Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

2022-05-25 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
This morning, my usually 5 minute walk to the mailbox took 25 minutes so...
blessing and a curse đŸ€Ł

On Wed, May 25, 2022, 11:02 AM Kathleen P Kramer  wrote:

> I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes
> long hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin, he was so
> pleased with what it adds to his solitary hikes and the way it’s enhanced
> his knowledge of birds. Thank you, Lab of O and all who have made this
> wonderful tool available.
>
> Kathy Kramer
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> *From:* bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM
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> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App
>
> Sorry to clutter the list but I have to get this off my chest:
>
> Merlin’s sound ID function is the absolute bees knees! Thank you so very
> much to its developers.
>
> Merlin has engaged my friends and family in ways I have not seen before.
> My husband, for example, “likes“ birds but won’t even pick up a pair of
> binoculars. Last night he said “get your phone and come out front quick!”
> because, he said, the bird sounds were astounding (and they were). He stood
> there with Merlin for the longest time, turning, recording and listening,
> and the look on his face was great. This morning he grabbed my phone again
> walking along the East Hill trail
..
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> Thank you, Merlin people! Thank you sound library people! So amazing.
>
> Nita Irby
> Dryden
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[cayugabirds-l] Common Goldeneye at my pond

2022-04-25 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I have what I am guessing to be a pair of immature or non-breeding plumage
Common Goldeneye on our pond. It's a very small pond, more of a springfed
watering hole that dries up in the summer.
They've been alternating their visits between our little pond and the
neighbors' large pond lower on the hill.
I tried to get pix but they are very skittish and I don't have a way to
sneak up on them.
When he sees me, the male crawls put of the water up the bank to hide under
a honeysuckle and calls the female with light peeps to join him.
The female is an undistinguishable brown. The male is dark colored with a
large white spot in the cheek area or so, and also has at least one
prominent white band in the shoulder area of his wing.
I was working in the garden which is further up the hill above the pond
this afternoon and spooked them which made them fly off.  They made the
distinct whistling sound.
I am in the hills of Candor which I think is OOB but found their appearance
noteworthy. That pond doesn't see a lot of feathery visitors.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds!

2022-02-25 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Here too! OOB, hills of Candor. Earliest I've ever recorded.

On Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 9:30 AM Maureen Cowen  wrote:

> They were visiting our feeders too.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 25, 2022, at 8:55 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
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> ï»ż I have a huge flock of red wing blackbirds with several grackles mixed
> in eating under and on all my feeders!
> I estimate about 250 Red Wings &
> at least 10 grackles.
> They keep spooking and flying up to the trees and then back down, so hard
> to count.
>
> I have thrown out quarts of cracked corn and sunflower seed on the ground
> for them.
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> Donna Scott
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] weird chickadee today

2021-04-16 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I had one all winter! He left sometime in February.

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> I was in a Zoom meeting this morning in my “office” at my kitchen table,
> facing out on a beautiful view of Yellow Barn State Forest and my bird
> feeders. A blazingly white bird popped up at my feeders and instantly drew
> my attention. I dug out my camera from the backpack on the chair next to
> where I sit all day (every day) and tried to get some photos.
>
> Fortunately, I make a living thinking about, teaching about, and
> photographing birds, so my meeting mates didn’t think I was doing anything
> particularly weird, albeit unexpected. (Two different meetings interrupted
> by me grabbing my camera and diving off screen.)
>
> It turned out to be a Black-capped Chickadee with major pigment problems.
> Not quite a real albino, but nearly completely white with light brown cap
> and bib. It had some melanin and dark eyes, so not a “real” albino, but
> close enough for government work. (This is a very complex issue, and there
> are many physiological ways to reach the same appearance, so I’m not going
> to try to call this definitively albino, leucistic, diluted plumage,
> progressive graying, or other attempts at claiming the underlying causes.)
>
> The first photos were horrible, but it eventually came back and I got some
> passable one, included in my eBird checklist:
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S85659031
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> Cool bird. I wonder how long it will stick around.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

2021-03-20 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
That's awesome.  After a few days of quiet skies, the steady stream of the
snows and some mixed flocks was amazing!

On Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 8:20 PM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> Got ‘em! Thanks.
>
> They were so close to West shore this time, that several came ashore &
> were eating grass on a small lawn south of Wolffy’s. Fun to see them so
> close by.
>
> They (est. 40,000 by Suan Y. ) attracted quite a large # of hairless
> primate observers, too.
> & a bit of a traffic jam.
>
> Donna Scott
> Lansing
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 20, 2021, at 1:25 PM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <
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> Dear Ithaca and Cayuga Lake,
> Hundreds of snow geese are headed your way today.
> Signed, hills of Candor
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[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

2021-03-20 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Dear Ithaca and Cayuga Lake,
Hundreds of snow geese are headed your way today.
Signed, hills of Candor

😀

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 37 Red Tail Hawks in McGowan Wds

2021-02-16 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
The hawk population there is crazy! Have you all noticed the TVs who perch
in those trees as well, posturing and posing above the road?

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> watching the Pheasant Farm, got a picture if wanted
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[cayugabirds-l] Killdeer

2019-03-29 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Definitely heard one on IC campus today.

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[cayugabirds-l] Probable injured snow goose

2019-03-18 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
HI, I am not sure how to report but there is a probable injured snow goose
on Honey Pot Rd in Candor. He was sitting on the edge of a farm pond this
morning when I drove by and was still there when I came home. He is all
alone and hadn't moved.

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[cayugabirds-l] Stevenson Rd bald eagle

2018-11-21 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Mature bald eagle across from compost in a tree next to sheep barn.
Immature was with him but flew off across foeld.

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[cayugabirds-l] Nesting action - Ithaca College

2018-04-24 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Behind the campus is the Ithaca College Natural Lands area
http://www.icnaturallands.com/about
On days like we are having this week, it's a great place to go at lunch for
a good walk.

My office is on the top floor of one of the Towers and faces this area as
well. I've been watching a pair of Red-Tailed Hawks build a nest at the top
of a pine tree so I struck out yesterday to find them up close.

I know what tree they are in but failed to see the nest. I did see an
American Crow flying with nest materials as well but once he spotted me, he
rested on a branch and wouldn't reveal where he was going.

Those woods are also filled with Pileateds and other woodpeckers. And
randomly, co-workers have shown me pictures of hawks who roost on the
building outside the office windows including a Cooper's last year.

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Song id

2018-04-04 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Thanks everyone - Jay tells me it is a CAROLINA WREN.
I am OOB in the hills of Candor but besides this guy today, phoebes,
towhees and peepers have arrived. Also wood frogs have covered the pond.

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 8:32 AM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <
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> Of course I meant oven bird! Darn autocorrect :)
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 8:01 AM Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <
> m...@roosterhillfarm.com> wrote:
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>> What early bird sounds similar to an lovebird (teacher teacher) but with
>> a clear and loud voice? Calls in 3s. I have a bad recording I can share.
>>
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Song id

2018-04-04 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Of course I meant oven bird! Darn autocorrect :)

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 8:01 AM Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <
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> What early bird sounds similar to an lovebird (teacher teacher) but with a
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[cayugabirds-l] Song id

2018-04-04 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
What early bird sounds similar to an lovebird (teacher teacher) but with a
clear and loud voice? Calls in 3s. I have a bad recording I can share.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] T Vultures

2017-10-13 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I counted 60+ just soaring over IC!

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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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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Late report - Danby State Forest

2017-04-27 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hey all - it was most likely a blue headed. Thank you so much to everyone
who pointed me in that direction. Spring is for relearning everyone's calls
for sure! :)

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> HI, last Sunday I hiked Abbot Loop and was surprised by the number of Red
> Eyed Vireos persistently calling. I thought they arrived a little later.
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[cayugabirds-l] Late report - Danby State Forest

2017-04-27 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
HI, last Sunday I hiked Abbot Loop and was surprised by the number of Red
Eyed Vireos persistently calling. I thought they arrived a little later.

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[cayugabirds-l] Gulls on Stevenson

2016-10-06 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Not good at.gull id. Mixed in with the huge flocks in a freshly tilled
field is a dark gull about 1.5x larger than the rest.

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[cayugabirds-l] Gho on ellis hollow crk rd by turkey hill

2016-09-08 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
They said some guy called somebody. Not sure. Flies around owl tell me he
is wounded. If anyone with sjills is in.the area please help

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[cayugabirds-l] Great White Egrets in Van Etten

2016-07-24 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
OOB but if you are out that way, there are about 11 of them this afternoon
in the Wildlife Refuge on Route 34, Van Etten.
http://www.ilovethefingerlakes.com/recreation/birdingsites-chemungcounty-VEWS.htm

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[cayugabirds-l] OT - amphibian question

2016-04-19 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hi - they are installing culverts in the ditches on my road. The ditch at
the bottom of our drive contains water deep enough to host several egg
deposits. Are they safe to move to our pond?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] blackbirds

