Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

2021-02-20 Thread Colleen Richards
his crown and nape whom we dubbed "Baldy". - Colleen Richards -- Original Message -- From: Liz Brown To: CAYUGABIRDS-L , Suan Yong , Rachel Lodder Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock? Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:03:02 + I was xc skiing on CT Hill about 10 y

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

2021-02-20 Thread Tim Gallagher
; Rachel Lodder Subject: 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

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

2021-02-20 Thread Liz Brown
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

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

2021-02-20 Thread Rachel Lodder
-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

[cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

2021-02-20 Thread Suan Yong
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