[cayugabirds-l] Follow-up on injured GBH
Thanks all, for your responses! The heron continues to arrive daily, and is hunting and eating. We've decided to just leave him alone. Thanks again, Liz -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Injured GBH
Hi all, A GBH comes to our small pond to hunt every day. Today he (I'll use that pronoun for simplicity's sake) showed up with a nasty wound on his right shoulder. He can still fly, obviously, because he flew here. But the wound is large, and looks bad. Is there anything we can or should do for him? Someone we should contact? Thanks, Liz -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Baltimore oriole and barn swallows
FOY barn swallows and Baltimore oriole at my place in Mecklenburg today. The oriole is a week earlier than he's ever been. Liz Brown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird
No, it's definitely a red-winged blackbird. My best guess is that it's a juvenile male transitioning into adult plumage, but the clear division between the black and the streaky salmon is odd, and the noticeably white tail. From: Jill Holtzman Leichter Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 7:01 AM To: sarah fern ; Liz Brown Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird Orchard oriole? Jill Leichter Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> From: bounce-125569724-87248...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of sarah fern Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 6:39:34 AM To: Liz Brown Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird This looks to me like the bird has some Oriole genes. Same family. Sarah Fern On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:32 PM Liz Brown mailto:e...@cornell.edu>> wrote: I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head, breast, and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT - the black breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the breast is a streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar on each wing, below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail. Any ideas about what's going on? Thanks, Liz (Excuse the picture quality - I took them all from inside.) https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird
I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head, breast, and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT - the black breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the breast is a streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar on each wing, below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail. Any ideas about what's going on? Thanks, Liz (Excuse the picture quality - I took them all from inside.) https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Question about "blackbirds."
Here's something I wonder about every spring, when the big mixed flocks of grackles, blackbirds, cowbirds, and starlings show up: Why do all our black passerines (with the exception of crows and ravens) hang out together? There aren't any small black birds who DON'T join these big flocks, are there? Or, to flip the question around - why are these birds all black? -Liz -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Woodcock in Mecklenburg
I heard my first woodcock of the year this evening. A wonderful end to a beautiful day. -Liz Brown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?
I was xc skiing on CT Hill about 10 years ago, and I came across a deer carcass - a skeleton, really, with bits of flesh clinging to it. It was covered with chickadees, like flies. At least 30 of them were working away at it, tugging and pecking at scraps of fat and meat. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, and I'm kind of glad that it was pre-cell-phone-camera, and I just carry the image in my mind. -Liz Brown From: bounce-125403508-25000...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Rachel Lodder Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:23 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Suan Yong Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock? I once encountered A LOT of chickadees along Cayuga Lake. There was a row of trees beside the road, and as a couple of us were birding the lake, there was a steady stream of chickadees moving past us in the trees headed north, so it was easy to tell they weren't the same birds. I don't see my eBird checklist (maybe I didn't make one, I can't remember), so I don't have any more exact numbers, but we were all impressed with the number of chickadees that went by and I'm sure it was over 50. Not sure why or what they were up to! From: bounce-125403482-81221...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Suan Yong Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:00 PM To: Cayuga Birding List Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock? While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50 small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight quarters, in waves of 5-10 at a time. The only sounds I could hear and identify were chickadee chips and calls. I'm used to only encountering chickadees in small flocks of maybe 5-10, and this big flock seems unusual. They were too far to ID without binoculars. Conceivably they were redpolls or something else, but I heard nothing to suggest anything besides chickadees. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill crane
Hi all, A single sandhill crane passed over my place outside of Mecklenburg this morning, calling as it flew. Isn't it early? -Liz -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ravens on the move...