2016-03-01 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Huge flocks today in the hills of Candor too :-)!
On Mar 1, 2016 9:49 AM, "Bill Mcaneny"  wrote:

> A little after 9am today, Spring arrived. A single male REDWINGED
> BLACKBIRD.  He was followed closely by a second and a few minutes later by
> 13 GRACKLES and a third Redwing.  The great event was witnessed with
> trepidation by a dozen Bluejays and 20 Goldfinches.  Of course, snow is in
> the forecast so there are a lot of birds flying around the yard. Smile.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

2015-12-27 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Less about wind and more about snow geese - my lovely SIL texted me earlier
today that 250-300 snow geese were feeding on Center Rd. King Ferry around
2pm today.

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal 
wrote:

> Thanks Peter! Previously I used to use the map link you sent. But the one
> I sent was colorful so I fell in love with this windmap. It is amazing how
> sharp is the demarcation in both versions. I thought it was a front, but as
> you mention I too  have never seen anything so clearly dividing the
> country. I think it is an unusual front.
>
> I would keep watch to see how it changes over time!
>
>
> I am always fascinated by the wind energy!
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Meena
>
>
> Meena Haribal
> Ithaca NY 14850
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>
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> *From:* Peter 
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:13 PM
> *To:* Meena Madhav Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap
>
> Hi Meena.
> As a Meteorology instructor, I've often seen wind map sites where cooler,
> drier, polar air from the north/northwest meets warmer, moister air from
> the southeast (a "front") but have never seen it depicted like the one
> you've sent.
> My best guess is that it IS a frontal boundary between the cooler Canadian
> Air and the warmer, more moist Gulf aira classic cold front.
> See this site below for future use. In fact, it is now showing such a
> frontal boundary (at 12:12 p.m. on the 27th.)
> http://hint.fm/wind/
> Hope this helps.
> Pete Sar
>
>
> On 12/27/2015 11:38 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was looking at the windmap to see where the snow geese would be moving
> if they are and saw this strange line.
> 
> http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/
> 
> earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
> 
> earth.nullschool.net
> No news. earth ≡ Date | Data | Scale | Source | Control | Now « – â€č – â€ș –
> » ⊕ Grid
>
> Can anyone ( Dave Nicosia?? Bill Evans??) explain why the winds are
> forming a kind of line across the country (see pictures below) where to the
> south of it the winds are blowing from south to north and to the north of
> it the winds are blowing from north to south? Is this pertaining to the way
> the front is moving? I don't think there is any physical barrier such as
> mountain range or am I wrong?
>
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23377535704/in/dateposted-public/
>
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23710051640/in/dateposted-public/
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Meena Haribal
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[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins? Really?

2015-12-22 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I think I have a flock (~20) pine siskins at the top of a tall maple. I can
see streaks, the shape of their heads and tails and definitely can hear
them chattering away.
I'm in the hills of Candor where the sun is actually shining this afternoon.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles

2015-05-15 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
How do you feed grape jelly?

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Carol Keeler 
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> The Orioles at my house won't eat oranges.  What they eat is grape jelly.
> I also get Catbirds, House Finches, and House Sparrows eating the jelly.
> One year a Robin used to come.  A Goldfinch tried it this year but found it
> not to his liking.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On May 15, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Karel V. Sedlacek 
> wrote:
> >
> > We have found that nailing orange halves to the siding of our house
> helps!  Glad they are back for you!
> > -Original Message-
> > From: bounce-119239894-64835...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-119239894-64835...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Tom
> > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 11:51 AM
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> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles
> > Our pair of Baltimore orioles arrived 3 or 4 days ago.  I heard the male
> soon after they arrived, but only got a glimpse of him last evening.
> > Every year I struck by how difficult it can be to get sight of such a
> noisy, bright orange bird.
> > I'm glad they're back.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Directions for GHO, Newman

2015-04-03 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Thanks, I found Donna Scott's great directions posted to the list a few
weeks ago. Pretty sure I know where Jetty Woods is. Clearly I need to bird
more :)
Thank you!

