

Anne
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> On Jan 23, 2022, at 9:18 AM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
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> 
> Two were there yesterday too.
> M
> 
> Get Outlook for iOS
> From: bounce-126254613-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of bob mcguire 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:49:25 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Eastern Meadowlarks
>  
> For anyone driving up the east side of the lake today, be sure to check the 
> south end of lake road - downhill from the winery. I had two, possible three, 
> EASTERN MEADOWLARKS fly over the car. Two of them landed alongside the road, 
> foraging in the roadside grass. They were not shy and continued to move 
> uphill as I watched for a few minutes, about twenty feet away.
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redwing Blackbird

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Memories:  In 1997-8 ( pretty sure) there were redwings here all winter, 
according to emailed observations . But I would not be able to recover those 
email questions to me now.  In that year two banded (by me) 1st yr females 
returned to the Ponds and to their natal pond. Early. Females generally 
disperse, ie those were the only two I ever know of to show up back in the 
exact area where they hatched. I inferred that maybe they never left during a 
crazy warm winter. 

As for this winter’s icterids,  4 cowbirds incl 3 gorgeous adult males and one 
female (or yg male?) showed up yesterday at my feeders and returned today. 

Anne

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> On Jan 12, 2022, at 10:30 AM, Carol Cedarholm  wrote:
> 
> 
> The last one I had at my feeders was October 23 this past year.  I thought 
> that was very late. 
> Carol
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:06 AM Marty Schlabach  wrote:
>> According to our notes, we had a female Red-winged Blackbird at our feeders 
>> on January 3, 5, 6, 7 here in Interlaken.
>> 
>> I didn’t even think about it possibly being a first of the year in the basin 
>> bird.  Figured there had been some on the Christmas count, but didn’t check.
>> 
>> Thanks for keeping on top of this, Dave.
>> 
>> --Marty
>> 
>> ===
>> 
>> Marty Schlabach   m...@cornell.edu
>> 
>> 8407 Powell Rd. home  607-532-3467
>> 
>> Interlaken, NY 14847   cell315-521-4315
>> 
>> ===
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: Dave Nutter  
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 9:51 AM
>> To: Marty Schlabach 
>> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redwing Blackbird
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The earliest Red-winged Blackbird in the Cayuga Lake Basin for 2022 that I’m 
>> aware of is on 10 January by Tom Schulenberg on Hanshaw Rd in Ithaca. Does 
>> anyone have any other records on or before that date? 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The 2022 First Basin Records list should be up to date - but always subject 
>> to addition & revision! - in a day or two and ready to be put on the club 
>> website.
>> 
>> - - Dave Nutter
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 12, 2022, at 8:37 AM, Marty Schlabach  wrote:
>> 
>> We’ve had a female redwing periodically at our feeders here in Interlaken, 
>> last seen yesterday.
>> 
>> --Marty
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: bounce-126231459-3494...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  On Behalf Of Peter Saracino
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 8:29 AM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Redwing Blackbird
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> There's a male Redwing at my feeders this morning along with the usual 
>> suspects (and a lurking Coopers hawk).
>> 
>> Sar
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Binocular question

[anneb . clark]

All the strong specs and reviews got me to check. Nope these are ca 3 mm more 
than the interpupillary distance of the binocs I am currently using (just 
barely) ie Athlon has a min distance of 57 mm. 
That is not particularly big, typical of lots of contenders in the binocs race. 
But small distances are also characteristic of very young people. Partly 
overlapping fields detracts from focus and depth perception. 

Rats!  Foiled again! 
Anne

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> On Dec 20, 2021, at 9:15 AM, Patrick Owen McNally  wrote:
> 
> 
> Here is another strong review for the Athlon Midas ED 8x42 by a Maine Guide.
> 
> https://www.jasonmtome.com/best-value-hunting-binoculars-for-money/
> 
> Another important consideration is whether the recipient is an eyeglass 
> wearer. If they are, the eye-relief is critical. I would not buy a pair with 
> an eye relief less than 16mm. You can usually find this in the 
> specifications. 
> 
> - Pat
> 
> From: bounce-126157524-88968...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of Rick Bonney 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2021 3:37:11 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Binocular question
>  
> Hi folks
> 
> I saw the original thread on this, and also Chris's reply, both below.
> 
> I am not familiar with the models in the Wirecutter article. I have 
> personally gotten a lot of good info from Wirecutter.
> 
> What I can add is that last year I tested a lot of binoculars while buying 
> new pairs for my wife and myself. Of course we found a lot of great ones 
> starting at several hundred dollars a pair.
> 
> However, for far less money, I was very impressed with the Vortex Diamondback 
> HD 10x42, which are currently selling for $229 at one major retailer and 
> probably others.
> 
> I couldn't see a lot of difference between these and some others that cost 
> two and three times as much.
> 
> I did not test them long term, nor in wet/foggy conditions, etc. 
> 
> I recommended these to a family member who wanted to spend just a couple 
> hundred dollars and he is very happy with them.
> 
> Rick
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> Subject: Re: Binoculars - reasonably priced?
> From: "Chris R. Pelkie" 
> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:26:37 +
> X-Message-Number: 1
> 
> https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-binoculars/
> Just updated in late Nov. I didn’t disagree with anything said but I’m 
> not familiar with all the models reviewed.
> Written by a birder/ornithologist/real user.
> 
> ChrisP
> 
> __
> 
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> On 2021-12-15, at 23:13 , Kathleen P Kramer 
> mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
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> Hello,
> 
> I hope this is an acceptable message for this ListServ. Can anyone 
> suggest reasonably priced binoculars for a beginning birder? I’m taking a 
> chance that the recipient will even pursue birding and I also know that “bad” 
> binoculars can discourage a beginner. So I’d really appreciate a couple of 
> suggestions!
> 
> Many thanks,
> Kathleen Kramer
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Binoculars - reasonably priced?

[anneb . clark]

And a note to choosing binocs for another, especially a young person.  Almost 
never mentioned in reviews but critical is inter- pupillary distance. As 
someone with a smaller than norm distance between my eyes, I can comfortably 
use < <80% of binocs. And more expensive ones are, sadly, often the only 
options. 
Check this out in the detailed specs if you think it might apply. There is wide 
variation between individual models  I can testify that seeing two partly 
overlapping images is a downer. 

