[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds
I saw a pair of bluebirds this morning at about 10:00 on Dodge Road near Ellis Hollow Rd. They must be finding enough food! -- 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 call question
Yes indeed! I am hearing chipmunks . Thanks once again to this list serve. I learn so much. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 29, 2014, at 6:36 PM, Rick Lightbody wrote: > > Just to elaborate a bit on Linda's interesting post: > http://miracleofnature.org/blog/the-chipping-munk > > Rick > > At 05:57 PM 9/29/2014, Linda Orkin wrote: >> I was walking in the woods up at the overlook at Taughanock this afternoon >> when a large hawk flew through the trees. As I was trying to get a better >> view of his disappearing silhouette I noticed the immediate chorus of >> chipmunks all around. The typical "clucking" sound that they make to alert >> to an aerial predator. It doesn't sound like chatter. I found a youtube >> video here that has this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQO98CsaWZQ >> >> Linda >> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: >> If you can't make chipmunks fit, you night consider Turkey moms and their >> half-grown poults. They're trading alarm clucks right now. >> >> -Geo Kloppel >> >> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Sue Rakow wrote: >> >> > I know chipmunk chatter quite well so am not sure of this. It is a loud >> > sound and in the distance. Sounds like a group of something...? >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> >> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:51 PM, martin borko wrote: >> >> >> >> there is a lot of chipmunk chatter at this time of year >> >> >> >> marty >> >> >> >>> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mary E. Winston wrote: >> >>> >> >>> It's a chipmunk >> >>> >> >>> -Original Message- >> >>> From: bounce-118059948-12723...@list.cornell.edu [ >> >>> mailto:bounce-118059948-12723...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Sue Rakow >> >>> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 4:27 PM >> >>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L >> >>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird call question >> >>> >> >>> Lately in the woods during the day I have been hearing a call/sound that >> >>> is like a low clack/ cluck at uneven intervals. It could be described >> >>> as horseshoes on pavement. Some older some softer. I can never seem to >> >>> get near to the sound. Any ideas what it might be from so little >> >>> information? >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Sue Rakow >> >>> >> >>> Sent from my iPad >> >>> -- >> >>> >> >>> 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://www.surfbir
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird call question
I know chipmunk chatter quite well so am not sure of this. It is a loud sound and in the distance. Sounds like a group of something...? Sent from my iPad > On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:51 PM, martin borko wrote: > > there is a lot of chipmunk chatter at this time of year > > marty > >> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mary E. Winston wrote: >> >> It's a chipmunk >> >> -Original Message- >> From: bounce-118059948-12723...@list.cornell.edu >> [mailto:bounce-118059948-12723...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Sue Rakow >> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 4:27 PM >> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L >> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird call question >> >> Lately in the woods during the day I have been hearing a call/sound that is >> like a low clack/ cluck at uneven intervals. It could be described as >> horseshoes on pavement. Some older some softer. I can never seem to get near >> to the sound. Any ideas what it might be from so little information? >> Thanks, >> Sue Rakow >> >> Sent from my iPad >> -- >> >> 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://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] Bird call question
Lately in the woods during the day I have been hearing a call/sound that is like a low clack/ cluck at uneven intervals. It could be described as horseshoes on pavement. Some older some softer. I can never seem to get near to the sound. Any ideas what it might be from so little information? Thanks, Sue Rakow Sent from my iPad -- 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] Crows on South Hill
This is very helpful information! Thank you so much for the complete picture. I am learning so much from being on this list serve. I am very grateful! Sue Rakow On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Anne Clark wrote: > These groups are "winter roosts", and they are nothing new in crow life. > Despite what urban residents sometimes think, crows didn't start gathering > when we set out cities for them to use. Roosting in groups at any time of > year may offer safety in numbers from night predators, such as Great Horned > Owls. > > In winter, birds living in northern areas that usually have constant snow > cover for months do migrate south--Canada, areas of New England. Crows > don't necessarily have a particular area they migrate TO. They may go as > far as an area that is usually ok for foraging, perhaps one that they are > familiar with from previous migrations. There they form flocks that are > made up of migrants as well as wide-foraging locals. If it gets unusually > snowy and cold, they may move further south. (We really don't know much of > the repeat migratory routes of individual crows. We do know that birds > tagged in Ithaca in winter are then seen on territories in Canada, VT, New > Hampshire in summer, and that some birds RAISED in Ithaca have been > observed or shot in winter, in such places as Maryland, West VA, and > Pennsylvania, as well as in Cortland, Auburn, Geneva) > > In the winter flocks, birds are foraging in open fields and off familiar > areas. During foraging, flocks offer some safety in numbers to detect > predators in day (hawks, hunters, whatever). At night the flocks "flock > up" still more in places that offer "good roosting sites", which probably > includes wind breaks, places from which owls can be detected at night. So > they are probably gathering both for safety in numbers and also because > they all agree on what makes a good site. Cities may offer fewer > predators, but also the lights may allow them to see the predators. > Finally roosting in flocks that include birds that have sampled food > sources widely may allow birds to find new food sources, perhaps by > following the most assured and directed birds leaving the roost. > > So--Upstate NY has its own crows and is ideally positioned for northern > crows--so flocks become big. They like the agricultural fields > interspersed with trees and lots of running water sources (which may be > important in cold winters)...and we also offer lots of smaller cities, with > large groups of lit trees in their downtowns or college campuses. These > seem to be attractive. > > Mid-late March is the start of the breeding season and flocking crows will > be returning to their breeding latitudes. Our Ithaca pairs are already > calling on territory during daytimes. > > As I say, some of this story is surmised from the patterns, not pinned > down with hard data on individuals! We know what our tagged birds do, when > we can follow them. But we would love to have gps data coming in from our > birds, such as the snowy owls and golden eagles give their researchers. > Bring on the Tiny Tags! > > Anne > > On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:19 AM, Sue Rakow wrote: > > I observed the murder of crows on Sunday evening. It was stunning. I would > like to know more about why they gather in such large groups. Are they on > the move or are they local? Can anyone help me understand? > Thanks. > Sue Rakow > -- > *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] Crows on South Hill
I observed the murder of crows on Sunday evening. It was stunning. I would like to know more about why they gather in such large groups. Are they on the move or are they local? Can anyone help me understand? Thanks. Sue Rakow -- 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/ --