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
wrote:

>  There are probably several vantage points, but what I did was walk about
> halfway out to the Jetty Woods from the golf course clubhouse and look
> towards the east until you see the big stock nest near the top of a bare
> tree- the one with the owl sitting on top.
>
>  If you continue on out through the woods to the jetty, you'll get a
> great look at the Red-throated Loon in the inlet and lots of waterfowl
> along the ice edge.
>
>  Good luck!
>
>  Ken
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:34 PM, "Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm" <
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>   Hi - can anyone tell me how to find the GHO and the 2 owlets at Newman
> Golf Course? Going to venture that way tomorrow. Thank you!
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[cayugabirds-l] Directions for GHO, Newman

2015-04-03 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hi - can anyone tell me how to find the GHO and the 2 owlets at Newman Golf
Course? Going to venture that way tomorrow. Thank you!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] More building

2015-04-03 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Judging by all the nests I find in the fall around our horse barn, I'd say
*everyone* appreciates the horse hair LOL.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> Grape vine bark is probably the most common material used in the 3rd and
> final stage of nest building, the soft inner cup. They'd probably
> appreciate some horse hair.
>
> Kevin
>
> -Original Message-
> From: bounce-119007385-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-119007385-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 6:36 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] More building
>
> Yesterday morning through a window I watched three Crows walking in the
> duff on the forest floor. They were on a mission to obtain nest material.
> One picked up the actual material (bits of grapevine, I think) while the
> second gave encouragement. The third was quietly attentive, perhaps in
> watch-and-learn mode.
>
> Think I'll put out some horse hair for them.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] turkey vultures in Slaterville Springs

2015-03-22 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Since that lean-to was a beautiful barn LOL!

On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Melissa Groo  wrote:

> My favorite harbingers of spring, besides the robins and flocks of
> red-winged blackbirds visiting my yard, are the pair of turkey vultures
> that return to the lean-to along Route 79 in Slaterville Springs (just west
> of Midline Rd). I saw them sitting on the listing shack this afternoon.
>
> Does anyone know how many years they've taken up residence there?
>
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[cayugabirds-l] It's sparrow Friday!

2014-12-12 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Today's visitors include a few American Tree Sparrows and a pair of White
Throated Sparrows. They are not usual visitors for me here in the hills of
Candor.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

2014-12-12 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Not sure where you are on S Danby but I strongly agree! We have property on
Dry Brook Rd and the raven population is very large around there. As well
as barred owls and in the summer, RS Hawks.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Asher Hockett  wrote:

> In my neighborhood on S Danby Rd, we have a fair number of Ravens. More
> often than not we hear them but do not see them, and the range of sounds
> they produce is truly staggering. This year I have heard at least 4
> vocalizations which were new to me.
>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:
>
>> Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder
>> Hill Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a
>> sound my neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound,
>> before reverting to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better
>> description, but I was wondering if that is one of their known
>> vocalizations? I don’t remember ever hearing it before.
>>
>>  Ray
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald  wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes
>> Community Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about
>> the local population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other
>> birders. If you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens,
>> that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak,
>> helpful.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Clara MacCarald
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma yesterday

2014-11-30 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hi - drove up to see the center before it closed for the season as I had
never been. Well not in a very very long time.
Drove around the main loop. Saw about 3 juvenile Bald Eagles, lots of Snow
Geese and Canadas. Highlight for me was an American Pipit (that I needed
help identifying). He was a busy little guy, hopping along the ice on the
shore checking out muskrat houses.
Speaking of muskrats, there was also a man trapping there. Judging by the
number of flags and the number of muskrat dens, he is quite a busy guy too.
I didn't check out any other pools etc as it was pretty cold with that wind
yesterday.

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[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill cranes

2014-11-01 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hi - did anyone see any today? I am hoping to see my first. Thanks!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR field trips

2014-07-17 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
This sounds great!

Can anyone provide info about paddling around MNWR? Is it even allowed or
perhaps just at certain times? I remember an organized trip last year.
Thanks.