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>  https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-binoculars/
> Just updated in late Nov. I didn’t disagree with anything said but I’m not 
> familiar with all the models reviewed.
> Written by a birder/ornithologist/real user.
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>> On 2021-12-15, at 23:13 , Kathleen P Kramer  wrote:
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>> Hello,
>> 
>> I hope this is an acceptable message for this ListServ. Can anyone suggest 
>> reasonably priced binoculars for a beginning birder? I’m taking a chance 
>> that the recipient will even pursue birding and I also know that “bad” 
>> binoculars can discourage a beginner. So I’d really appreciate a couple of 
>> suggestions!
>> 
>> Many thanks,
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[cayugabirds-l] Vulture with white in wings

[anneb . clark]

Hi all vulture enthusiasts
Perhaps I am late to see this but a Turkey Vulture with left wing white 
primaries was feeding at the Stevenson Rd compost and having its tail pulled by 
the one remaining crow present after 1630 in the evening. It refused to take 
flight or expand its wings but it could be the distinctively white feathered 
bird of the last 3 fall- winters. 

Also present along the drive were two mockingbirds among berries. 

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird this am

[anneb . clark]

It has been about a week since the last visitor and 2 or sometimes 3 were 
frequent in early September but one lone female or immature visited the basil 
blossoms and petunias this am before 8. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Young fledgling Cedar Waxwings

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Hi all,

I encountered two cute, short-tailed and obviously recent fledgling Cedar 
Waxwings this evening at the Hile School Rd wetland. They sat next to each 
other on a branch begging with open bills ( showing a bit of yellow at the 
corners) at an adult that landed near them. The adult fed both of them, even 
having to move to another perch to reach one. 

I would guess they fledged not much more that a week-10 da ago. They could and 
did fly, and didn’t just sit waiting for the adult. This seems very late but I 
have not yet checked to see what the last nesting dates are in NYS. 

Summer isn’t over til the last fledgling flies???
Anne

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Kestrel lineup!

[anneb . clark]

Lovely! Maybe some that were here on Hile School rd a couple of weeks ago? The 
7-9 kestrel population on Hile School Rd has gone back to three—2 adults and a 
you g one. All three sitting on wires along road between my house 147 and the 
unfinished road that starts at 220. 
The adults especially were pouncing on insects apparently hopping out onto the 
road surface but I was to far to say anything 
Except they they were small and maybe the larger black field crickets that are 
appearing. Also seeing medium sized green mantises killed on road but pretty 
sure the captures weren’t green.

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> 
> Hi Cayugabirders,
> The annual build-up of American Kestrels on Mt Pleasant is happening! 
> Location is the dirt road (recently graded and improved) tht heads north from 
> Mt Pleasant Rd to the tall communication towers. I counted 11 kestrels, 9 of 
> which were lined up along one span of wire! They're mostly feasting on the 
> crickets and grasshoppers that emerge from the fields.
> 
> Enjoy!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin over Emerson

[anneb . clark]

And I had a great Merlin-crow interaction near Hile School rd and Ed Hill
Rd intersection on Tuesday.  A youngish crow may have begun it because I first 
saw it harrying and giving low vocalizations toward the merlin, but the merlin, 
a male by back plumage, turned the tables and became the swooping diving 
aggressor. It left after several minutes then returned to go straight after a 
(the?) crow again. I have never seen such protracted interactions that were not 
around an active crow nest. Merlin would fly high above and dive then chase the 
crow down toward the ground until the crow would ramp up its flight effort to 
make it up among field edge tree branches.  

I wonder if merlins are scoping the nesting options for next 
spring—-“prospecting” as it is genetically called. 

Anne

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> On Aug 25, 2021, at 7:56 AM, Susan Stevens Suarez  wrote:
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>  For what it’s worth, the Merlin Sound ID on my iPhone picked up a Merlin 
> downhill from the factory 2.5 weeks ago.
> Susan Suarez
> 
>> On Aug 25, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Stanley Scharf  wrote:
>> 
>> For the past two plus weeks  what appears to be a  Merlin has been screaming 
>> its raucous call  in the area of the Emerson factory on South Hill in 
>> Ithaca. I don't know if it's a male or female.. I think I hear it calling 
>> now.
>> 
>> I once got a good view of its strong flight over Emerson..
>> S.
>> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Piebald redtail?

[anneb . clark]

Anyone out Hile School rd wetland-watching, keep an eye out for a fairly 
dramatic looking red tailed hawk. As far as I can tell, it has an unusually 
white head as well as bright white breast and all sorts of random if small 
white splotches in wings in flight. 

You may remember several years ago there being a leucistic red tail near Ed 
Hill rd x Fall Creek rd around the Organic Vegetable farm. It was initially 
thought to be a snowy owl but, well, wasn’t. Just occurred to me that it might 
be related somehow. 

Anne

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching?

[anneb . clark]

Insect hawking especially over water (streams, lake inlets etc ) is a regular 
foraging technique for cedar waxwings. Often seen on canoe trips. Their 
frugivory (which my phone had converted to ‘drug ivory’ 3 x) gets them through 
the winter. But they do feed their young on insect prey and are really adept at 
the hovering and chasing to get insects in the air.  There is a small number at 
the Hike School wetland on almost any evening. 

AND speaking of flocks:  common green darners (dragonflies) are flock foraging 
over the fields along Hile School for last 3 days and there are now seven 
kestrels there also, probably eating some of the darners. Lots of fun and looks 
like at least two families, maybe 3. Original pair nesting near Ed Hill 
probably had one youngster. 

