[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

10:30 this morning, a flock of a couple of hundred Snow Buntings was flying 
around the fields at the east end of Mt Pleasant Road. They were also seen by 
Steve Fast and me on Sunday morning.
There's not much food up there since the fields were mowed so closely and there 
are very few weeds, so I can't imagine the buntings will stick around.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolink

[Marie P. Read]

Heard singing and seen at great distance in a field along Mt Pleasant Road near 
the tall radio tower, same side of the road. Around 10:15 this morning.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rough-legged Hawk

[Marie P. Read]

Around 11 this morning, I watched a Rough-legged Hawk circling over the fields 
along Mt Pleasant Road, before making its way slowly westward toward the 
observatory. Hope it sticks around...it's been a number of years since this 
species spent the winter on Mt Pleasant.

Also, yesterday around the same time, I glimpsed what I presume was the Common 
Redpoll flock foraging far on the south side of the Mt Pleasant weedy field 
(south side of the road)

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Common Redpolls

[Marie P. Read]

Around 11:30 this morning (Sunday) Gladys Birdsall and I watched a large of 
flock of (Common) Redpolls flying around the fields just east of the towers on 
Mt Pleasant Road. She estimated 200 birds and I agree. More than there have 
been of late up there.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Common Redpolls

[Marie P. Read]

Around 11 this morning, I caught sight of a largish flock of Common Redpolls 
swirling over the clover field along the dirt road to the communication towers 
on Mt Pleasant Rd. This is essentially where Gladys Birdsall first found them a 
couple of weeks ago. I go up there most days, and while the redpolls are not 
consistently visible, I bet they're around.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls...

[Jane Leff]

At 1pm, redpolls are still there! I parked at the corner of Mount Pleasant
and the unmarked road of towers, (not to be confused with Tower Rd.) About
0.2 mile up that unmarked road, on left in the overgrown fields, were
swarms of redpolls! I cheated and used the Merlin recordings to attract
them & boy did it work! They came right up to me and swarmed all around me.
Heaven!
Janie Leff

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> Around 3pm I and several others saw a/the redpoll flock flying overhead a
> couple of times, at one point landing to feed on weeds in the very field
> where they spent several weeks two years ago. This is the overgrown field
> just before the crest of the first hill as you travel west up Mt Pleasant
> Rd,on the south side of the road. So cool to see them back again and hear
> those chittery calls! Thanks to Gladys for alerting us all.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls...

[Marie P. Read]

Around 3pm I and several others saw a/the redpoll flock flying overhead a 
couple of times, at one point landing to feed on weeds in the very field where 
they spent several weeks two years ago. This is the overgrown field just before 
the crest of the first hill as you travel west up Mt Pleasant Rd,on the south 
side of the road. So cool to see them back again and hear those chittery calls! 
Thanks to Gladys for alerting us all.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant American Kestrels

[Marie P. Read]

Hi Cayugabirders,

The annual late-summer build-up of (presumably pre-migration) American Kestrels 
has begun on Mount Pleasant. I counted 11 kestrels yesterday afternoon, and saw 
at least 9 this afternoon. You can see them perched on the wires and utility 
poles along the dirt road to the large communication towers on the north side 
of Mt Pleasant Road. On breezy days they often hover over the fields before 
plunging down after prey. Wonderful to watch.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolinks!

[Marie P. Read]

Hello Cayugabirders!
Bobolinks have returned to the hayfields on Mt Pleasant Road. So wonderful to 
hear their songs.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rd. Red-tailed Hawks with nest material!

[Marie P. Read]

On my walk up Mt Pleasant Rd this afternoon I watched a Red-tailed Hawk pair 
circling over Gladys Birdsall's woods, a couple of minutes later one of them 
came cruising low over the woods with a trailing clump of grasses in its 
talons...nesting material. It headed slowly west and disappeared behind the 
trees which makes me think the possible nest might be a bit beyond Gladys' 
property. First I've seen evidence of nesting in this spot although I have 
often seen RTHA there, usually in winter. I HAVE seen evidence of RTHA nesting 
at the junction of Mt Pleasant Rd and Baker Hill Rd, but maybe this is a 
different pair.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Golden Eagle

[Marie P. Read]

Hi Cayuugabirders,
This morning 10:30 ish I was walking on Mt Pleasant Rd when I noticed two 
raptors slowly approaching from the north, both soaring with a slight dyhedral 
wing shape . One was confirmed as a Turkey Vulture after it was close enough 
for me to see its red head, but the other gave me pause: very large size, no 
obviously unfeathered head, very dark overall including underneath, no white or 
light underwing pattern, not a flat enough wing position for a Bald Eagle. I 
kept it in my binocular view as it approached and finally flew directly above 
me, when I got a brief of its golden brown head/nape. So I'm calling it an 
adult Golden Eagle.
WOW!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Woodcock

[Gladys Birdsall]

This evening just after 8 PM I listened to a Woodcock doing its 
"peenting" call in the field on the north side of Mt. Pleasant Rd.  
across from my driveway.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant COMMON REDPOLLS

[Marie P. Read]

Hi everyone,

Around 11 this morning (Friday) I found a flock of 100 or so Common Redpolls 
along the edge of the road at the easternmost end of Mt Pleasant Road, same 
field where they spent much of the past winter. Cool that they are still 
around...some of the males are getting very pink!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls...singing!

