[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Steve

[Betsy Darlington]

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From: Jerry Skinner 
Date: Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:32 AM
Subject: Steve
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Hi Betsy,
Might you post this to the list?  I don’t have access.
Jerry


Let me add another aspect of Steve’s legacy.  I am one of the hundreds of
‘Puffineers’ who served as researchers, interns, and volunteers on Project
Puffin.  So many conservation careers have been launched and furthered over
the past 45 years!
Thank you, Steve, for lifetime memories and experiences!
Check out the book Project Puffin by Steve and Derrick Jackson to learn
details of the project’s rocky beginning.

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[cayugabirds-l] Open letter to Steve Kress

[Betsy Darlington]

Hi, Steve,
What you have done over the past roughly 50 years is truly inspiring.  You
have shown what can be accomplished with a lot of patience, creativity,
ingenuity, perseverance, and persistence.  I heard you talk about your
puffin project when it was in its infancy, and I never dreamed what
far-reaching - indeed, worldwide - effects this would have - not just on
birds, but on so many people you have rallied to the cause.
In this turbulent world, it is such a relief to hear some good news!
Thank you for all that you have done and are doing - and for your wonderful
talk last night!
Betsy Darlington

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[cayugabirds-l] Rechargeable hand warmers?

[Betsy Darlington]

Have any of you tried rechargeable hand warmers (foot warmers, too)? I use
the disposable type (Yak-Trax) which is good for about 7 hours, and hate
being so wasteful. Any advice?
Thanks!
Betsy
273-0707

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings

[Betsy Darlington]

Big flock of Snow Buntings (maybe 75-100) in the fields NE of the horse
barns this morning (west of Freese Rd.). Spectacular sight!  Also a raven.
Betsy

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are all my feeder birds

[Betsy Darlington]

I wonder if all these trees are putting out "stress cones/seeds," caused by
the accelerating warming.  Or do they just like being so warm?
Betsy

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Marc Devokaitis 
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Re-opening this thread--I thought I'd share with the list a comment from
> Donald Leopold, Chair of the Department of Environmental and Forest
> Biology at SUNY-ESF (I was asking him about something else, but this came
> up.)
>
> "Not only are conifers producing an extraordinary abundance of cones but
> I have never seen such an abundance of walnuts, hickories, oak acorns,
> sugar maple and white ash samaras, and other tree fruits and seeds.
> Interestingly, I’ve seen this above average production across the
> Northeast."
>
>
> Hopefully this goes a long way to explaining the increase in decreases
> this year.
>
>
> Marc Devokaitis
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Barbara B. Eden 
> wrote:
>
>> For the past 2 months the resident birds that I daily feed have dropped
>> in population This is the first time this has happened and even those pesky
>> squirrels have left I live in Cayuga Heights and my backyard is a bird
>> friendly habitat
>> Any thoughts would be appreciated
>> Thanks
>> Barbara Eden
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] T Vultures

[Betsy Darlington]

And so did we in Candor, at the Logan Hill Preserve.  Or perhaps more like
80. Probably more, but we stopped watching.  All were headed south, with
great determination (no circling).

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <
m...@roosterhillfarm.com> wrote:

> I counted 60+ just soaring over IC!
>
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Donna Lee Scott 
> wrote:
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>> Many Turkey Vultures have been flying/soaring over the Lansing Station
>> Road, Lansing area for 45 minutes now - about 4-5 at a time, going from
>> north to south.
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>> Donna Scott
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[cayugabirds-l] Mystery sound

[Betsy Darlington]

Yesterday, at the Logan Hill Preserve in Candor, I heard a sound I've never
heard before.  It maybe translates to "tick-grr" - but not at all like
a tanager's "tick-bu."  The "gr" sound was deep and dry. The call
was repeated several times before I had to leave, and came from a hedgerow
between two fields.  Do woodcocks ever make such a sound? They often hang
out in the same general area.
Any ideas?
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Mystery bird revealed!