Enough!  Sorry for long email. 
Anne

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> On Aug 13, 2021, at 7:13 PM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
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> 
> I have seen Cedar Waxwings do this quite a few times also. At beebe lake and 
> flat rock. I was also surprised the first time. Very cool to  feel like you 
> discover this yourself by keen observation. I also saw them one time in my 
> black cherry passing cherries along the branch to each other. Which Donald 
> and Lillian Stokes say is just a myth but I saw it with my own eyes. 
> 
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> Ithaca, NY
> 
> 
> 
>>> On Aug 13, 2021, at 6:57 PM, Jill Holtzman Leichter  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Yep I saw them doing that at Dryden Lake last year. A lot of young birds 
>> too. 
>> 
>> Get Outlook for iOS
>> From: bounce-125832567-87248...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  on behalf of Deb Grantham 
>> 
>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 6:50:07 PM
>> To: Regi Teasley ; Sara Jane Hymes 
>> Cc: madonna stallmann ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> 
>> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching?
>>  
>> I saw cedar waxwings hunting insects one time years ago over Dryden Lake.
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> From: bounce-125832497-83565...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  On Behalf Of Regi Teasley
>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 6:23 PM
>> To: Sara Jane Hymes 
>> Cc: madonna stallmann ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwings fly catching?
>>  
>> Sure. Why not if it’s easy pickins?   I have read of this behavior.
>> Regi
>> 
>> 
>> “If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, 
>> like trees.” Rainer Maria Rilke
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 13, 2021, at 6:04 PM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:
>> 
>>  Just the other day I saw about a dozen Cedar Waxwings fly catching over 
>> the stream, as viewed from East Hill Rec Way, on the bridge which is near 
>> the intersection of 366/Dryden Rd.  I believe this is something they do 
>> frequently, as it is a good spot to find Waxwings.
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 13, 2021, at 5:52 PM, madonna stallmann 
>>  wrote:
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>> Hello!
>> My husband and I were at the bridge over Upper Taughanack Falls at 
>> Taughanack State Park today and observed something we've never seen in our 
>> thirty years of birding...a flock of cedar waxwings fly catching from the 
>> trees alongside the creek out over the top of the falls. 15 - 20 birds 
>> repeatedly flying out over the falls & in to the trees presumably catching 
>> bugs.
>> All my information tells me that cedar waxwings are not so enthusiastic 
>> about insects. I would like to know if anyone else has observed this and 
>> what information you have about cedar waxwings fly catching.
>> Thank you!
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>> Newfield, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] West Nile Virus

[anneb . clark]

Has made itself known. We have just lost 2 crows in one family in Cayuga 
Heights. One of crows was tested and confirmed positiveThe other, its 
yearling offspring (tagged) was clearly sick, disappeared and “reappeared” dead 
(for several days). May have been tossed there from a nearby yard. Not clear.  
May or may not be testable but there is little doubt that it died of WNV given 
that its parent was. 

In any case, I thought everyone should know as that means that there are 
infected mosquitoes in the area. 

A. Please call me or Kevin or anyone in crow group if you see a lethargic or 
dead crow. Or blue Jay. Or Raven. We will come out and get it if we can. 

B. Protect yourself:  Long sleeves dusk and dawn especially.  Repellent. 

C. And very very important: don’t let mosquitoes grow up in your bird bath or 
mini pond or in water at the bases of pots. Another warm week is ahead. Mosies 
develop quickly. 
 Reducing mosquitoes saves crows  And WNV is not supposed to be 
fun for those humans who get a bad case. Enough with the pandemics already

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fields being mowed.

[anneb . clark]

Speaking as someone who spent years locating redwing nests, I think this is a 
mountain not a molehill. Locating nests in grassland is HARD on purpose. Birds 
make it that way.   Feeding females do t go down to their nests. They drop and 
walk to the nest. One makes paths tromping through the grass which neither 
farmer nor birds will benefit from. 

I was thinking about what long term obs and relatively few nesting areas it 
took for the one farm as described. 

No not impossible but much harder than it seems. And leaving clumps with nests 
as well as paths near them will increase predation. 

I am dubious as good as this sounds. 

Anne

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> I’ve been musing along a different line, wondering if a preemptive approach 
> is possible. 
> 
> It takes time to mow the big fields that grassland nesters favor, and the hay 
> farmer can’t mow all of them simultaneously. The work of haying season has to 
> begin somewhere, and start early enough that the farmer can get through it 
> all. So each year some field will be selected to go first, and another 
> second, and the rest must wait their turns. 
> 
> Clearly some fields that are later in the queue can produce a crop of 
> fledglings before it’s their turn to be mowed; otherwise we wouldn’t be 
> having this conversation. So, suppose for the moment that the decision about 
> which fields to mow early could be made before nesting had even begun. If 
> there was then some way to discourage the birds from selecting those 
> particular fields to nest in, the effect would be to direct them to the 
> fields slated for later mowing...
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] hayfield mowing for helping grassland birds

[anneb . clark]

Thanks, Donna.  

Anne knows about redwing specifics!  July 4 just gets on the downside of peak 
for redwings, who are pretty early returnees.  As mentioned bobolinks seem 
later. I suspect many sparrows go later and renests remain at risk.  july 22 
would be much safer but a lot harder to get farmers to agree to.  

It’s a hard trade off.  A late July 1st-cutting will probably deny farmers a 
good second cutting that many take around here. And of course early cutting < 
May 14 in an unusual year of early growth would take out early nests and leave 
avian-everyone with no structure to nest in just when they are ready to do so. 

What happens to all these dates with climate change is anyone’s guess!  
Everything—different nesting species, different crops including different 
grasses—does not just move earlier. 

It is a wicked problem. 

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> On Jun 15, 2021, at 7:10 PM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Bird Colleagues:
>  
> Attached is Cornell Cooperative Extension publication entitled
> “Hayfield Management and Grassland Bird Conservation”
> By Jim Ochterski, Jan. 2006. ja...@cornell.edu
>  
> Has a calendar to show farmers when not to mow to protect grass nesting 
> birds: May 14 to July 22. Much later than date July 4th that Anne Clark 
> suggested.
> But Anne probably knows more about bird specifics than the author does.
>  
> It discusses effects of later hay cutting on nutritional quality of the hay.
> “Delaying the cutting a week or two to allow for grassland birds to fledge 
> will usually lead to hay that is essentially overmature, but potentially 
> useful.”
> Goes on after that…
>  
>  
> Re Patrizia’s post:
> Cooperative Extension’s “Good Agricultural Practices” doesn’t have anything 
> to do with protecting birds and wildlife.
> Some good farm practices involve not polluting waterways with barnyard manure 
> run off, etc..
> The Good Ag Practices program begun in the late 1990s in my (former) 
> department of Food Science in the Ag School had to do with not contaminating 
> human food crops with human and animal waste, etc.
>  
> Mowing times are based on when the hay is best nutritionally, not on cutting 
> off weed seed heads.
>  
> Best regards,
> Donna Scott
>  
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fields being mowed.