On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> This is the second year that the management of the Montezuma National
> Wildlife Refuge is allowing a limited number of birding field trips onto
> dikes around Knox-Marsellus and Puddler Marshes, where the refuge otherwise
> prohibits public access. These are the scheduled trips and leaders of which
> I am aware:
>
> Sunday 27 July, 8am, Dave Nutter of Cayuga Bird Club
> Sunday 17 August, 8am, Eaton Birding Society
> Saturday 23 August, 11am, Mike Tetlow of Rochester Birding Association
> Sunday 31 August, 8am, Dave Nutter of Cayuga Bird Club
> Sunday 21 September, 830am, Paul Anderson of Cayuga Bird Club
> Saturday 27 September, 11am, Mike Tetlow of Rochester Birding Association
>
> The trips are hosted by members of various bird clubs, but all the trips
> are open to all birders, whether or not they are members of any bird club,
> and there is no fee. However everyone should pre-register with the Refuge
> staff by calling 315-568-5987. All field trips will meet at the given
> time at the Refuge Visitor Center on NY-5/US-20 then caravan to the site.
> This includes a .8 mile drive on a single lane dirt road with deep puddles,
> so consider car-pooling to reduce wear on the road and the number of muddy
> cars. After that we will be walking on the dikes. Be prepared for dewy
> vegetation and biting insects. Bring binoculars and, if you have one, a
> spotting scope as well. Even though we will be closer to the birds than the
> usual roadside viewpoints allow, the impoundments are huge, and many birds
> will still be distant enough that a scope will make a big difference for
> identification and enjoyment. Another great thing about a scope is that one
> can aim it at a distant bird, then let someone else have a look at that
> same bird, so please be willing to share views and ID skills, especially
> with folks who don't have a scope.
>
> Maintaining inland habitat for migrating shorebirds is a challenge which
> Montezuma NWR has taken on successfully for a number of years. As a result
> this is a great place for birds and a great opportunity for us. The
> southbound migration is already well underway for shorebirds which nested
> in boreal and tundra regions far to our north and west. Already in addition
> to the Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers which nest here, there have been
> Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Pectoral, Stilt, Least, and
> Semipalmated Sandpipers, Sanderling, and Short-billed and Long-billed
> Dowitchers. Some of these have been few or transient, and others numerous
> or growing in numbers. We expect several additional species of shorebirds
> to pass through or join the throng for awhile as the season progresses.
> Shorebirds will be our focus, yet we expect and welcome distraction by
> multiple species of gulls, terns, raptors, ducks in challenging eclipse
> plumage, herons, assorted other waterbirds such as cormorants, grebes, and
> rails, plus swallows, sparrows, icterids, warblers, and other songbirds
> along the way. That said, there are no guarantees as to what birds will be
> present and cooperative. You just have to be there to find out.
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[cayugabirds-l] Phoebe!

2014-04-11 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I am sitting in my office up by the airport with a window open and
there is a very vocal phoebe out there!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snows on the ice and flying - Mud Lock

2014-03-25 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hope you are wearing a hat! :)

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:47 PM, J. Sullivan  wrote:
> Thousands of Snows at Mud Lock on ice and flying directly overhead.
> Thrilling.
>
> Jae
>
> On Mar 25, 2014, at 1:37 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard
>  wrote:
>
> Thousands of snows & a few Canadas on the ice out from Frontenac Park ... to
> & beyond, north & south of the island since 10 this a.m. & still there now
> at 1:30 p.m..
>
> Woodies, etc. on Mill Pond.
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle in Candor

2014-02-04 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Had an interesting ride in to work today. Drove by a cornfield that
was filled with crows. Then I realized a mature Bald Eagle was on the
ground with them. I turned around thinking I could grab a good picture
but spooked them all. The eagle crossed the road and perched in a
large tree that overlooks a pheasant farm.

Within a half mile I spotted a Cooper's Hawk catching the morning sun
from top of a tree and then 2 puffed up Red Tails sharing another
tree.

It was interesting to see the eagle up in the hills where I live
though. There is no large creek to speak of. I know there have been
some in the past who have remained around Catatonk Creek around the
American Legion in Candor but have never seen one in a field. Since I
raise poultry I am hoping he doesn't stick around too long. o_O

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[cayugabirds-l] OOB: Cedar Waxwings in Candor

2014-01-10 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I have about 40 Cedar Waxwings in my trees in the hills of Candor
right now! And snow fleas everywhere!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 67 Wild Turkeys!!

2013-12-31 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I wish it were possible to 'like' an e-mail! :)
What were they eating?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Duck Hunting Rules and enforcement

2013-12-30 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Late duck season is 12/28-1/12 in our zone. For the most part everyone
is discussing the western zone, the area of NYS west of 81:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28497.html

Information about late duck season:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28513.html#Western

The DEC invites anyone for their input on duck season dates:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/42364.html