[Betsy Darlington]

Well, my mystery bird is a Tufted Titmouse!  It finally landed on a nearby
branch, continued to toot that same high-ish E, and was soon joined by what
was probably a female, since the singer didn't chase it away.  I have never
heard a titmouse make that sound.  Must have been pretty appealing to his
lady friend!
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird song puzzle

[Betsy Darlington]

Yesterday morning and early evening, around our house and neighborhood east
of Collegetown, I kept hearing a totally unfamiliar bird song. It was 3 to
7 or 8 repeated, loud, clear whistles, all on the same note (E of the E
string on a violin). Very easy to imitate, so I whistled it a few times,
hoping to draw the bird closer, but only chickadees came near. Just once, I
saw the bird zoom from the top of a tree to somewhere behind our house, but
couldn't see what it looked like, except that it was about the size of a
sparrow. It was back-lit, so it was impossible to see what color it was.
Do tufted titmice ever sing such a tune?  It was even clearer than their
usual song, and entirely on one note. (Not much of a composer!)
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Important Lyme Disease info!

[Betsy Darlington]

This article is really important for all us outdoor lovers!
Betsy

http://www.mvtimes.com/2016/07/13/visiting-physician-sheds-new-light-lyme-disease/


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[cayugabirds-l] Prairie Warbler question

[Betsy Darlington]

Have Prairie Warblers quieted down already? Twice recently I haven't heard
them in places in Candor where I had been hearing them.
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] RBGB puzzle

[Betsy Darlington]

We have had a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeder for several days,
but this morning we have one that is white where it should be red. At
first, I thought it might be a female, but there's no brown on it, the
breast isn't streaked, and the rest of it is just like a male.  Do males
sometimes take a while to get the red breast? Is this a partial albino? Or
what?
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] 3 Ospreys

[Betsy Darlington]

I was just walking up Falls St. ("Gun Shop Hill") in Ithaca, and 3 ospreys
were circling low, interacting, and calling almost constantly. At one
point, at least two of them landed on top of the tall old Ithaca Gun
smokestack (one at a time, not simultaneously).
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] BIG bachelor party at Cornell Golf Course

[Betsy Darlington]

I was skiing with a friend at the Cornell Golf Course this AM, and there
was a fairly big gang of male bluebirds and robins in and around the
shrubbery around the edges of the open area that extends to the south. From
the parking lot, cross the main expanse to the east, go down the little
hill, cross the wooden foot bridge (watch out for the two black killer
posts that just barely stick up above the snow at the N end of that
bridge!), and curve to the right. Ski along the edge of the woods and brush
- that's where we saw them.  All the birds of both species that I got a
good look at were males. Did the sensible females go (or stay) south? Or
are they just hanging out nearby somewhere?
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: courtship display

[Betsy Darlington]

Fascinating video
Betsy

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Subject: courtship display
To: Betsy Darlington <darlingtonb...@gmail.com>


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-20/super-speedy-tap-dancing-songbirds'-courtship-display-filmed/6958040

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[cayugabirds-l] Hearing aids for birders?

[Betsy Darlington]

Hi, everyone-
Hope this isn't too off-topic!
I'm planning to get hearing aids and would like any advice you can give me.
There are too many higher register bird songs I can no longer hear, and I
have trouble hearing Lab of O speakers unless I'm right under their nose.
And I'm always asking my husband to speak up.
Do you know anything about mail-order kinds?
Any advice you might have for me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Please respond to my email: darlingtonb...@gmail.com
so we don't clog up the list-serve.
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Film canisters badly needed!

[Betsy Darlington]

Hi, everyone-
I *badly *need empty film canisters for my 4th grade nature classes. Could
you please let me know if you have any you can spare?
Thanks!
Betsy Darlington
273-0707

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: equine hummingbird

[Betsy Darlington]

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Land snails and the ecosystem - a fun talk on April 21

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Subject: Land snails and the ecosystem - a fun talk on April 21
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Dear Snail Friends,

I warmly welcome you to gather for my presentation How the Lowly Land
Snails Support a Healthy Ecosystem, to be held on Tuesday, April 21 at
6:00 pm, at Lime Hollow Nature Center, Cortland, NY.
http://www.limehollow.org/

Description: Often overlooked, even by most scientists, the lowly land
snails provide vital support to many types of ecosystems. Come learn how
these often tiny, secretive animals form essential links in the food web,
enabling our favorite insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals to
thrive.

After the talk, we'll take a slow walk to find land snails hiding in their
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Hope to see you there! Feel free to share this message and spread the word
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Yours for the lowly land snails,
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: feathers from a crime (dinner) scene

[Betsy Darlington]

Anyone know what these feathers are from? Ruffed Grouse, perhaps, or maybe
pheasant?
Thanks!
Betsy

-- Forwarded message --
From: Ruth Mahr ruthm...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:31 AM
Subject: Fwd: feathers from a crime (dinner) scene
To: Betsy Darlington darlingtonb...@gmail.com


Does this work?