[Gladys Birdsall]

This morning 3/26, I went out to the garage and realized the chorus I 
was hearing were Common Redpolls.  They were really singing away. Went 
in to grab my binocs.  Note-it is hard to find tiny grey birds in 
treetops of grey leafless trees.  Not till they flew did I finally see 
where they were.  Some were preening, chasing each other and then some 
started flying back to the west and southwest, back into the woods.  
This was about 9:30 AM. They were very active and vocal, and had all 
dispersed by about 10:15.  I think they were warming up in all that 
sunshine.

Gladys

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> above Gladys B’s house, opposite the communications tower on Mt Pleasand Rd. 
> Hard to get an accurate count but I’d say 40-ish...and many were singing 
> their high trilling song. Delightful! They took off further into the woods 
> and disappeared.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls...singing!

[Barbara Bauer Sadovnic]

Encouraged by Marie’s report, I went looking for the Tucker Rd. redpolls, and 
found them, around 5:45!  About 40, chattering, in the scrubby apple tree I’ve 
found them before, and in the weeds below.  I hadn’t seen them since March 1, 
though I’ve been there many times.

And nearby was a mockingbird, showing off everything he’s ever heard.  Possibly 
the mockingbird now can speak redpoll.


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> Around 2:45 this afternoon, I found a flock of Common Redpolls in the trees 
> above Gladys B’s house, opposite the communications tower on Mt Pleasand Rd. 
> Hard to get an accurate count but I’d say 40-ish...and many were singing 
> their high trilling song. Delightful! They took off further into the woods 
> and disappeared.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls...singing!

[Marie P. Read]

Around 2:45 this afternoon, I found a flock of Common Redpolls in the trees 
above Gladys B’s house, opposite the communications tower on Mt Pleasand Rd. 
Hard to get an accurate count but I’d say 40-ish...and many were singing their 
high trilling song. Delightful! They took off further into the woods and 
disappeared.

Marie

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Geese

[Marie P. Read]

Some asked about Snow Goose movements. A flock of 30 or so flew north over Mt 
Pleasant around 10:30 this morning. And a large flock of Canadas much higher.
Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Common Redpolls - still...

[Marie P. Read]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon there was a flock of 100 or so Common Redpolls 
over the weedy field between the radio tower on Mt Pleasant Rd and the farm in 
the dip between the hills. Later (around 3pm) I saw presumably the same flock 
in the weedy field on the easternmost hill of MT Pleasant Rd where they spent 
many weeks previously. Despite many weed stems, there are very few seeds left 
in these fields, but I am still only getting a couple of redpolls at my feeders 
each day. So the large flock must be finding plenty of wild food.

And on another topic, anyone seeing Wild Turkeys displaying yet? 

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

And in the same area, around 10am I spotted a flock of about 100 Common 
Redpolls in the field where they spent several weeks previously...that is the 
weedy field just below the crest of the hill at the easternmost end of Mt 
Pleasant Rd.
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Around 50-60 Slow Buntings now feeding at edge of the field across from my 
driveway at 631 Mt. Pleasant. Oops- Car just went by and they flew further 
back(north) in field.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Gladys Birdsall]

Around 50-60 Slow Buntings now feeding at edge of the field across from my 
driveway at 631 Mt. Pleasant. Oops- Car just went by and they flew further 
back(north) in field.

Gladys

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant COMMON REDPOLLS - a few

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

There was a small (20 or so) flock of Common Redpolls near the roadside on Mt 
Pleasant Rd about 1 hour ago.
And just now in my yard, a male House Finch was softly and tentatively warbling 
his song from hidden in a shrub as the rain turns to snow!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls new location

[Marie P. Read]

At around 9am this morning, a large flock of Common Redpolls was flying around 
the field just west of the observatory, south side of the road. Lots of very 
dense weed stems in here, so they’re hard to see unless they’re in flight.
Marie


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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant redpolls still there (correction...)

[Marie P. Read]

Well a walk this afternoon up to the redpoll hotspot forces me to revise my 
flock size count...there were about 150 Common Redpolls up there around 2:15. 
(Last I saw, they were making plans to be in Area III next Tuesday despite what 
Bob McGuire says!!!)