On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
> Thanks Anne. This reminds me that I had also checked seasons a while back
> when thinking about this year's upcoming CBC. I saw the same and then just
> thought I had been wrong. What's the story anyone?
>
> Linda.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 30, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Anne Clark  wrote:
>
> Am I not reading tables correctly?  Doesn't the table show just snow goose
> and Canada goose hunting season now, with ducks having ended Dec 15?  If so,
> why are hunters all tucking in at the end of the Lake?  And why is it so
> concentrated right now, since Snow Geese have been legal since Oct 1?  This
> shows duck hunting as extending Oct-Dec15?
>
> I am confused.
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:
>
> For those interested
a similar conversation was happening on GeneseeBirds-L.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris T-H
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Michael and Joann Tetlow 
> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Duck Hunting Rules and enforcement
> Date: December 29, 2013 8:54:23 PM EST
> To: 
> Cc: 'Joann Tetlow' 
>
>  Here is a link to Migratory Bird hunting regulations.
> http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4047.html  Section Q addresses the illegality of
> not retrieving carcasses as follows: q) Wanton waste of migratory game
> birds. No person shall kill or cripple any migratory game bird pursuant to
> this section without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the bird, and
> retain it in his actual custody, at the place where taken or between that
> place and either:
>
> (1) his automobile or principal means of land transportation;
>
> (2) his personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging;
>
> (3) a migratory bird preservation facility;
>
> (4) a post office; or
>
> (5) a common carrier facility.
>
> ·   So seeing any hunter leaving dead birds warrants a
> call to the DEC environmental conservation officer at the following: TIPP
> DEC is a 24-hour telephone hotline that is also referred to as Turn in
> Poachers and Polluters. It is answered by live dispatchers. The TIPP phone
> number is1-800-TIPP DEC (1-800-847-7332). Callers may request to file a
> complaint anonymously.
>
> I have also called 911 and asked for the DEC officers but would rather leave
> that number for human emergencies.
>
> Hope for good, safe hunters and keep your head down until January 13th.
> Mike Tetlow
>
> p.s. here is the link to the seasons and bag limits:
> http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/2.html
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[cayugabirds-l] Aurora, Mucklands

2013-12-28 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Drove up Rt 90 today. Looked everywhere but no owls. Didn't realize it
was opening day of duck season. What I did see -
Drove down around Long Point winery and to the park. No owls but the
crows were having a good day poking through the corn fields. No birds
at the park.
Aurora - hundreds of Canadas and black ducks on the water. Two bald
eagles soared over the shoreline.
Locks - there was a belted kingfisher perched on a boathouse at the
last cottage before the locks. Lots of snow geese on the ice.
Mucklands - stopped at the potato building on Rt 31. Far from the road
to the south, snow geese filled the corn fields. To the north a flock
of snow buntings landed in the field and there were 2 more bald eagles
perched in a far tree in the same line as the large antenna.

The mucklands are incredible! It was my first time there, I hope to go
back there a lot.

At the Fargo I heard that there were some snowies hanging around
Genoa. Not sure where though.

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[cayugabirds-l] OT - lens cleaning advice

2013-12-28 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Hi - not directly bird related but I am sure many of you can help out.
I have a telephoto lens for my camera that has a speck of dust in it.
I have done all the external cleaning I can but it must be inside as
all of my pictures result with  a floating black marble in the upper
right.
Where can I take it in the Ithaca area to have it professionally cleaned?

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[cayugabirds-l] Diving bird, Dorchester Park

2013-07-14 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
OK OOB I know, but I thought I knew what he was when I saw him, and
now that I have looked him up I think I am wrong.

I went kayaking at Dorchester Park (Whitney Point Lake) and towards
the middle was a lone bird who was diving for breakfast. I  thought he
was a grebe, but the only one who matches up with his size and shape
is a western grebe.

He had a dash of rust on top of his head, a yellow to black beak that
was elongated, dark body and I am pretty sure dark feet. Bright eye.
He kept it on me as I paddled around him but never showed any great
concern until a motorboat went by and he took off flying. Although he
was black and white from underneath, I don't recall such a contrast
when he was on top of the water; the sun could have made his coloring
odd when in the sky.

It was my first trip out to big water (well bigger than our pond) so I
was nervous about taking my phone out to snap a pic. Does this bird
sound like anything any of you know?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue Winged Warbler in Brooktondale

2013-05-06 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Bobolinks in Candor as of this morning!

On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 9:16 AM, holly adams  wrote:
> Also here at home in Brooktondale, the Bobolinks are back!
> -holly (Tom's wife)
>
>
> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Tom Hoebbel  wrote:
>>
>>
>> We had a Blue Winged in our trees this morning...its the first time we
>> have had that species here at home.
>>
>> Tom
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[cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher, Warren Dr.

2013-05-06 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Spotted a BROWN THRASHER on my lunchtime walk around Warren Dr/Cherry
Rd area. Tons of EASTERN TOWHEES are in residence in all the thickets
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[cayugabirds-l] Female RWBB

2013-04-27 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I have a couple *female* RWBB at my feeders as well as about 10 WT
Sparrows who have been hanging around the past week. I am in the hills
above Candor.

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Can you help ID this bird?