Just now, out doing chores at our place in Mecklenburg, I watched 13 ravens drift south in a loose kettle. They were vocalizing, and doing some lazy acrobatics, but mostly just spiraling southward. We have a resident family group--and because we have a bakery on the property, with a delicious compost pile, we see a LOT of them--but I've never seen such a big group. After a few minutes, 4 of them (I'm assuming "our" family) split from the rest and returned northward, 2 flying in a tight pair, and 2 following them. As soon as they left the group, the remaining 9 veered east, and began flying purposefully towards Ithaca. Any ideas what that was all about? Liz Brown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Raven and goat
While I was doing chores this morning (outside of Mecklenburg) I saw a wonderful interaction between a raven and my goat. I feed the crows, and it's not uncommon for our resident ravens to drop in and have a snack. This morning, as I was filling water buckets, I heard an odd, bell-like voice. It was a raven, sitting on the hayfeeder in the ram/goat pen, about 100' away. My big goat was standing with his front feet on the feeder, reaching up as far as he could, so that his nose was almost touching the raven. The raven was facing him, ruffling up his neck feathers, and gently pumping his wings - not opening them up all the way, just lifting them rhythmically up and down, a few inches away from his sides. He was vocalizing quietly - repeating a single, beautiful, metallic syllable. I watched them for several minutes - the goat fascinated, trying to touch the raven, the raven, just out of reach, talking to him. Then the crows arrived, and the raven flew off. -Liz -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] cowbird?
Hi all, This morning I had what looked like an all-black cowbird at my feeder in Mecklenburg - it had the overall shape and heavy bill of a brown-headed cowbird, and was roughly the same size, but it was black all over. I can say with certainty that it wasn't a blackbird or a grackle. Any ideas? I'll try to get a picture if it comes back. Thanks, Liz Brown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mystery Mallard - Stewart Park today
Here's information on the Cayuga duck from the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: http://www.livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/cayuga I know of several small farm flocks in the Ithaca area. -Liz Brown -Original Message- From: bounce-114244248-25000...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-114244248-25000...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John and Sue Gregoire Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:06 PM To: Jay McGowan Cc: Judith W. Jones; Jason Huck; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mystery Mallard - Stewart Park today A term we don't see around here these days, at least very often is Cayuga duck. We found that in common usage recently Ocean Cty, NJ. Looked like Black x Mallrd to me but there was/is such a domestic cross that originated somewhere on/near Cayuga Lake. Anyone have any solid info on that? John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat On Wed, April 9, 2014 10:04, Jay McGowan wrote: Good guess, these often are confusing, but this bird looks more to me like birds we call intersex, apparently often older female birds that have increased testosterone production and end up developing male-like characteristics. Others might be able to shed more light on this phenomenon. This guy/gal looks may be the same one that was around this winter down near Wegmans: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GPHW40BXyLHT9sZzY5uMMdMTjNZETYmy PJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SUtTd_O8tIfUR1lN30eWqdMTjNZETYmy PJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Judith W. Jones j...@cornell.edu wrote: Check Sibley p 72 - has a picture under Black DuckxMallard Hybrid. On 4/8/2014 6:17 PM, Jason Huck wrote: Hi All, I am reaching out to the odd duck (although this one isn't overly odd) experts to identify this mystery mallard that I discovered at this morning Stewart Park along the creek (golf course bank). Domestic? Call duck? Hybrid? If so with what? The face struck me at first as gadwall, but none of the other features seem to be there. Not much American Black Duck either... Here is some digiscoped video and photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69504362@N03/sets/72157643669301415/ Thanks, Jason Huck -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurati onLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillis t.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurati onLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillis t.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave .htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http
[cayugabirds-l] Tues. April 15 at Mann Library, 'Falconry: An Ancient Art Lives On' with Tim Gallagher