Begin forwarded message:

*From: *Allison Wilson a.wil...@bioscienceresource.org
*Date: *March 23, 2015 10:45:01 PM EDT
*To: *Ruth Mahr ruthm...@gmail.com, Judy Burrill judyburr...@gmail.com,
Mike Pitzrick mpitzr...@gmail.com, Mary Graham garlicpe...@gmail.com
*Subject: **feathers from a crime (dinner) scene*

these feathers were found in a pile under a tree in the plantations area
near the water treatment ponds
a foot or two away was another pile of (rabbit) fur
further on a different pile of feathers

ruth and I kept encountering circles of melted snow with fur closer to her
house on Judd falls Rd (her house is across from the herb garden pedestrian
entrance near off judd falls rd)

Anyone able to identify the victim (dinner?)


A

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Impacts of approved casino at Tyre:OT?

[Betsy Darlington]

And not just the light pollution!  It's a massive project.
Betsy

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Karen Edelstein k...@cornell.edu wrote:

 My advance apologies if this question is outside of list bounds (please
 weigh in, Chris). I am wondering if there are concerns about the light
 pollution from the gigantic casino facility just approved for Tyre, and the
 impacts this gaming development may generate at Montezuma NWR. When this
 project was first proposed, I asked Tom Jasikoff if a study would be done,
 but never heard back.

 Thanks for your thoughts.  Please email me off- list if Chris says this is
 not ok too discuss here.

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and infrasound

[Betsy Darlington]

Birds apparently use infrasound to detect - and evade - storms hundreds of
miles away.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/18
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[cayugabirds-l] Swimming owl video

[Betsy Darlington]

In case you haven't seen this video yet


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/12/04/owl-swims-lake-michigan/19892811/

Betsy

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT: Monarch caterpillar rescue opportunity?

[Betsy Darlington]

Hi, Suan and Candace-
We went down there this morning and hunted thoroughly for the caterpillar,
but couldn't find it.  There were quite a few milkweed plants, so I hope if
we somehow missed it, that it will find its way to one of them.  I'm hoping
that someone else rescued it.
Betsy


On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:02 PM, Candace Cornell cec...@gmail.com wrote:

 I can not make it downtown tomorrow. If someone is willing to bring the
 caterpillar out to Salt Point, Lansing, the point is now registered Monarch
 Way Station #8782 (www.MonarchWatch.org http://www.monarchwatch.org/) and
 has a field of milkweed and other butterfly attracting plants. The best
 place to place the caterpillar is in the milkweed field behind the Monarch
 Waystation sigh. It is across the path from the dog litter station at
 second entrance on the north side of the point (not the entrance next to
 the RR tracks).

 I've been very concerned about the Monarchs this year. I have seen very
 few Monarch caterpillars or adults around Tompkins or Cayuga County this
 summer and I've been checking milkweed stands as I survey osprey nests.

 Helping this little fellow may seem trite, but it will make a big
 difference to its progeny.
 If some one does this kind deed, please let me know. Many thanks,

 Candace
 Friends of Salt Point
 Many thanks to whomever can rescue the caterpillar. Every Monarch is
 important!

 Candace


 On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Suan Hsi Yong suan.y...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 This morning I found a small monarch caterpillar in an unlikely spot
 downtown, and my untrained instinct tells me it's unlikely to survive to
 adulthood at this location, so if anyone is up for it, I think it would be
 a good idea/opportunity for someone to effect some level of rescue,
 anything from moving it to a bigger patch of milkweeds to trying to raise
 it at home (or better yet, in an educational setting somewhere).

 It is located on Seneca Street next to the bridge over the inlet, in
 front of the Finger Lakes Electric Supply Company, here: 42.440079,
 -76.511573

 There is a very small bed of mulch with some decorative plants and two
 very small stray milkweeds (half a foot tall, about a dozen smallish
 leaves), and the still very small caterpillar (less than an inch in length)
 was in the easternmost of the two milkweeds.

 Here's a photo of the would-be adoptee:

   https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204734943071423l=0218fab00e

 IMO the two milkweeds (not _that_ close to each other) will not provide
 enough nourishment, and are likely to be pulled anyways by anyone tending
 that bed (I assume they're considered weeds by gardeners). Thus, I would
 recommend that anyone effecting the rescue just pull out the entire plant.

 Feel free to let me know (offlist, if you want) if you adopt it, need
 more info, or think this message was a good/bad idea.

