Re: [cayugabirds-l] Orioles

[Sally Eller]

We had 3 or 4 Orioles at our feeders yesterday. They were enjoying the
hummingbird feeders and devoured an orange. Hope they are still here today!

Also, had hummingbirds on the 10th.

Sally and Tim Eller
Town of Romulus
Route 89, lakeside

On Wed, May 15, 2019, 6:28 AM Tom  wrote:

> After a slow start the Baltimore Orioles are entertaining us at our
> feeders here in Lansing.  What appears to be 2 pair seem to prefer the
> hummingbird feeder and peanuts. We’ll put out fruit or jam later today.
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> Tom Vawter
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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey nests Towns of Romulus, Varick and Fayette

[Sally Eller]

The nest which is located about 2 miles south of Canoga on the western
shore is active and appears to incubating. Route 89.
The same is true for the nest on Ernsberger Rd, just east of Knapp Winery,
Town of Varick.
Both are on NYSEG poles.

Alas, no activity again this year for the NYSEG nest on Rte 89 across from
Dean's Cove in Romulus.

Sally Eller

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thermal Woodcocks

[Sally Eller]

Great video! Many thanks!

On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 9:11 PM Deb Grantham  wrote:

> Wow, that’s really impressive!
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> Deb
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> *From:* bounce-123510402-83565...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-123510402-83565...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Suan Hsi Yong
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 10, 2019 5:58 PM
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> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Thermal Woodcocks
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>
> Continuing with woodcock week: while scouting for this weekend's field
> trip, I got the following thermal infrared footage of woodcock courtship
> and, I believe, mating, followed by a celebratory skydance. Same video on
> both facebook and youtube (quality may differ between the platforms, not
> sure):
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>   https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/videos/10219410881080701/
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Point ospreys fledging

[Sally Eller]

The osprey nest south of Canoga has been active all summer with almost
always a parent sighted there. They seem to be feeding. To my surprise, the
nest on Ernsberger Road, near Knapp Winery, is also active. It had appeared
abandoned in June but is not active, I think there are chicks. The nest at
Dean's Cove Boat Launch remains inactive. I haven't seen a bird there all
spring/summer. These nests are all on NYSEG poles.

Sally Eller
Town of Romulus

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:41 AM Candace Cornell  wrote:

> The three osprey young at the Salt Point nest in Lansing will probably
> fledge today. It's fantastic to watch them get their first air and fly!
> There are also three young in the nearby Myers Hill nest, which are about a
> week or so behind the Salt Point trio. Many of the other area nests will
> fledge soon also. Enjoy!
>
> Eyes to the sky!
> Candace
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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey spotted - Ernsberger Road

[Sally Eller]

Yesterday we saw one Osprey on the nest at the top of the hill on
Ernsberger Road, Romulus. Near Knapp Winery.
Coordinates are 42.7645507 X 76.778507

This is the first Osprey that I have seen on this nest.

Sally and Tim Eller
Romulus

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[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys, Rte 89, Canoga

[Sally Eller]

Just spotted 2 Ospreys on the nest on NYSEG pole just south of Canoga on
Rte 89!

Sally Eller

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Small number of feeder birds

[Sally Eller]

We are experiencing the same small number of feeder birds as Glenn reports.
I would also guess we have about 20% of our usual number of feeder birds.

Has this been discussed here recently? If so, I apologize that I missed it.

Is it possible that West Nile Virus is affecting our feeder birds? I know
that at the Finger Lakes Raptor Center in Lodi there have been many, many
raptors afflicted with WNV. I keep wondering if it affecting our songbirds,
woodpeckers, crows, etc. A quick Google search brought me to this article.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/11/west-nile-virus-still-wiping-out-birds-across-north-america

Indeed, we do have our usual chickadee flock, but even our usually high
numbers of Juncos are scarce this winter.

If it is WNV, what should we be doing with our feeding stations?

Sally Eller
West shore, Cayuga Lake
Ovid/Romulus



On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Glenn Wilson  wrote:

> We have 3 Chickadees, 2 Hairy Woodpeckers, 1 Tufted Titmouse, 2 Cardinals,
> and 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. This is about 20% of normal. I find it hard
> to believe the extra food available in the Wild is causing this.
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Dean's Cove Osprey

[Sally Eller]

-- Forwarded message --
From: "Sally Eller" 
Date: Apr 23, 2016 11:58 AM
Subject: Dean's Cove Osprey
To: 
Cc:

Just drove past the nesting platform on the NYSEG pole and there was an
Osprey sitting on the standing dead tree directly across Rte 89.