[anneb . clark]

That is a critical piece that has made it hard for me, on Hile School rd, to 
help the farmers meet me more than half way. I end up saying after the 4th, but 
the later the better. 

After years of redwing work in and around the pond units in the 1990s, our 
usual pattern was a sharp decline in unfledged nests to low numbers by around 
the 4th. Year to year variation in first fledging week was strong. Could be in 
1st or second wk of June. I could go back and calculate a mean but it would be 
wrong in many years. 

My impression with the meadowlark and redwing activity here this year is that 
fledging is really going strong in last 4-5 days. Lots of parental yelling at 
my dog and I when we are in the road and a new call by the meadowlark pair.  So 
maybe “wait til the 4th” would do it this year. Warning though. There will be 
renests at that time and the later nestlings. Just fewer than now. And 
bobolinks are probably not on the same schedule quite and a miss is as good as 
a…

I have combed next door fields after a mowing with pictures and rescues in mind 
and nests are harder to find than you would think. Scavengers work fast and 
nests are pinned under swathes of grass. But pics would certainly be useful. 

So I will see if I can generate any 90s estimates for timing, but I think the 
4th is a pretty good date as compromise. 

Anne

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> On Jun 15, 2021, at 6:07 PM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
> 
>  Ken and all,
> 
> Thank you so much for this clear, concise summary of this issue. I have some 
> friends I am trying to convince to not mow too soon, so will use your words 
> there, too.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what is a "safe" date for mowing?  Until when should I ask 
> them to delay?
> 
> Thanks,
> Sandy Podulka
> 
> At 04:07 PM 6/15/2021, Kenneth V. Rosenberg wrote:
> 
>> Linda, thanks for bringing this mowing to everyone’s attention. In a 
>> nutshell, what is happening today in those fields, repeated over the entire 
>> U.S., is the primary cause of continued steep declines in Bobolink and other 
>> grassland bird populations. 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Last year, because of the delays in mowing due to Covid, the fields along 
>> Freeze and Hanshaw Roads were full of nesting birds, including many nesting 
>> Bobolinks that were actively feeding young in the nests at the end of June. 
>> In the first week of July, Cornell decided to mow all the fields. Jody Enck 
>> and I wrote letters and met with several folks at Cornell in the various 
>> departments in charge of managing those fields (Veterinary College, 
>> University Farm Services) – although they listened politely to our concerns 
>> for the birds, they went ahead and mowed that week as dozens of female 
>> bobolinks and other birds hovered helplessly over the tractors with bills 
>> filled food for their almost-fledged young. 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The same just happened over the past couple of days this year, only at an 
>> earlier stage in the nesting cycle – most birds probably have (had) recently 
>> hatched young in the nest. While mowing is occurring across the entire 
>> region as part of “normal” agricultural practices (with continued 
>> devastating consequences for field-nesting birds), the question is whether 
>> Cornell University needs to be contributing to this demise, while ostensibly 
>> supporting biodiversity conservation through other unrelated programs. Jody 
>> and I presented an alternative vision, where the considerable acres of 
>> fields owned by the university across Tompkins County could serve as a model 
>> for conserving populations of grassland birds, pollinators, and other 
>> biodiversity, but the people in charge of this management were not very 
>> interested in these options.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> And there we have it, a microcosm of the continental demise of grassland 
>> birds playing out in our own backyard, illustrating the extreme challenges 
>> of modern Ag practices that are totally incompatible with healthy bird 
>> populations. I urge CayugaBirders to make as much noise as possible, and 
>> maybe someone will listen.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> KEN
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Ken Rosenberg (he/him/his)
>> 
>> Applied Conservation Scientist
>> 
>> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
>> 
>> American Bird Conservancy
>> 
>> Fellow, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
>> 
>> k...@cornell.edu
>> 
>> Wk: 607-254-2412
>> 
>> Cell: 607-342-4594
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: bounce-125714085-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  on behalf of Linda Orkin 
>> 
>> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 3:02 PM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fields being mowed.
>> 
>> After a couple year hiatus in which the Freese Road fields across from the 
>> gardens have been mowed late in the season allowing at least Bobolinks to be 
>> done with their nesting and for grassland birds to be lured into a false 
>> feeling of security so they have returned and I’ve counted three singing 
>> meadowlarks for the first time in years,  Cornell has returned to 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] New Michigan State Forest Chenango Co. Red Crossbills, probable singing Bay breasted Warbler

[anneb . clark]

Wonderful list. 
Interesting to have more Ravens than crows. One factor other than the 
increasing number of nesting Ravens is the difference in nest stage.  Raven 
fledglings were mostly  out first and seem to be on the move for first forays 
with parents. American crows are just now fledging, most are in the ‘brancher’ 
phase in the vicinity of nests, not yet able to go to the ground and back up. 
And their parents are at their most secretive except when trying to get their 
erratically gliding young to safer spots. 
Anne