 Thanks.

 Suan

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Monarch caterpillar relocated to Salt Point

[Betsy Darlington]

Hurray!  Ever since not finding it this morning, I've been wondering if
someone else did. Whew!
I have seen just one - or perhaps two - adults this entire summer! :-(
Betsy


On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Candace Cornell cec...@gmail.com wrote:

 The Monarch caterpillar that Suan found yesterday downtown has been
 transported to the Salt Point natural area in Lansing and placed deep
 within a milkweed patch. Sue Ruoff, one of the Friends of Salt Point and
 the person responsible for creating the butterfly attracting meadows and
 securing Salt Point's Monarch Waystation (*http://www.monarchwatch.org/
 http://www.monarchwatch.org/*), used Suan's directions to locate the
 creature and it's now been introduced it to it's new home.

 FYI: Monarch Waystation #8782 is at Salt Point, Lansing. This is a
 registered Waystation with Monarch Watch, a group dedicated to the
 conserving Monarch populations. I wrote about it in my last *On Osprey
 Time* 
 (*http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time
 http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time*)
  blog
 installment, Blog #48, which will be posted shortly.

 ​Thank you Suan for bringing this to our attention and to Betsy, Sue, and
 all others that attempted to help the caterpillar.

 Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] East Hill Osprey

[Betsy Darlington]

Giant Swallowtail has been coming to our Joe-pye weed the last couple of
weeks, too. Pretty spectacular!
Betsy


On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edu
wrote:

  East Hill Osprey was hunting somewhere near the Beebe lake and was
 heading towards its nest via Mundy Wildflower garden today during my lunch
 walk.

 Three Giant Swallowtails were seen in the garden.



 Yesterday on EIRW (East Ithaca) there was a young (I think because the way
 he was singing) Brown Thrasher was practicing singing.



 Meena


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[cayugabirds-l] Birdquest carpooling

[Betsy Darlington]

I'm planning to go on Mark Chao's Birdquest trip (fundraiser for the Finger
Lakes Land Trust) to the McIlroy Bird Sanctuary in Summerhill on Sat.  If
anyone would like a ride, I'd be happy to take you.  I can fit three in my
car (4, uncomfortably).
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] PS re carpooling

[Betsy Darlington]

PS When I asked if anyone would like a ride to Mark Chao's Birdquest on
Sat. to the McIlroy Bird Sanctuary, I should have included that I live just
east of Collegetown. I'll be driving out rt. 366, through Etna and
Freeville. I could pick people up along the way - e.g. at the Etna Preserve
or the Genung Preserve (in Freeville) or along Salt Rd.
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[cayugabirds-l] Bats!

[Betsy Darlington]

Does anyone know of a bat expert in Ithaca - perhaps at Cornell or IC?  We
had two bats show up in our house last night, a little after midnight!  We
have no idea how they got in, and we were unable to catch them in our bat
net and release them, so they no doubt will show up again.  They didn't fly
around much, unlike the ones that get in during the summer.  Does anyone
know if they hibernate in people's attics in Ithaca or should they be off
in a cave somewhere?
Thanks!
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: important article on bugs

[Betsy Darlington]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Richard Darlington r...@cornell.edu
Date: Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 5:03 PM
Subject: important article on bugs
To: Betsy Darlington darlingtonb...@gmail.com



http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/sunday-review/the-year-
the-monarch-didnt-appear.html?src=me

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Sick robin in our yard

[Betsy Darlington]

For Kevin, et al...
I had forwarded the email about West Nile virus and got this in response:

On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Linda lindaslatte...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Betsy
 Frank noticed a robin in our yard at 960 E. State St. with a limp. Would
 this be something of interest to you?  He could fly but not too high and
 not for too long.
 Frank and Linda Slattery

 Sent from my iPad



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Date: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Sick robin in our yard
To: Linda lindaslatte...@gmail.com


Thanks, Linda!  I'll forward your report to the Cayuga bird club list
serve. Kevin McGowan and others are the main ones studying this.
Betsy


On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Linda lindaslatte...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Betsy
 Frank noticed a robin in our yard at 960 E. State St. with a limp. Would
 this be something of interest to you?  He could fly but not too high and
 not for too long.
 Frank and Linda Slattery

 Sent from my iPad

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[cayugabirds-l] Loss of head plumage?