Sally Eller

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[cayugabirds-l] Dean's Cove Osprey

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Just drove past the nesting platform on the NYSEG pole and there was an
Osprey sitting on the standing dead tree directly across Rte 89.

Sally Eller

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Screech owl and eclipse

[Sally Eller]

Same thing happened here... West shore of Cayuga Lake, Romulus.

Sally Eller

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM, John Greenly  wrote:

> Our local Screech Owls were calling continuously last night as the eclipse
> began, but they went silent as the moon dimmed into totality.  Coincidence??
>
> John Greenly
> Ludlowville
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> On Sep 28, 2015, at 7:36 AM, M & K Mannella wrote:
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> On both Saturday and Sunday morning we heard the whinny call of a screech
> owl just before 6:am. Seems we are a stopping ground for screechies on the
> move over the last three years-and just for a couple of days in the fall.
>
> While watching the eclipse from our driveway we had a super clear and
> cloudless view. The Milky Way was bright and we saw two amazing shooting
> stars. Gorgeous evening.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nest News

[Sally Eller]

Every year for many years we have had swallows nesting under our dock. Some
are Barn Swallows, may also have Rough-Winged. Hard to tell as they move so
fast. They seem tomanage very well with the water. We are 1/2 mile or so
north of Ellen.

Blue Heron Point, Town of Romulus

Sally Eller


On Jun 14, 2015 9:11 AM, "Ellen Haith"  wrote:

> A pair of Northern Rough-Winged Swallows is building a nest - rather, the
> presumed female is building a nest - under the LOWER section of our dock.
> With the past week's water influx the level of the lake is, perhaps, 15
> inches below the underside of the 'roof' of her nest site, and the
> continual movement of the water must make things rather dicey when entering
> and exiting the premises with nesting material. In fact, she has taken in
> some fairly sizable bits and has flown about the area several times before
> entering with them, as if to pluck up her courage.
>
> What will befall the offspring is something I'm leery of contemplating. Or
> is this standard nesting location for these swallows? Experienced NRWS
> viewers please feel free to wade in with encouraging stories.
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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey (2) appear at Deans Cove

[Sally Eller]

The platform which NYSEG placed on the pole that had an Osprey nest  last
year has remained empty all spring.
Last week I noticed one Osprey perching on the platform. This morning there
are two there. But probably too late for them to start a family,  right?
The pole is on the west side of Rt 89, just south of entrance to Deans
Cove. Town of Romulus.

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[cayugabirds-l] BOBOLINKS

[Sally Eller]

Horton Pasture, Seneca Rd, near Teeter Pond, FLNF.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald eagles?

[Sally Eller]

We see Bald Eagles nearly every day here on the western shore of Cayuga
Lake, about 25 miles north of Ithaca. They are usually cruising along
searching for an injured or unwary duck. When we see the flock of ducks
suddenly take off we look up for the eagle and he/she is almost always
swinging by. Lately we have usually seen an immature, and this morning
she/he was perched on a tree in front of our house. A very large bird!

Sally Eller
Blue Heron Point
Ovid/Romulus

On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Weinberg, Kathy C. 
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>  We keep seeing birds we think are bald eagles.  My husband has seen one
> of them frequently the last few days; we saw the two together today.  They
> fly across a large gap in the trees, so we don’t have very long to identify
> them, but we are seeing white or very light heads and tails, with very dark
> brown or black bodies.  My husband saw distinctive yellow beak.  They are
> QUITE LARGE.  Are they bald eagles?
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[cayugabirds-l] RED POLLS

[Sally Eller]

2 RED POLLS at our feeders this morning. And 2 PILEATED in nearby trees.

Sally Eller
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[cayugabirds-l] NORTHERN FLICKER and PILEATED WOODPECKER

[Sally Eller]

are working a dying cherry tree in our front yard. We rarely see NORTHERN
FLICKERS here along the edge of the lake, let alone 2 of them.