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> On Jun 5, 2021, at 5:32 PM, David Nicosia  wrote:
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> 
> I did some atlas work in New Michigan State Forest Chenango co. this morning. 
> There were several flyover small flocks of Red Crossbills. I was able to get 
> a couple of poor recordings as they were flying birds.  I had a total of 13 
> RECR. Not sure of type. I sent my recordings to Matt Young. On Schwartz Rd 
> where the road crosses the swamp in some large spruces I heard a probable bay 
> breasted warbler, but only once! I didn't count it. I know this song well. 
> But I failed to get on it or hear it again.  It didn't respond to playback.  
> It could be a late migrant but what is interesting is I had a bay breasted 
> singing same spot May 26, 2020. I checked the spot last summer and didn't 
> hear it. But the habitat looks very good. Lots of spruces and some openings 
> near a swamp. I will have to keep an eye on this. It would be pretty cool to 
> have a bay breasted warbler in summer Chenango county. Mourning warblers are 
> becoming quite common in the cut over areas. I counted 18 in almost 10 miles. 
>  I had 66 blackburnians, 35 magnolia, 110 ovenbirds, 64 chestnut sided, 34 
> black throated blues, 16 black throated greens, and 8 Canadas among others. 
> There were 27 dark eyed juncos, 10 white throated sparrows, 7 winter wrens, 
> 27 golden crowned kinglets, 87 red eyed vireos, and 18 blue headed vireos.  I 
> had way more common ravens than american crows too.   
> 
> The habitat here continuing to change with more logging and strip cuts as 
> part of the DEC forest management plan.  There are more openings now vs 10 
> years ago hence mourning, Canada chestnut sided black throated blues have 
> really increased. Swainsons thrush is getting hard to find. I didn't get any 
> today.  But I assume there are still some around.  
> 
> My ebird lists are here with some poor to fair recordings of several 
> species:. 
> 
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S89665230
> 
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S89665436
> 
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S89665528
> 
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S89665826
> 
> Best, 
> Dave Nicosia. 
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Downy use of h- bird feeders

[anneb . clark]

I finally confirmed with binocs that the persistently visiting Downy 
Woodpeckers at my hummingbird feeders are getting their tongues down into the 
nectar. I can see the water shimmer below where the bill is positioned   These 
are the flat style feeders with openings in the top cover. 

Did everyone but me know that woodpeckers competed with hummingbirds for 
“anthropogenically sourced” nectar?

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] Blue winged warbler

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Shortly after I got my first view of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak male rather than 
just a song, a Blue-winged Warbler male investigated the bushes where one set 
of feeders sits - and took a miscalculated bounce off my screen. Unfortunately 
my camera was not at hand to record this surprise. 

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[cayugabirds-l] A sign of not- spring?

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A very sharp looking white- crowned sparrow turned up in my yard this pm. No 
grosbeaks or orioles or hummingbirds, though. 

The sparrow looked hopefully under the feeders and then more or less attacked a 
dandelion plant. 

Anne

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[cayugabirds-l] House wrens-3 and squabbling

[anneb . clark]

Or does that go without saying. Appears to be one female looking at a 
traditional nest site in an overhead yard light. And 2 males singing at and 
displacing each other. 

Also singing grey tree frogs. 

Both species= my first certain sightings or hearings this spring. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee at my door!

[anneb . clark]

Lovely male E Towhee foraged and back kicked snow on my deck about 12” from the 
sliding door this am. Quite a sight in the fluffy snow and a first for the 
fenced yard. 
Anne

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

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Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than 
near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching 
the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated 
American crow nest or a takeover, the reason for the crow nest failure. 
Anne 

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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg  wrote:
> 
>  Hi John
> 
> At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I say 
> “at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large 
> sycamore at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one 
> seen regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live 
> about halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one regularly 
> flying over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds. 
> 
> Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched and 
> calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may have 
> been winteri g locally. 
> 
> KEN
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports. I 
>> check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an increasing 
>> number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 (2015), 
>> 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include pairs in 
>> Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca (plus hints of a 
>> pair in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all of these. I 
>> have written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more complete paper 
>> including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been in 
>> urban/suburban areas. None in forests nor edge of forest nor edge of lake.
>> 
>> Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are 
>> helpful by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For instance, 
>> the pair observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. Weeks after 
>> being seen at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east closer to the 
>> Catholic church.
>> 
>> I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at 
>> confergoldw...@aol.com
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Phoebe & Armitage Rd

[anneb . clark]

And I have two Phoebes back in my yard just now, one singing and one foraging 
in usual areas 
A cowbird at feeders. Song sparrow singing and meadowlarks in field west on 
Hile School rd from my house on Tuesday. 
Last two evenings, Hooded and common merganser pairs in Wetland with black duck 
pair and several Mallard and Canada goose pairs. A woodcock belted past the 
house yesterday morning early, over the damp field where I heard peenting 
earlier in week. 
And I Think the one persistent Common Redpoll has bid farewell to the niger 
feeder. Haven’t seen it since Monday. 

Anne

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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 9:44 AM, Johnson, Alyssa  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Good morning!
> 
> I drive along Armitage Road in Savannah/Tyre (not sure township) on my way to 
> work every day, and the “wet woods” were hopping with bird sounds today! 
> Also, unfortunately, a lot of squished frogs in the road. I stopped to looked 
> initially for salamanders, didn’t see any.
> 
> But, I heard my FOY Eastern Phoebe! As well as Red-bellied/Pileated WPs, 
> American Robins, Common Grackles, Song Sparrows, Mourning Doves, etc. Nothing 
> *too* exciting yet, but if you’re in the area it’s worth a stop!
>  
> Have a beautiful day!
> Alyssa
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[cayugabirds-l] Peenting woodcock

[anneb . clark]

A ghost like bird seeming a little larger than a m-dove flew across Hile School 
rd in front of us at deep dusk 720 ish. Then a few min later from our driveway, 
I heard the buzzy peents of a displaying woodcock, repeated several times.  I 
never located it visually sadly. 
But of course I wasn’t the one who was supposed to be watching. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Pipits, lots of them,’Hile School rd

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Just put in eBird which didnt believe my estimated number of 80. I think 
actually there were initially more 45 min earlier than my count- by- 10s at 
1800 EDT. Unmistakable long legged sparrow streaked birds with flashing outer 
tail feathers. It was hard to keep an eye on all the sub-flocks each time they 
settled. 

Anyway first I have seen this year. Last Friday there were still 4 horned larks 
but none today. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls polls and a science question

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This winter my first- ever redpoll flock has been eating niger almost faster 
than I can stock it. They do NOT like the fancy finch mix, their bill flips 
have informed me.  

So I have been looking at the wild differences in cap and breast and belly 
colors. The caps are a distinctly more classic red, while rest can be deep rose.
But the caps!  I will bet that their red caps fluoresce in the daylight UV,  
intensifying the “brightness”. This is what budgie yellow caps- in exactly that 
area of feathers-do. Just the cap, not a whole yellow head. 