[Betsy Darlington]

Every year, one or more birds show up in our yard with naked heads and
necks, and sometimes more than this.  It doesn't seem like normal molting,
and other birds of the same species (cardinals and jays, e.g.) don't have
this.  Are they afflicted with feather mites? mange? or what?  And how
serious is it?
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Trails at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve

[Betsy Darlington]

Hi, Everyone--
Someone on the listserve today asked about pedestrian access up the steep
east side of Cayuga Inlet Valley, on the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity
Preserve.  I asked the Land Trust's executive director, Andy Zepp, to
respond, and this is what he wrote back:

I’m not on the list.  Would you mind letting folks know that while we’ve
considered a trail connection between the Abbott Loop and the L-P trails,
we have not done so because of periodic use of All Terrrain Vehicles and
other prohibited uses on state land and the fact that making a trail
connection on the steep slopes would lead to erosion and perhaps result in
 ATV trespass on the preserve.

My own feeling is that this very steep slope (glacially over-steepened
valley wall) is best left undisturbed.  I hope fellow birders, in their
enthusiasm, will honor this.

Betsy Darlington

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[cayugabirds-l] A new birding spot on Cayuga Lake!

[Betsy Darlington]

Thanks to the Finger Lakes Land Trust, we now have a new place to go
birding on the west side of Cayuga Lake, in the town of Romulus, just south
of Poplar Beach.  Here's a notice about the dedication. I hope some of you
can make it, but if not, then you must go birding at this beautiful spot
some other time.
Betsy
...
The Finger Lakes Land Trust is pleased to invite the public to the
dedication of its latest acquisition – the VanRiper Conservation Area in
the Town of Romulus, Seneca County.  Located on the western shore of Cayuga
Lake,  this property features undeveloped wooded shoreline as well as a
rugged gorge adjacent to the Land Trust’s Whitlock Nature Preserve.
Together, these two properties encompass 83 acres on both sides of State
Route 89 and 1,900 feet of Cayuga Lake Shoreline.  A dedication ceremony
will be followed by a brief tour this Saturday, September 22nd at 11 am.
Refreshments will be served.  The preserve entrance is located on the east
side of State Route 89, 23 miles north of the Hangar Theater and 2 miles
north of Thirsty Owl Vineyards.  If you plan on attending, please rsvp to
ab...@fllt.org.  If you’re unable to attend the dedication, you may also
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[cayugabirds-l] Thank you from the Land Trust

[Betsy Darlington]

Andy Zepp asked me to post a big THANK YOU to Mark Chao from him, on behalf
of the Land Trust, for yet another year of his phenomenal Bird Quest trips,
and also his recent trip specifically geared toward children.  Not
surprisingly, Mark's trips draw a lot of people, young and old, and the
Land Trust deeply appreciates his dedication and commitment.
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Orchard Oriole question

[Betsy Darlington]

This AM I was on the E. Ithaca Rec. Trail (the one that goes to Game Farm
Rd.). I heard a single clear loud call note, all one pitch, and repeated
several times over a period of several minutes. The quality of the sound
was much like that of a Balt. Oriole, but when I finally spotted the bird,
it didn't look like that, but maybe an Orchard Oriole.  Has anyone seen one
there recently?  It was in the eastern section of the trail, east of the
constructed wetland.
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird nest que.

[Betsy Darlington]

What cavity-nesting bird(s) use a lot of moss in their nests?  We were
cleaning out our boxes yesterday (we have 14), and two of them were made up
mainly of moss. In 38 years of tending these boxes, I've never seen that
before.  Bluebirds and Tree Swallows are our main nest box occupiers, with
an occasional House Wren (though not for years, for these).
Deer mouse nests in boxes don't look anything like this, and they never
build in the boxes as we now have them situated.
The boxes are not near trees, but I still wonder if they could have had
flying squirrels in them. Anyone know what their nests are like?
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey-Beebe Lk

[Betsy Darlington]

Watched an osprey take off from Beebe Lake about 10:45 AM today, with a
small fish in its talons. It circled a few times, then flew off to the
south. Meanwhile, two kingfishers were pursuing each other, sometimes right
below the osprey.  About 20 minutes later, another, or maybe the same osprey
appeared, slowly circling and hovering above the lake as it moved from west
to east. Very nice!
Betsy

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[cayugabirds-l] Film canisters needed!

[Betsy Darlington]

I *badly *need empty film canisters for my 4th grade nature classes. Anyone
have any of this nearly extinct species they could give me?
Thanks!
Betsy Darlington
273-0707

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