2013-04-24 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Survey says!

Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Mark Chao directed me to a page with lots of
different variations on its song and one was pretty similar.

Thanks to all who replied, I really appreciate it!

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
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> New visitor to yard, feeder etc. ever.
> Small gray bird, smaller than a chickadee. Quickly flew and
> disappeared into a large white pine when I went outside to see him,
> but he kept singing.
> Notes were in sets of 3, if you are musical he sang
> E D G B E D G B E D G B
>
> I listened to all the vireo songs and nothing was similar. Definitely
> not a gnatcatcher.

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[cayugabirds-l] Can you help ID this bird?

2013-04-24 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
New visitor to yard, feeder etc. ever.
Small gray bird, smaller than a chickadee. Quickly flew and
disappeared into a large white pine when I went outside to see him,
but he kept singing.
Notes were in sets of 3, if you are musical he sang
E D G B E D G B E D G B

I listened to all the vireo songs and nothing was similar. Definitely
not a gnatcatcher.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT - cat tracks

2013-03-29 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
FWIW we have a farm in Willseyville almost directly across 96B from
there, and have several bobcats in the area. I have no doubt they
would range that far.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raptors near Ithaca Airport

2013-03-25 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I think the Harrier was there again today. He soared over the field
that looks like a practice ground for the fire department and then
perched on the fire tower for quite some time, upsetting a crowd of
geese by the sounds of it.
This is my regular walking route at lunchtime, and I obviously need to
bring my binos so I can glass those fields better!

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> It was "raptor day" over there! We drove along Snyder Road and saw an
> AMERICAN KESTREL, probably female, fly off the airport fence into the field
> to the south.
> Drove to Mohawk Rd. and didn't see anything until we returned down Snyder
> towards Cherry and Warren Rds.
> Over the grassy areas near the junk cars by the fence we saw a light phase
> ROUGH LEGGED HAWK soaring and hovering over the fields inside the airport
> fence. After admiring that bird, we came around the corner approaching
> Cherry Road and saw a beautiful male NORTHERN HARRIER soaring and hovering
> over the fields there.
>
> When we turned left off Cherry into Warren Rd., we again saw the ROUGH
> LEGGED HAWK and then possibly the same KESTREL over the field west of Warren
> Road and adjacent to the Borg Warner factory.  Just down the road from that
> field, on the airport fence east of the road, was perched a RED TAILED HAWK,
> then as we drove south I saw another RED TAILED HAWK perched on a branch
> right over the road to the west!
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> I drove Ann back to her car at the O Lab, and yet another RED TAILED HAWK
> sat in a tree on the south side of Rt. 13.  As I returned down Warren Road
> heading north to go home, I spotted two TURKEY VULTURES soaring over the
> woods west of Warren Rd. near the airport entrance.
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[cayugabirds-l] Candor - Killdeer

2013-03-11 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
I could have sworn I heard one yesterday but shook it off as wishful
thinking. Sure enough, when I turned the corner off of our driveway
and drove by a large field, there they were!

I also have recorded their arrival on this day in 2010 and 2006.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Heavy migration

2013-03-10 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Millions! Canadas and snows! RWBB flying at lower levels.

Saw something kind of cool this morning - huge flock of geese,
traveling north at a high altitude spotted a plane  (flying a bit
higher) but suddenly stopped as a group and re-dispersed themselves
like a flock of starlings to change course.

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> thousands??) of CANADA GEESE streaming overhead (very high up).  Also seeing
> good numbers of REDWINGS and GRACKLES in our area for the first time.
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[cayugabirds-l] RWBB Candor

2013-03-02 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
There is a lone male RWBB at my busy and snowy feeders this morning, high
in the hills of Candor.

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[cayugabirds-l] Lone snow goose, Candor

2013-01-14 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
On my way in this morning, there was a lone snow goose in a field on
Honeypot Road. Hard to say if he was injured or not.
It was notable imo because you never see just one goose this time of year.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] NORTHERN SHRIKE east of end of Cherry Rd, Lansing,...

2013-01-09 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
One was still there today; however migrated across the road to inside
the airfield. He hovered a while and then retreated to perch on top of
an orange post as a plane took off.

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[cayugabirds-l] OOB GBH and kingfishers

2013-01-06 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Went x-country skiing tofay at Hickories Park in Owego and spotted a Great
Blue Heron on a branch over a creek as well as 2 chattering Belted
Kingfishers. Also many UFDs (unidentified flying ducks).
Where did the sun go?

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[cayugabirds-l] Finally! Redpolls in the hills of Candor!

