[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks
Hi all, I was surprised and very excited to find a flock of at least 13 EVENING GROSBEAKS (5 M, 8 F) in our yard on Beam Hill Rd on Sat AM. They seemed to split their time between eating at our feeders and feeding in deciduous trees (mostly beech, I believe). We have been in this house since Jan of 2002, and this was our first yard sighting. About half as many were evident on Sun AM, but I didn't see any today. Other recent highlights include several PURPLE FINCHES for the last week or so, as well as a RUFFED GROUSE on Fri. Kevin -- Kevin Cummings, DVM, PhD Dept. of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 office: S2 068 phone: 607-253-3829 e-mail: kj...@cornell.edu -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Beam Hill birds
Hi all, There were a number of cool birds (literally) in the yard this weekend despite the hideous weather: BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, a stunning male INDIGO BUNTING, 4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS (3 M, 1 F), YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, VEERY, and HERMIT THRUSH. The Veery is presumably the same individual who has returned for the last several years, based on what seems like atypical behavior for this species: this bird frequently forages on the ground around the birch tree where I scatter seed. Granted, this area is at the edge of the woods, but seeing a Veery foraging on the ground among Juncos, Chipping Sparrows, Mourning Doves, and Red-winged Blackbirds seems a bit odd. I assume the Veery is feasting on invertebrate prey rather than the seed itself. Kevin Cummings Beam Hill Rd. -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