Marie

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant redpolls still there (but fewer)

In preparation for the Christmas Bird Count next week I’ve been keeping an eye 
out for the Common Redpolls on Mt Pleasant Rd. This morning I saw them twice: 
about 10:15 and just now about 12:10. They are more difficult to see with no 
snow. Two days ago I estimated 50, but today only about 25, down from 150 or so 
in recent weeks Why aren’t the others showing up at our feeders?!!

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant redpolls still there (but fewer)

[Marie P. Read]

In preparation for the Christmas Bird Count next week I’ve been keeping an eye 
out for the Common Redpolls on Mt Pleasant Rd. This morning I saw them twice: 
about 10:15 and just now about 12:10. They are more difficult to see with no 
snow. Two days ago I estimated 50, but today only about 25, down from 150 or so 
in recent weeks Why aren’t the others showing up at our feeders?!!

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Common Redpolls - still...

[Marie P. Read]

Around 10:45 this morning, 150+ Common Redpolls on Mt Pleasant Rd east end, 
with some Snow Bunting mixed in. In the usual field (south side of the road).

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Common Redpolls - YES!

[Jay McGowan]

Marie's redpoll flock on Mount Pleasant continues to grow, with over 150
individuals now present, including a female HOARY REDPOLL found yesterday
by Sarah Toner and Logan Kahle. I saw it for a few minutes first thing this
morning in a part of the group close to the road before they started to
drift farther south. The Snow Bunting flock that is often associated with
the redpolls now numbers around 275 birds, with a handful of Horned Larks
and a couple (as many as 5 reports) LAPLAND LONGSPURS around the edges.
This is all along the slope at the east end of Mount Pleasant Road.

Jay McGowan

On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 12:04 PM Marie P. Read  wrote:

> A flock of about 30 Common Redpolls continues to associate with the
> growing Snow Bunting flock on Mt Pleasant Rd this morning. They all were in
> the weedy field opposite the communications tower, both around 10:30 when I
> first saw them and around 11:30 when I returned. Basically the same spot as
> I saw them 2 days ago.
> Tip for spotting the redpolls: look for the birds that are clinging to the
> plant stems...that would be the redpolls, whereas the Snow Buntings are
> mostly foraging on the ground.
>
> Marie
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Common Redpolls - YES!

[Marie P. Read]

A flock of about 30 Common Redpolls continues to associate with the growing 
Snow Bunting flock on Mt Pleasant Rd this morning. They all were in the weedy 
field opposite the communications tower, both around 10:30 when I first saw 
them and around 11:30 when I returned. Basically the same spot as I saw them 2 
days ago.
Tip for spotting the redpolls: look for the birds that are clinging to the 
plant stems...that would be the redpolls, whereas the Snow Buntings are mostly 
foraging on the ground.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant COMMON REDPOLLS!

[Marie P. Read]

It's been quite the birdy day up here on the mountain.

A flock of 13 Common Redpolls was feeding alongside the road when I came back 
from my walk in the rain (11 am). They were feeding on chickory seeds, and flew 
off into the weedy field opposite the radio tower on Mt Pleasant Rd to join a 
growing flock of Snow Buntings that I have seen there regularly over the past 
few days. It will be well worth checking that field if you are in the area.

Earlier a flock of at least 16 Evening Grosbeaks visited the feeders for 15 
mins or so, sometimes also joining a flock of at least twice that many Cedar 
Waxwings to feed on buckthorn berries in a tree just beyond my feeders.

That's cheered up my mood on this rainy day considerably!!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings!

[Marie P. Read]

A flock of ~50 Snow Buntings over the fields and landing on the road, Mt 
Pleasant Rd opposite communications tower about an hour ago.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rd Eastern Meadowlarks

[Marie P. Read]

I saw a flock of 7 Eastern Meadowlarks flying and landing in one of the fields 
on the north side of Mt Pleasant Rd (east end) on my walk earlier this morning. 
Later, a flock of 30-ish of what I'm going to call Horned Larks based on their 
calls.

And one female Evening Grosbeak was around the ash tree and under my feeder for 
a while 8:30 or so.

Several of the Mt Pleasant fields were left unplanted this past summer and 
there are lots of weeds. That's a good sign for later this winter when the snow 
flies...weed seeds form an important food for Snow Buntings, pipits, longspurs 
and other field birds.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Bunting

[Marie P. Read]

Hi everyone,

I found a single Snow Bunting along the roadside on Mt Pleasant Rd, opposite 
the communications tower, about 10:15 this morning.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bald Eagle!

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

During my morning "maintaining sanity" walk up Mt Pleasant Road, I watched a 
handsome adult Bald Eagle making its way steadily south against the south wind. 
Also a Northern Harrier at one point mobbing a Red-tailed Hawk.

And for the crow watchers, an individual wing tagged AI with color legs bands 
silver/blue/orange on the left.