Anyone?  Testable with UV lamp and maybe Collections specimens?  Fluorescence 
in the visible range will be spectacular. Budgies look like miners with little 
head lamps. 

Also note. Like budgies, the caps/polls do not differentiate males and females. 
I think accentuating them helps detect flock mate scanning and flying during 
flock foraging. 

I am probably wrong but would love to know. 
Anne

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redpolls!

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There seems to be an inexaustible supply! My feeders now support about 50 and a 
nippy disputatious bunch they are. Lots of pics of heads forward, low, bills  
open until another moves. 
Niger is one focus. The other is bits of suet on the ground from sloppy eaters. 
Lots of really bright rosy breast feathers. 

No Hoary Redpolls though. 

Anne

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> I've had 2 Redpolls at my feeders for a week or so, first year to see any 
> stick around my Newfield neighborhood.
> 
> A RB Nuthatch has been here all winter.  It's a joy to see one nearly every 
> day!
> 
> Laura
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> We’ve had two at our sunflower seed feeder on Bald Hill in Danby!
> Mary
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>> On Feb 25, 2021, at 3:10 PM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
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>> Today, I saw not only "my" Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 different times, 
>> front a= nd back yards, but also saw 4 Redpolls under feeders in back about 
>> 2 PM !
>> First time to see Redpolls in my yard.
>> 
>> RB Nuthatch was chopping up peanuts and stashing pieces in tree bark 
>> and cr= acks in branches.
>> 
>> Donna L. Scott
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redpolls!

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My two redpolls that have been here for a week apparently got outed and more 
arrived today. Not 20 yet but 6-7 and feisty!  Niger and those peanut suet 
blocks. Took a close up video of one at suet 5 inches from sliding door. 
Competition from red bellied woodpecker and Pileated is a little one sided., of 
course. 

This is on Hile School rd.  Been putting in eBird here and there 

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> Finally, we have a small flock of Redpolls coming to our feeders!  FIrst it 
> was 2 or 3 every other day or so, for about 15 minutes each day over the last 
> 2 weeks. Then they discovered the one niger seed sock feeder that has been up 
> there since fall.  Yesterday, there were about 5 on that sock so I rushed out 
> to buy two mesh niger feeders and more seed and today there are about 20 on 
> and off all day. Fun!  I've also seen them eating suet. They mostly ignore 
> the sunflower seeds now. At times there are 8 or more squeezing onto each of 
> the mesh feeders, and on the sock!
>  This is all happening on Hunt Hill Road, 7 miles east of Ithaca (town of 
> Dryden).
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> Now, where are those Evening Grosbeaks.
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Nice Snow Bunting flock

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On Hile School Rd today 30 Jan 21 at ca 345pm,  just west of Ed Hill 
intersection. About 80 scudding back and forth across the road. All buntings. 
First ones I have seen. None seen along Red Mill’s S-curve which is also a good 
spot. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinches molting in mid-January?

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Some of mine are similar but my impression without photo documentation is that 
some never fully lost yellow patches or black flecks. 

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> On a recommendation I looked at Macaulay’s winter photos and saw plenty of 
> variety but no sense of whether the sample is biased for or against molting 
> birds. Then I recalled I own a reference, a bander’s ID guide. For American 
> Goldfinch it says: “Continuous, limited molting occurs throughout the 
> winter.”  Wild. Learn something new... Still, is this generally known among 
> feeder watchers? So much to learn.
> 
> It’s fun being able to recognize individual birds. Spock was back today.
> 
> - - Dave Nutter
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>> For the last 10 months I have sharply curtailed my travel, both on account 
>> of the pandemic and to eliminate my birding carbon footprint. Meanwhile I 
>> have been paying closer attention to feeder birds than ever before. Maybe 
>> other folks who have longer experience carefully noting who comes to their 
>> feeders can answer me this: 
>> 
>> Is it unusual to have male American Goldfinches already beginning to molt 
>> into breeding plumage in the middle of January? Yesterday I noticed at least 
>> 2 with black speckles appearing on their foreheads, and one of those even 
>> has a single bright yellow arched eyebrow, like a tiny quizzical Mr. Spock. 
>> I noticed these birds at a time when I also had a new maximum number of 
>> American Goldfinches, so I guess it’s possible that it’s these individual 
>> birds’ presence rather than their plumage that has changed. So, my 
>> alternative question is: Have other feeder watchers seen male American 
>> Goldfinches retaining black speckles on the forehead or asymmetrical bright 
>> yellow patches beyond the typical autumn molt time and into the winter?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nita Irby's post

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Please remember that at this time the DEC controls the dam and thus lake. 
Writing the DEC and also being alert for a public comment period once they 
decide on their choice of action (repair, replace or remove) will be the most 
direct routes to influence. 

You certainly should register support for the lake and its value with Dryden 
government , but the Town Board does not at this time own or control decisions 
about  the dam. 

The Conservation Board sent the document to the Town Board as the body that we 
can advise directly. 

Best. Anne

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> Hi All,
> Nita Irby’s post is spot on. Living on the lake she knows it’s value.
> It is also true that your “SUPPORT IS ALSO NEEDED” 
> 
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> DEC and the  Dryden Town Board and post information about 
> the issue where ever else it might be appropriate.
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[cayugabirds-l] Pileated pair and sumac

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A lovely pair of Pileated woodpeckers had a protracted morning tea on sumac 
seed headsmaking the sumac look very spindly!

As always am working on ways to increase the sumac population. Beauty and 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle

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An adult Bald Eagle, presumably one of Dryden Lake pair, has frequently been 
perched in the dead trees of the little lake/heron colony south of the Nature 
Conservancy larch stand along east Malloryville rd (across from the von engeln 
preserve). Very picturesque. 

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>  Adult Bald Eagle, perfectly lit by setting sun,  perched near its nest in 
> Aurora, near Cayuga lake & intersection of NY RT. 90 & Poplar Ridge Rd. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] GH Owl Singing

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The crows would prefer they sit still hooting and not floating silently around 
in the canopy of pine grove roosts.  