With ancient roots in Mesopotamia and Central Asia, falconry also finds impassioned practitioners in North America. Please join us for a talk with Tim Gallagher to learn more about the sport of falconry. Falconry: An Ancient Art Lives on in America Timothy Gallagher Tuesday, April 15, 4:00pm Mann Library, Room 160 [cid:image002.jpg@01CF540F.5ABDE230] At a talk presented in conjunction with Mann Library's current exhibit, writer, wildlife photographer, and falconer Timothy Gallagher will present a history of this art, reflecting on its deep history and touching in particular on its current practice in the U.S. Currently, editor-in-chief of Living Birdhttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=2580, the flagship publication of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Gallagher has had a lifelong interest in wilderness exploration and falcons. He has taken part in several research expeditions to Greenland, Iceland, northern Canada and Alaska to study falcons, raptors, and other endangered species. This talk is being presented in conjunction with Mann's exhibit An Extreme Stirrer-Up of Passions: Falconry at Cornell and Beyond. Exploring the ancient, yet still vibrant world of falconry with gorgeous photography, fascinating artifacts, and items from Cornell University Library's extensive falconry collection, the exhibit is on display in the Mann Lobby and first floor Top Shelf Gallery through mid-May. Refreshments available throughout the event. Exhibition and lecture funded by the Mary A. Morrison Public Education Fund and the Bondareff Family Fund for Mann Library. Lynn M Bertoia Program Coordinator 234 Olin Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-4813 Email: lm...@cornell.edumailto:lm...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --inline: image002.jpg
RE: [cayugabirds-l] osprey at Salt Point
As I was driving down Rte 89 towards Ithaca this morning, just past the Pines, an osprey carrying a big fish flew, low, several hundred yards along the roadway just in front of me. -Liz From: bounce-113837959-25000...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-113837959-25000...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of david nicosia Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:09 PM To: Candace Cornell; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] osprey at Salt Point Our SFO group had an OSPREY perched in a tree at the Myer's Point Marina this morning. I wonder if it is the bird you speak of?? On Sunday, March 30, 2014 1:04 PM, Candace Cornell cec...@gmail.commailto:cec...@gmail.com wrote: Steve and Sue Ruoff saw the first osprey to come around Salt Point yesterday.. It was fishing and hanging out in the SP-Myers area, but did not show any particular interest in the nest. I also saw it fishing, but it was too far away to tell if it was either of the adults from last year—but it had a nice size lake trout. Candace -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Starling poetry slam
I still can't quite believe what I heard this morning, and I have to share it with someone: This morning I opened the door to my chicken coop and found the girls inside riveted to an astonishing show. One of the coop windows broke recently; I stapled plastic sheeting on the inside of the frame, and stuck an old campaign yard sign on the outside, for security and added insulation. The sign isn't quite as wide as the frame, though - there's a gap about 3 wide. Two starlings had come in through the gap, and were having a ferocious battle in the space between the sign and the plastic sheeting. And here's what had the girls and me spellbound: the battle appeared to be as much about skill in mimicry as it did about physical strength. When I hear starlings riffing in the treetops or rooftops, it's usually a mixture of mimicry and weird alien-radio-transmission whirrs, clicks, and whistles, and the mimicry is often clearly in the practice stage - the birds will repeat and modify phrases. These two fighting birds were vocalizing constantly, and it was almost pure mimicry. Moreover, there was very little repetition, or variations on phrases - they were throwing down one new sound after another. I'm not great at bird songs, but I do know the yard birds, and I heard chickadee, cardinal, blue jay, titmouse, catbird, Carolina wren, red-tailed hawk, crow, raven, herring gull, toad, many different chicken calls, our farm geese, the horses across the street, several different dogs, the tractor, and our neighbor's chainsaw. I've never heard such a virtuosic display from starlings before, ever. And this was all as they thrashed and kicked and pecked at each other. The performance went on for several minutes before one of the birds scrambled out through the gap and fled, pursued by the other. -Liz Brown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] bird food question - natural history
It looks like the seed capsule of some kind of agrimony (Agrimonia sp.). We've got several species around here. -Liz Brown From: bounce-108825112-25000...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-108825112-25000...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J. McGowan Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:30 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] bird food question - natural history Does anyone know what this Black-capped Chickadee is eating in my photo: http://plus.google.com/photos/101683745969614096883/albums/5915055030558568481/5932090311289075746?banner=pwapid=5932090311289075746oid=101683745969614096883https://plus.google.com/photos/101683745969614096883/albums/5915055030558568481/5932090311289075746?banner=pwapid=5932090311289075746oid=101683745969614096883? Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Anyone missing a Red-tailed Hawk?
There is a young falconer right in that neighborhood, on Bower Rd. She's a friend of my daughter's; I'll contact her to see if she's lost her hawk. -Liz Brown From: bounce-83898573-25000...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-83898573-25000...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of John and Sue Gregoire [k...@empacc.net] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 11:14 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Anyone missing a Red-tailed Hawk? We had a report of a RTHA with jesses seen at the intersection of Stillwell and Sirrine Rds yesterday. This is a TBurg section of eastern Schuyler Cty near the FLNF. We don't know of any falconers based operating in the area. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