Sanity maintained!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Lark song-flight

[Marie P. Read]

At the end of my morning walk, I was happy to hear, and eventually, see a 
Horned Lark performing its flight display high in the sky. Usually I have seen 
them doing this much earlier in the year, even in early March if it's mild. 
They are known to start nesting very early, so maybe this year I have missed 
the displays. But my inner pessimist wonders whether the display is happening 
now because last year's corn field at the crest of the hill was just plowed. 
This would have destroyed an early nest and stimulated the male to get 
territorial again. He DID land in the plowed field at the end of the flight 
display.
Did the group up there yesterday see/hear any Horned Larks singing?

A number of Bobolink males are also putting on a show in several of the fields, 
but no females yet.

Enjoy the spring!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolinks

[Marie P. Read]

Bobolinks heard and seen in the distance in several of the fields on Mt 
Pleasant Rd an hour ago. Also a Nashville Warbler.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rd Pine Siskins

[Marie P. Read]

My daily walk this morning took me farther west of the observatory than usual, 
and where the utility cut crosses Mt Pleasant Rd I was excited to find a pair 
of Pine Siskins at the top of a tree.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Kathryn Smith]

Also seen in the Ferguson Rd, Irish Settlement neighborhood in Dryden

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> Whoo-Hooo! There was a flock of 100-ish Snow Buntings foraging near the
> radio tower on My Pleasant Rd around 2:45 this afternoon.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

Whoo-Hooo! There was a flock of 100-ish Snow Buntings foraging near the radio 
tower on My Pleasant Rd around 2:45 this afternoon. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks/Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

Around 3pm, a flock of 40-ish Horned Larks, with a handful of Snow Buntings in 
there too, was swirling around the corn fields on Mt Pleasant Rd
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Barred Owl!

[Marie P. Read]

Just back from a walk up Mt Pleasant Road, during which the big surprise was a 
Barred Owl heard calling from the woods north of the ex-sheep barns between the 
two hills. First time I've ever heard one up here (although they surely have 
been present in the past). As I continued, I was musing that I hadn't yet heard 
a Ruffed Grouse drumming here this spring, and as if on cue one started 
drumming from the woods on the south side of the road!

Another heard-bird was my first Baltimore Oriole in the Cornell Arboretum 
earlier this morning. Another birder I met mentioned that he'd also heard one 
near the Mundy Wildflower Garden.

SPRING!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

[Peter]

I have 2 white throated sparrows - one of each "flavor" visiting me this 
morning.


Pete Saracino


On 3/14/2017 1:52 PM, Marie P. Read wrote:

Hi all,

I braved the snow for a walk about 10:30 this morning up Mt Pleasant Rd, where 
the highlight (well all I could see through the blizzard, actually) was a flock 
of 14 Horned Larks foraging on the last remaining patch of ground that wasn't 
buried in snow!
At the feeders, two Fox Sparrows, Pileated Woodpecker, and the usual cast of 
characters.

Time to shovel...again.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

I braved the snow for a walk about 10:30 this morning up Mt Pleasant Rd, where 
the highlight (well all I could see through the blizzard, actually) was a flock 
of 14 Horned Larks foraging on the last remaining patch of ground that wasn't 
buried in snow!
At the feeders, two Fox Sparrows, Pileated Woodpecker, and the usual cast of 
characters.

Time to shovel...again.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant birds...

[Linda Orkin]

I was awake a lot last night and heard geese flying for s good part of the 
time. It was wildly beautiful. 

Linda Orkin
Ithaca ny 

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> On Feb 24, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
> 
> As others have noted, lotsa geese going over right now (and have been all 
> morning)
> 
> Also on Mt Pleasant:
> 
> Killdeer 
> Horned Lark (one singing briefly plus a flock of about 25 flying around)
> Red-winged Blackbird
> 
> Another Red-winged Blackbird is already noisily claiming part of the beaver 
> marsh behind my property.
> And a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers has been enjoying the suet for a couple of 
> weeks. (The female's been around all winter)
> 
> Sounds a bit like spring out there.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant birds...

[Marie P. Read]

As others have noted, lotsa geese going over right now (and have been all 
morning)

Also on Mt Pleasant:

Killdeer 
Horned Lark (one singing briefly plus a flock of about 25 flying around)
Red-winged Blackbird

Another Red-winged Blackbird is already noisily claiming part of the beaver 
marsh behind my property.
And a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers has been enjoying the suet for a couple of 
weeks. (The female's been around all winter)

Sounds a bit like spring out there.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant SNOW BUNTINGS! Etc.