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> like they’re over towards northeast elementary. Heard them at least 4 times 
> in the last two weeks. Sounding like a male and female. Two times around 9 PM 
> and two times in the early hours of morning around 3. Very neat.  Although I 
> doubt the Crows agree that it’s neat. 
> 
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>> A Great Horned Owl was singing this evening at Six-Mile Creek,
>> repeating the classic sequence of hoots starting around 7pm from the
>> hills south of the second dam reservoir. Let the courting begin, I
>> suppose.
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[cayugabirds-l] Black bellied whistling duck

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Ok. I am a terrible birder. But saw the report today and suddenly was able to 
explain what I saw fairly late on Friday.  A lone odd shaped duck far to s edge 
of water in Wetland s of the road with a way too orange Bill.  I couldn’t quite 
make out any markings with my binocs and because the light was bad  I decided I 
was hallucinating more than there was. A whistling duck never occurred to me. 

So this is just to say that it has been there several days and maybe is stable 
for a bit. I have my first visitor/family here since March so didn’t check out 
the Wetland from the road Sat or today. Maybe tomorrow but—good luck all. 

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[cayugabirds-l] The Wilson snipe persists

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9-1030am. Hanging out in SE back edge of Hile School rd Wetland with pair of 
killdeer that has been there for about 2 weeks or more. Clearly visible to eye/ 
binocs as it preened and then probed but camera obscured by sedges and grasses. 
Also great close looks at 2-3 Virginia rails. 2 seen along road  in ditch at 
east edge of wettest land s of road. 1 scampered quickly away from calmly 
foraging other. Then (hour later) 1 was foraging on west border of marsh ( s of 
rd). Easily could have been 1 of first two. All looked adult. No calls. 

Lots of robins puddle bathing in road. Robins and redwings “all sorts” except 
*very* young fledglings. Duckweed adorned turtles and bull/green frogs 
everywhere. Maybe one slider??  

One kingbird only and previous nest gone. Kingfisher or green heron 
depredation?  (They were there!) Maybe kingbirds are renesting?  If so maybe NE 
corner N of road. 

And then it started to get hot again. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Don’t underestimate swallows.

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A red-tailed hawk just sailed over my house very low surrounded on all sides by 
shrieking and Tees-zweeting swallows, both tree and barn and perhaps 20 total. 
Looked like some slower flying, shorter tailed juv barn swallows in the mix.  
They were really really committed to seeing the hawk off. How would a redtail 
ever grab a swallow?  They clearly thought it possible. 

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[cayugabirds-l] First fledgling Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Arrived in the ash tree over the garden this
 morning.  Was just wondering if our pair had succeeded. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Kingbird nest

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In case visitors to Hile School rd Wetland are interested in the kingbird pair 
there, the female is pretty tight on a nest in a little crotch high in “tree” 
that comes out of island made by the beaver lodge, N side of road. Can be seen 
hugging the west side of of one of taller trunks. More detailed description if 
needed. Male has been sitting below at times. 

Might already have been noted in eBird. I haven’t checked. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Writing from a black birder

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Thanks, Elaina!

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> This piece written in 2016 by birder J. Drew Lanham, Birding While Black, 
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[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoos

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Heard the low repeated harsh call and to make sure played the song and calls. 
Wow! Got one swooping me and hanging up in trees , long lens inside of course. 
Following second playback there were two, one flying closely after other. Not 
sure what sort of scenario I introduced. But two of them are very much here, in 
yard and scrub. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] First

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Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Catbirds and indigo bunting (1?) and finally 
this am a hummer are turning my feeders into something a bit tropical looking. 
More mild aggressive displays than I have ever seen. Catbirds doing a cute 
little wide beak gape. 

Fruit update:  grosbeaks and maybe catbirds like split open bananas to go with 
orange and peanut suet blocks. 

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> We've had more orioles this year at our orange feeder (and sometimes peanut 
> feeder) than ever - at least 4 males and 3 females.  They also perch on our 
> window mullions and are often sitting in the bushes near the feeders.  I hope 
> this is because they're having a great year as a species.  Also we've had 
> more sightings of both male and female rose-breasted grosbeaks than ever 
> before.  Still waiting for an indigo bunting.Marsha Kardon
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>> was taking photos of the Oriole an Indigo Bunting showed up for a few 
>> nice photos.
>> 
>> I just did better in five minuted that Meg and I did all afternoon at MNWR.
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question

[anneb . clark]

I will just offer the observation made several times while studying nesting 
redwinged blabkbirds at the Cornell ponds that no males arrived with bald heads 
but quite a few
Showed missing patches during EARLy breeding season while disputes were common. 
At least once a fully feathered banded male had a down and out fight, flew off 
but was back trying to retake his territory the next day...with a bald spot. 

Whatever other explanations may pertain, male-male fights contribute I feel 
sure.  
Balding blue jays show up after breeding during post-juvenile and post breeding 
molts, I agree. Have seen. Not just their heads look ratty. 

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> On May 13, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Peter Saracino  wrote:
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> Thanks! 
> Pete Saracino
> 
>> On Wed, May 13, 2020, 9:27 AM Tim Gallagher  wrote:
>> Here's a link to a piece they ran a few years ago on the Lab of Ornithology 
>> website: 
>> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/
>> 
>> I have a bald bird at my feeder. Is it sick? - All About Birds
>> We receive many inquiries about bald birds, especially Blue Jays and 
>> Northern Cardinals. In late summer and fall, when a bird molts, it usually 
>> grows and replaces its feathers gradually, but occasionally a bird loses all 
>> the feathers on its head at once. This is particularly true of Blue Jays, m 
>> ...
>> www.allaboutbirds.org
>> 
>> 
>> From: bounce-124627147-10557...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  on behalf of Peter Saracino 
>> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 4:58 PM
>> To: Linda Clark Benedict 
>> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question
>>  
>> Thanks for the info. Must be so m.j e as re molting non-essential feathers?
>> 
>> On Tue, May 12, 2020, 2:37 PM Linda Clark Benedict  
>> wrote:
>> We had a bald rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder.
>> 
>> On Mon, May 11, 2020, 3:35 PM Peter Saracino  wrote:
>> Hi folks.
>> Recently I have seen one "bald" redwing on a tray feeder and another that 
>> was nearly bald. Now I see what appears to be an adult Oriole "losing" some 
>> of the black on its head. Is it normal for these birds to molt some of their 
>> non-flight feathers at this time of year?
>> Thanks for the help.
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[cayugabirds-l] A new hunter at Hile School Wetland

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Heading out on errands at 3pm today, saw an osprey on the largest dead tree 
over north Wetland open water. Then when I returned at almost 5, it was still 
there. Exact same spot. A lovely addition to a grey day on the Wetland. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dawn birds

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FOY oriole just arrived also and a catbird was quietly exploring scrubby places 
outside my window earlier!  The mounting house wren tensions are audible. I 
think another 2 males might be on site. Look like bees chasing. 

