[cayugabirds-l] hawthorn

2010-05-07 Thread Barrs
I had two personal hawthorn firsts this morning - scarlet tanager and black and white warbler. Also three solitary sandpipers, Baltimore oriole, cedar waxwings, common yellow throat, yellow warbler, yellow rumped warbler, redstarts, and brown headed cowbirds doing as much watching as I.

[cayugabirds-l] orioles

2010-05-04 Thread Barrs
While I was pulling garlic mustard vicinity raspberry bushes, two Baltimore orioles enjoyed the blossoms of our apple tree. Overall, a pleasant evening. Susan Barr Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/C

[cayugabirds-l] brown thrasher

2010-04-21 Thread Barrs
I spent a happy two hours Monday at the Empire State fairgrounds listening to and watching upland sandpipers, savanna sparrows, eastern meadowlarks, and horned larks. There is a hawk on a nest in the tree line east of the fields. The mottled shading of branches and leaves made it hard for

[cayugabirds-l] Carolina wren

2010-02-12 Thread Barrs
I had a Caroline wren on a suet feeder this morning, a happy occasion. I am not sure I have ever seen one in the winter before: brilliant, beautiful coloring against the snow. Susan Barr Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www

[cayugabirds-l] pecking order

2010-02-08 Thread Barrs
Daily, downy, hairy, and red bellied woodpeckers feast on our suet. A pileated pair are rare visitors. The pileated woodpeckers definitely dominate the feeder. When one approaches for landing, all else flies. The hairy woodpeckers rule on a daily basis, aggressively forcing red bellie

[cayugabirds-l] SET CAYUGABIRDS-L NOMAIL

2009-10-13 Thread Barrs
SET CAYUGABIRDS-L NOMAIL -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please su