[Marie P. Read]

Just spent a delightful 45 minutes or so traipsing over the fields in search of 
the big flock of Snow Buntings that were found by Gladys Birdsall on 
yesterday's Christmas Bird Count. I found them exactly where she had, way in 
the back of the field behind the observatory. What fun to photograph! I also 
encountered 3 Horned Larks and 6 Wild Turkeys.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Road birds

[Marie P. Read]

Around 8:30 am today, near the observatory on Mt Pleasant Road:

A flock of 9 Wild Turkeys
A flock of 40-ish Snow Buntings

On my way back heading east: Pileated Woodpecker.
And at my feeders on Ringwood Road, a Brown Creeper is visiting the suet feeder 
for the first time in a number of years

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Road birds

[Marie P. Read]

A few observations from Mt Pleasant today: this morning around 9:30 there was a 
flock of at least 30 Wild Turkeys among the Canada Geese in the field just west 
of the observatory. And this afternoon around 3:00, three Snow Buntings were 
flying around with a dozen or so Horned Larks in the fields at the eastern end 
of the road.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant SNOW BUNTINGS!

[Marie P. Read]

A flock of nine Snow Buntings made a brief appearance on Mt Pleasant Rd as I 
walked home just now. Also, heard only, Horned Larks and one American Pipit.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant pipits

[Marie P. Read]

On my walk up the hill this morning, I found a flock of 90-ish American Pipits 
swirling around the fields.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays - an acorn crop question

[Laura Stenzler]

Lots of acorns from our white (oaks). 

Laura

Laura Stenzler
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> On Sep 30, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Donna Scott <dls...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> Very few acorns in the red oak trees in my area. It seems to be an off year 
> for nut mass. 
> 
> Donna Scott
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 30, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> I followed the Blue Jay flock through my binocs as they flew off, they 
>> landed in the distance several times , in oaks as far as I could tell, but 
>> didn't stick around. Has anyone noticed whether the acorn crop is good this 
>> year in the region? I have not seen very many acorns on my trips to the 
>> Cornell Arboretum. Last year there were masses of acorns there and the 
>> resident Blue Jays were harvesting them and flying off to store them for 
>> weeks.
>> 
>> Marie
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> From: Donna Lee Scott
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 11:08 AM
>> To: Marie P. Read; CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> Subject: RE: Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays
>> 
>> Since mid September I have had large flocks of Blue Jays in my yard, and 
>> flying over in large numbers.
>> Eating all my bird seed!
>> 
>> Donna Scott
>> Lansing Station Road
>> Lansing, NY
>> 
>> -----Original Message-
>> From: bounce-120843916-15001...@list.cornell.edu 
>> [mailto:bounce-120843916-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P. 
>> Read
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 10:46 AM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays
>> 
>> Catching my breath at the top of the observatory hill on Mt Pleasant Road 
>> around 10:15, I noticed Blue Jays perched in a large oak. Suddenly a big 
>> flock of Blue Jays took off and headed SE...I estimated about 60. Never seen 
>> such a large flock up there. I tell you, it was YUGE!
>> 
>> ;-)
>> Marie
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays - an acorn crop question

[Donna Scott]

Very few acorns in the red oak trees in my area. It seems to be an off year for 
nut mass. 

Donna Scott
Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 30, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote:
> 
> I followed the Blue Jay flock through my binocs as they flew off, they landed 
> in the distance several times , in oaks as far as I could tell, but didn't 
> stick around. Has anyone noticed whether the acorn crop is good this year in 
> the region? I have not seen very many acorns on my trips to the Cornell 
> Arboretum. Last year there were masses of acorns there and the resident Blue 
> Jays were harvesting them and flying off to store them for weeks.
> 
> Marie
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> From: Donna Lee Scott
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 11:08 AM
> To: Marie P. Read; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: RE: Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays
> 
> Since mid September I have had large flocks of Blue Jays in my yard, and 
> flying over in large numbers.
> Eating all my bird seed!
> 
> Donna Scott
> Lansing Station Road
> Lansing, NY
> 
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:bounce-120843916-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P. Read
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> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays
> 
> Catching my breath at the top of the observatory hill on Mt Pleasant Road 
> around 10:15, I noticed Blue Jays perched in a large oak. Suddenly a big 
> flock of Blue Jays took off and headed SE...I estimated about 60. Never seen 
> such a large flock up there. I tell you, it was YUGE!
> 
> ;-)
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays - an acorn crop question

[Marie P. Read]

I followed the Blue Jay flock through my binocs as they flew off, they landed 
in the distance several times , in oaks as far as I could tell, but didn't 
stick around. Has anyone noticed whether the acorn crop is good this year in 
the region? I have not seen very many acorns on my trips to the Cornell 
Arboretum. Last year there were masses of acorns there and the resident Blue 
Jays were harvesting them and flying off to store them for weeks.

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From: Donna Lee Scott
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 11:08 AM
To: Marie P. Read; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays

Since mid September I have had large flocks of Blue Jays in my yard, and flying 
over in large numbers.
Eating all my bird seed!

Donna Scott
Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays

Catching my breath at the top of the observatory hill on Mt Pleasant Road 
around 10:15, I noticed Blue Jays perched in a large oak. Suddenly a big flock 
of Blue Jays took off and headed SE...I estimated about 60. Never seen such a 
large flock up there. I tell you, it was YUGE!