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> FOY baltimore orioles & catbird singing! Oriole sitting in sun atop a tall 
> tree. What a gorgeous spring sight!
> Brown thrasher singing across road. 
> Kingfisher chattering by. 
> 
> Lake getting to minor flood stage. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Wetlands vireo. Feeder WC sparrow

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At 5:20 pm Hile School Wetlands in wet mists, there was a beautiful Blue-headed 
Vireo among willows etc along road on se side. First hard to see way back in 
greyness and then came out and turned and sat and turned. Gorgeous   

Then at 7:11 pm an adult White-crowned Sparrow visited my feeder, contesting 
access with a Purple Finch. I have had an immature here several times a couple 
of weeks ago but this is first adult since 2019 I think. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Kestrel over Hanshaw marshland

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For those keeping track of kestrels, one was perched over the marshland east of 
Hanshaw just s of the Neimi rd intersection. With a red- tailed hawk. But where 
is there not a red- tailed hawk??

Speaking of which, yesterday April 25th, I watched and have pictures of a red- 
tail pair above 302 E Upland rd where one broke a small maple branch off and 
sailed around the pines with it. Its presumed mate joined it and they turned 
west and plummeted (both in wings folded stoop, stick still in bill of the one) 
perhaps over or just beyond the Parkway. As some know, at least one pair is 
resident there.  But are they renesting??  Maybe owl disruption?? 

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey over Hile school rd Wetland

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Second time I have been sure this year.   Late last week was first. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Tree swallows above Mundy Garden

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Foraging but also contact fight? In air. No social distance. About 6-7 seen. 

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[cayugabirds-l] The phoebe is back!

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The male phoebe ( or A male phoebe) just landed confidently on our deck railing 
and surveyed the yard!  We have had a pair nesting here for last three years 
and they love foraging off the fence and grabbing insects from the green woven 
wire. This bird looked like it was familiar with the fence and surround. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Smpw grrse

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About 250 going west over Mallorybille. 

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[cayugabirds-l] My first Am Tree Sparrow

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At feeder looking eager for its breakfast. Just one so far. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Crows calling after dark

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This is pretty weird. If roosting near lights they do talk after dark like a 
slumber party. Like downtown Auburn. But roosts in more natural settings are 
quiet in dark.  I could only locate them with a receiver and  radio tagged 
birds. But they don’t fly in the dark well and I would assume that calling was  
because of something that disturbed them and scared them up from a roost spot. 

Also they aren’t migrating now- at least no evidence but they are moving in 
daylight between foraging areas such as newly turned fields. 

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> I had a fire in my burn pit this evening well after sunset in the dark. I 
> thought I heard a crow caw in the distance a few times. Then I was certain as 
> the bird came pretty close to my house overhead. There was other american 
> crows cawing at times too for at least an hour or so between 800 and 900 pm 
> well after dark. They were not mobbing anything as they seemed to be flying 
> by singly. I couldn't ascertain direction but could they be migrating at 
> night? I don't believe I have ever heard a crow at night before. anyone ever 
> experience this?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

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And I am living proof that eating young pokeweed is not deadly. We didn’t use 3 
waters either, although drained it. 
But I am NOT suggesting everyone try it. Young spinach causes less panic. Or 
try lambs quarters. 
Anne 
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> I understand Pokeweed is poisonous to humans.  Your thoughts on keeping these 
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>> This morning I have a large number of robins all age/sexes foraging on my 
>> productive pokeweed berries and scratching leaves AND chasing each other 
>> hard and long.  More athletic long chases than I am used to associating with 
>> robins. 
>> 
>> They are not just chasing around the berries although I watched some head 
>> lowered face offs ( before a chase) on the fence near pokeweed. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

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Yup everyone, I am fully aware of the toxicity of pokeweed and allow a nice big 
plant to grow up where I can see it fruit every year without any problems. 

There are many berries toxic to humans out there. And toxic plants. But they 
feed birds and other wildlife. Pokeweed berries are especially used by birds 
around this time. 

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>> 
>> This morning I have a large number of robins all age/sexes foraging on my 
>> productive pokeweed berries and scratching leaves AND chasing each other 
>> hard and long.  More athletic long chases than I am used to associating with 
>> robins. 
>> 
>> They are not just chasing around the berries although I watched some head 
>> lowered face offs ( before a chase) on the fence near pokeweed. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

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This morning I have a large number of robins all age/sexes foraging on my 
productive pokeweed berries and scratching leaves AND chasing each other hard 
and long.  More athletic long chases than I am used to associating with robins. 

They are not just chasing around the berries although I watched some head 
lowered face offs ( before a chase) on the fence near pokeweed. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Probable Sora Hile School Wetland

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About 3 pm Sunday 14 Oct. Small dark bird whipped low across road N-S about 5 
meters onto the unfinished road going east from 38. It scurried immediately 
into the dense weeds and bushes. I couldn’t relocate it after stopping car. 
Thinking maybe Sora, I played some calls but it was not responsive. But no 
passerine popped up to prove me wrong. 

I was too unsure to put it in eBird but everything seems good. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

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Suddenly 4 Pine Siskins blew in this morning to my yard on Hile School rd just 
out of Basin. Feeder focused. Males and females. 

Unusual visitors here. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Eastern kingbird. Ithaca country club

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At about 10 am an eastern kingbird was hawking insects (assumed) from tips of 
white pine crowns in woods between Pleasant Grove road and the country club 
proper, until chased off by a nesting crow which has a nest very near to its 
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