Sally Eller
Blue Heron Point
West shore, Ovid/Romulus

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[cayugabirds-l] The army of REDHEADS

[Sally Eller]

Approx 1000 at Blue Heron Point, just north of Elm Beach. They appear to
all be males.

Sally Eller
Blue Heron Point
West shore
Ovid/Romulus

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] hummingbirds

[Sally Eller]

Hummingbirds, at least one, still here today. Don't think they are migrants.

Sally Eller
Blue Heron Point, north of Elm Beach
West shore, Cayuga Lake
Ovid
On Sep 17, 2013 4:33 PM, "Donna Scott"  wrote:

> **
> Sat. or Sun. I had two hummingbirds flying together, checking out flowers
> in pots on my front walk. also had at least one at my newly filled h.bird
> feeder, yesterday (Mon.).
> Donna Scott
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* John and Fritzie Blizzard 
> *To:* CayugaBirds-L@Cornell.e ; KHAMOlistserv 
> Moderator
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 17, 2013 1:44 PM
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Monarchs & a Nighthawk
>
> Only one *monarch* all summer & now, within an hr., I've seen *6*
> They appear to be darker in color than I recall so does that mean they are
> this summer's hatch? All in  a S-SW flight. Beautiful, thrilling,
> rewarding sight!
> Need to go to Seneca Meadows!
> Coming down from the garden a few minutes ago I glanced up, looking for
> more monarchs when, coming right overhead, was a COMMON NIGHTHAWK, also
> heading south.
> Anyone still have humming birds? Last saw ours 6 Sept. gleaning bugs from
> the cosmos buds & blossoms.
> No frost here this a.m. ... just HEAVY dew.
>
> Fritzie  Union Springs
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] New yard birds

[Sally Eller]

Here on the west shore of Cayuga, 25 miles north of Ithaca ...
Hummingbird (male, yesterday)
Baltimore Oriole

Sally
Ovid/Romulus


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[cayugabirds-l] Close Encounter w/ SEOUL

[Sally Eller]

We are about 80% sure it was a Short-eared Owl who flew very close to our
car as we were driving at Rt 96 and CR 129 in Ovid, 40 min ago. Definitely
not a Northern Harrier.
Question --- would this be legitimate to put on my GBBC for today?

Sally Eller

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] REDPOLLS Finally

[Sally Eller]

We have at least 30 Redpolls here at Blue Heron Point, on the west shore of
the lake. Blue Heron Point is just north of Elm Beach. These cute little
guys are going through Nyger seed at a rapid rate! And my large flock of
Goldfinches are not happy with the competition!

Sally and Tim Eller
Blue Heron Point, Ovid

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Male RTHU fall migration

[Sally Eller]

-- Forwarded message --
From: questi...@rubythroat.org 
Date: Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Male RTHU fall migration
To: Sally Eller 


SALLY . . .

Thanks for your note and kind words about my Web site.

No one knows for sure the function of early departure by adult male
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in autumn. I have two thoughts:

--The male's work is done by early August at most locales, so there's no
sense hanging around and competing with all the young birds that have
started to show up. Adult females may still be on the nest tending to
chicks at that time and leave somewhat later.

--My work in the Neotropics has shown that male RTHU are just as
territorial in Costa Rica as they are on the breeding grounds. Maybe they
need to go south early to find a winter territory, too.

Best wishes,

BILL

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On Sep 8, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Sally Eller  wrote:

Why do the males leave earlier than the females/juveniles in the fall?  I
understand why they return earlier in the spring to establish territories,
but am puzzled about their early "escape" in the fall.

Thanks so much and your web site is terrific~

Sally Eller
Ovid, NY



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds

[Sally Eller]

I am wondering why the males leave earlier than the females in the fall?  I
know that they return in May earlier to establish territory for mating, but
why do they leave earlier in the fall?

Sally Eller
West shore, Cayuga Lake
Ovid

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinches

[Sally Eller]

We have had a flock of about 20 Goldfinches all winter here on the west
shore, mid-lake.  No Pine Siskins.
Sally Eller
Ovid/Romulus

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Judy Read  wrote:

> In answer to Meena's question, I also have a small flock of goldfinches on
> a daily basis in Homer.
>
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> Homer
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