;-)
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays

[Donna Lee Scott]

Since mid September I have had large flocks of Blue Jays in my yard, and flying 
over in large numbers.
Eating all my bird seed!

Donna Scott
Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays

Catching my breath at the top of the observatory hill on Mt Pleasant Road 
around 10:15, I noticed Blue Jays perched in a large oak. Suddenly a big flock 
of Blue Jays took off and headed SE...I estimated about 60. Never seen such a 
large flock up there. I tell you, it was YUGE!

;-)
Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant migrating Blue Jays

[Marie P. Read]

Catching my breath at the top of the observatory hill on Mt Pleasant Road 
around 10:15, I noticed Blue Jays perched in a large oak. Suddenly a big flock 
of Blue Jays took off and headed SE...I estimated about 60. Never seen such a 
large flock up there. I tell you, it was YUGE!

;-)
Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Tree Swallow

[Marie P. Read]

Recovering from the flu, I tottered up Mt Pleasant Rd this afternoon around 
2:30. The south wind was intense and few birds were in evidence. But a familiar 
chittering call caught my ear from on high...Mt Pleasant's first Tree Swallow 
of the season!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Eastern Meadowlark

[Marie P. Read]

While I was driving over Mt Pleasant this am around 8:00-ish, I was excited to 
see an Eastern Meadowlark flying over the road. It landed on the north side of 
the road just a short way up from the Mineah Rd junction.


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant, midday Tuesday 8 March

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks etc

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

The corn stubble field just west of the radio tower on Mt Pleasant Rd had a 
flock of 30-ish Horned Larks foraging among numerous pigeons, crows, and Canada 
Geese this morning, around 10:15. And closer to the observatory, six Snow 
Buntings were foraging along the roadside.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Lark singing

[Marie P. Read]

The plaintive voice of a singing Horned Lark wafted my way from somewhere in a 
corn stubble field at the eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd, bringing delight to an 
otherwise pretty bird-free walk this afternoon. Did see a Red-tailed Hawk 
circling above, but little else.

I DID forget to post, though, that I saw my first Rough-legged Hawk of the 
"winter", flying over Rt 13 near the Ithaca airport last Saturday morning.

An odd season...

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

Seen again around 3:40 this afternoon...flock of maybe 200...by Marie Read and 
Laura Stenzler.

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1/7 - Saw a big flock of them in the fields at the end of Mt. Pleasant Road 
around 2:20 this afternoon.  Great views!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings!

[Marie P. Read]

I just spent the last 15-20 minutes watching and trying to count a flock of 
Snow Buntings feeding in some green-ish weeds at the junction of Mt Pleasant 
and Mineah Rd. I estimate there were about 60. Eventually they all took off 
flying high to the south, but when I rounded the corner on my way home at least 
part of the flock was swirling round the corn stubble field opposite my house, 
a place I've never seen them before. Since I could see them from my front 
porch, Snow Bunting is now officially on my yard list!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings!

[Marie P. Read]

Well, just in the nick of time for CBC Count Week, I saw a flock of around 20 
Snow Buntings just west of the observatory on Mt Pleasant Rd (south side of the 
road) as I drove by there around 3:55 pm today. Lots of white on the wings was 
distinctive.
Earlier there was a large flock of Horned Larks close to the road at the 
eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd, as well as the regular flock of juncos in the 
dip between hills where the farm is.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

[Lauren DeGennaro]

12/31 - Just went to go see the Horned Larks. Saw about 25+ flitting
between the fields on both sides of the road, near the end of Mt. Pleasant
(at the junction to Mineah Road). Nice views of the ones that landed on the
road near the car!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

The local flock of Horned Larks is currently visible in the corn-stubble field 
on the south side of Mt Pleasant Road (east end). I estimated around 20 earlier 
this morning, but I know there are more. Thinking of tomorrows' bird count, I 
wonder if "a bunch" would be a valid number?? ;-)

Have fun and good counting tomorrow!
Happy New Year to all.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant birds etc

[Marie P. Read]

On my pre-feast walk on Mt Pleasant Road, few bird species, but a cool 
observation (or 2).

I'd noticed a Red-tailed Hawk flying at one point. Later on my way back, I 
heard a brief Red-tailed Hawk-like call from the woods on my right. My 
interpretation was Blue Jay, and wondered what motivated its mimickery. I stood 
looking all around for the earlier hawk, but it wasn't immediately visible. I 
carried on walking and suddenly there was the hawk circling far over in the 
opposite direction from where I'd heard the call. Those jays are so smart!