2013-01-05 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Swarming my feeders like bees to honey, must be about 15 of them. Hurray!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] More Snow Geese depart

2012-12-30 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Mixed flocks streamed over Candor all morning, hard to see sometimes
as they flew higher than the snow.

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> tail wind. I don't expect to see them circle back. There's relatively little 
> agricultural land south of here, and it's all buried in snow.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finally a Redpoll!

2012-12-22 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Oh please send some my way! I have never had a redpoll here and even
goldfinches are few and far between.
I do however have a good crowd of juncos, chickadees, 2 cardinal
pairs, 2 mourning dove pairs, blue jays, 2-3 house sparrows, and a
pair of downies.

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> Female Redpoll along with many Pine siskins & American goldfinches at my 
> feeders! It is taking shelter from the wind on the leeside of a hopper feeder.
>
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> On Dec 22, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Anne Marie Johnson 
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>> A Common Redpoll joined 20+ American Goldfinches at the feeders this morning.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nat Geo Birds of Paradise

2012-11-13 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Thurs 11/22 10pm
Fri 11/23 1am


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruby-throat

2012-09-10 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
Also saw quite a few yesterday, visiting feeders in King Ferry.

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> Just as I was finally about to take down the hummingbird feeder in our yard 
> in Lansing, it was visited by a female ruby-throat, the latest we've had 
> hummers here.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merganzer w/ 30 ducklings

2012-06-20 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
If merganzers are anything like the ducks I raise, I bet she still has
to sit on them all at night! Bet she doesn't get much sleep! ;)

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> Fun to see.  Because ducks don’t feed their chicks, it costs a mother
> nothing to take on the young of other females.  And, the probability of a
> predator taking one of her young from the crĂšche goes down.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] any one ID this egg?

2012-06-06 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
It does look like a turtle egg to me by shape and sheen. Did you touch
it? Turtle eggs kind of feel like ping pong balls, less of that snappy
feel of a bird's egg and more of a "I will dent if you squish me"
feel.

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> On my Mundy walk,
> I found two eggs of this type, about 2 1/2 inches long and 1.5 inches wide
> along the cliff path of Mundy.  I also saw large Snapping turtle basking on
> a rock in the middle of the Fall Creek near Mundy.
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> Can anyone identify whose egg it is?
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] TVs

2012-04-12 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
They also have been posing on the leaning barn of Slaterville for the
past few weeks as I drive by in the morning.

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 10:16, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:
> Two Turkey Vultures just flew by my Rhodes Hall office window nice and close 
> ... one was scratching it's head with its foot as it glided by. Amusing sight.
>
>     Ray

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Grackles/Titmice

2012-02-23 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
The titmice are very vocal today!! I am up by the airport and the air is
filled with their calls.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:28, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:

> As we stepped outside of our house briefly to check 'progress' of Belle
> Sherman Cottages just a minute ago, we had a flock of 25-30 COMMON GRACKLES
> fly over our house in a Northern direction.  We also heard 2 TITMICE
>  duetting (singing/responding) back and forth.
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Oddest sight - TV

2011-06-22 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
On my way in to work today, I saw the oddest sight. I was on Stevenson Rd.
going toward Garm Farm Rd. On the right where the compost and horses are
pastured were at least 25 TVs each perched on top of a fence post, all in a
line. It was absurd. If you have time, run out there now and check it out.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeaks, Candor

2011-05-14 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
That was my first thought too but I have seen and heard plenty of IB and
this did not sound like one. He sounded like recordings of the GB. And he
has a lot of brown on his sides that i have never seen on IB.

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 11:21, Christopher Wood wrote:

> I believe this is an Indigo Bunting. This bird has a smaller bill than
> a Blue Grosbeak, lacks the broad cinnamon wingbars and also lacks the
> black border to the bill that Blue Grosbeak would show.
>
> Still, Indigo Buntings are great birds. Thanks for sharing the photos.
>
> Chris Wood
>
> eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York
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>
>
> On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
>  wrote:
> > HI - It's been a while since I have been on this list. I just wanted to
> > share with you some pictures I took of blue grosbeaks in Candor.
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobarger/tags/bluegrosbeak/
> >
> > They are busy eating apple blossoms, only the pink not the white kinds.
> :)
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[cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeaks, Candor

2011-05-14 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
HI - It's been a while since I have been on this list. I just wanted to
share with you some pictures I took of blue grosbeaks in Candor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobarger/tags/bluegrosbeak/

They are busy eating apple blossoms, only the pink not the white kinds. :)

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