The other observation: 2 Spring Peepers calling from the swamp behind my house. 
Not sure how I feel about that...:-(At least the forecast for January 1st 
is more more seasonable temperatures (ie COLD)

Anyway, Happy Holidays to all!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

Around 3:30 pm today, 2 Snow Buntings and at least 3 Horned Larks on the 
easternmost hill, Mt Pleasant Rd. I would not have seen them had they not been 
flushed by a vehicle going by.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant American Pipits etc

[Carol Schmitt]

Along with enjoying the Cinnamon Teal (which, by the way, seemed to have 
distinct speckles on it's side, and chevron-feather markings fore and aft -  
i.e. definitely a hybrid?), and a count of 68 Sandhills from East Rd., we 
saw a lone Snow Bunting at Tschache, right in the grassy tracks before the gate.
Carol Schmitt

 

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant American Pipits etc


My walk on blustery Mt Pleasant this morning turned up:

A flock of about 50
American Pipits
1 Horned Lark
None of Those White Birds from a few days
ago

On the way back, a Common Raven was on the road near a large flock of
American Crows checking out the newly harvested corn field. The raven took of
and was chased by a crow for a minute or so, giving me great comparison views of
the two species in flight.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant American Pipits etc

[Marie P. Read]

My walk on blustery Mt Pleasant this morning turned up:

A flock of about 50 American Pipits
1 Horned Lark
None of Those White Birds from a few days ago

On the way back, a Common Raven was on the road near a large flock of American 
Crows checking out the newly harvested corn field. The raven took of and was 
chased by a crow for a minute or so, giving me great comparison views of the 
two species in flight.

Marie 


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant SNOW BUNTING and Horned Larks

[Marie P. Read]

As of 20 minutes ago, at least one Snow Bunting persists on Mt. Pleasant...it 
and maybe a second were in a ditch in the shade and may have been taking a 
drink. Also 5 Horned Larks opposite the observatory, one of which was duly 
chased by a Merlin...damn, those little falcons are FAST! 

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant SNOW BUNTINGS

[Marie P. Read]

Yes, that's right! There were 4 Snow Buntings flittering and twittering around 
at the east end of Mt. Pleasant Rd about 30 mins ago, while I was out enjoying 
the balmy afternoon!

I hear Redpolls are on their way too. Maybe the beginning of a birdy winter? 
Let's hope...
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Ruffed Grouse drumming

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

Yesterday afternoon around 4:15, I was stopped in my tracks while toiling up 
the hill by the sound of a Ruffed Grouse drumming from the woods along the 
road, in the stretch between the two dirt roads at the eastern end of Mt 
Pleasant Road. 
Also a largish flock of American Pipits is still pipiting their way over and in 
the fields near the radio tower.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant; T. of Dryden; Tomp. Co.

[Susan Fast]

 I was looking for migrants on Mt. Pleasant from 1145 till  1345 today.  A 
little slow, but a flock of 60 AMER. PIPITS flew over low.  About 1300, I spied 
2 large, dark birds way to the east.  Both in the same field of view briefly.  
I picked one to follow with the scope and determined, mostly by its slight 
dihedral, that it was a GOLDEN EAGLE (somewhat early).  I did not refind the 
other, but I'm sure it was an EAGLE also, species undetermined.  Seemed like a 
good day for TURKEY VULTURES, but I saw only 8.
Steve FastBrooktondale
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant American Pipits, other birds, and beer cans!

[Marie P. Read]

The newly-scoured fields and roadsides along the east end of Mt Pleasant Rd may 
be an eyesore until something grows, but they offered some good bird sightings 
this morning.

A couple of dozen American Pipits were feeding there, as were huge numbers of 
Killdeer which flew up in a large flock (50-80 I estimate) when an American 
Kestrel and a small accipiter were swooping around after each other overhead. 
There may be many more pipits. Earlier I watched a male Northern Harrier 
swooping over the fields, and a large accipiter, possible a Cooper's Hawk, flew 
past at one point. Below the observatory, I noticed a few Eastern Bluebirds in 
a tree swooping down repeatedly after prey, then as I watched 19 bluebirds took 
off from the tree heading east! A couple of Turkey Vultures soared overhead. A 
couple of days ago a flock of Rock Pigeons was fleeing ahead of a Merlin over 
the same fields.

And along the roadside I picked up 17 Bud Light/Red Dog cans, newly tossed 
since yesterday. Oddly, they were neatly spaced about 50 yards apart all along 
Mt Pleasant Rd, implying that someone drove along tossing out a can every few 
seconds. What jerks some people are! But if you don't want your deposit, I DO! 
Gotta make a living somehow... ;-))

Marie





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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant migrants

[Gladys Birdsall]

This afternoon I was in the right place at the right time, thanks to 
noisy Chickadees who cued me in to all the other activity going on. Just 
before 5 pm, after walking the dogs in our woods, I spent about 40-45 
minutes watching and trying to identify quite a group of migrants 
feeding and moving through the area right below our home. I stood in the 
open area where our firewood is stacked while birds flitted all around 
feeding high and low.

There were many warblers and quite a few I was not able to identify, 
with their zipping around and still lots of leaves on the trees and 
bushes, some were very high in the trees.  These are the ones I did get 
good looks at and were quite low, a real treat.

Common Yellowthroat  (several)
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue female
Black-throated Green
American Redstart
Magnolia
Nashville
Yellow-rumped
Blackburnian
Wilson's

Others seen:
  Rose-breasted Grosbeaks 4 (feeding together in the same tree)
Blue-Headed Vireos  2
Catbird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ceder Waxwings
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Phoebe
Warbling Vireo

It was pretty magical.
Two days ago I watched a beautiful Canada Warbler in the Oak tree off 
our back deck.

Good birding,
Gladys












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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Osprey pair

[Marie P. Read]

Just back from an amazing trip to the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, I was taking my 
first walk up Mt Pleasant Rd to see what was around. In the distance I thought 
I heard an Osprey calling...surely not? But indeed there was one circling above 
the shorter of the two communications towers, calling constantly. And then a 
second one flew out of the crown of whatever-those-things-are encircling the 
top of the taller tower. I wondered if this might be the next place Ospreys set 
up shop in our region.
Later on I saw the two Osprey lower down, one of them still circling and 
calling, the other just cruising along. One had several primaries in each wing 
missing, while the other had ratty-looking tail feathers, with some missing. I 
lost them as they flew and circled slowly to the south-east. Maybe just 
beginning their migration southward?

Surprising birds for up here on the mountain.

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Osprey pair

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Marie, 
There are quite a few various sized ponds scattered around on Mount Pleasant. 

Meena

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Osprey pair

Just back from an amazing trip to the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, I was taking my 
first walk up Mt Pleasant Rd to see what was around. In the distance I thought 
I heard an Osprey calling...surely not? But indeed there was one circling above 
the shorter of the two communications towers, calling constantly. And then a 
second one flew out of the crown of whatever-those-things-are encircling the 
top of the taller tower. I wondered if this might be the next place Ospreys set 
up shop in our region.
Later on I saw the two Osprey lower down, one of them still circling and 
calling, the other just cruising along. One had several primaries in each wing 
missing, while the other had ratty-looking tail feathers, with some missing. I 
lost them as they flew and circled slowly to the south-east. Maybe just 
beginning their migration southward?

Surprising birds for up here on the mountain.

Marie



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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Osprey pair

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

I did not mean these were breeding Ospreys. I meant they could stop by at one 
of these ponds to feed. They could be East Hill Ospreys.

On the other notes, in last week I have seen Osprey hunting in the Beebe lake 
twice.

Today on the walk, I found an adult Chipping Sparrow moving just two steps 
ahead in front me as I walked the stairs. It would just climb a step and wait 
for me to catch up and climb the next step. So I was wondering why is it no 
afraid of me. Then I realized I have been hearing babies calling nearby. So 
actually he was trying to get my attention away from his begging babies!

Cheers


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Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 3:17 PM
To: Marie P. Read; Meena Madhav Haribal
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Osprey pair

Welcome back, Marie. I hope you had a successful and delightful trip.

I wanted to double check—you did not see any traces of a nest, just the pair of 
ospreys circling the communications tower. Correct?

If so, they could be young, newly mated birds that are just shy of full 
reproductive maturity and scouting the area for future nesting places. However, 
their molting condition does not suggest young birds. My guess is they are a 
mature mated pair who lost their nest due to the weather or another reason and 
are checking out future nesting places. There are closer sites to the lake, but 
ospreys have their own individual tastes.

Collectively, I doubt the small ponds around Mt. Pleasant have large enough 
fish in adequate numbers to sustain an osprey family for more than a few weeks, 
unless they are still annually stocking the bass ponds that used to be up there.

Ospreys have waves of molts and usually have only one or so missing feathers 
per wing at a time so they are always in top flying condition and prepared to 
fish. It's hard to guess their molt stage (and age) without seeing the feathers 
myself.

All ospreys migrate individually, juveniles too!, so I doubt they were en route 
south. Females usually migrate in mid-august and the males wait with the 
youngsters as they learn to fish. The juvies usually leave in Sept when they 
are each ready and travel alone although some take until October to learn their 
tricks.

Thanks for the sighting.

Eyes to the sky!

Candace


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Just back from an amazing trip to the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, I was taking my 
first walk up Mt Pleasant Rd to see what was around. In the distance I thought 
I heard an Osprey calling...surely not? But indeed there was one circling above 
the shorter of the two communications towers, calling constantly. And then a 
second one flew out of the crown of whatever-those-things-are encircling the 
top of the taller tower. I wondered if this might be the next place Ospreys set 
up shop in our region.
Later on I saw the two Osprey lower down, one of them still circling and 
calling, the other just cruising along. One had several primaries in each wing 
missing, while the other had ratty-looking tail feathers, with some missing. I 
lost them as they flew and circled slowly to the south-east. Maybe just 
beginning their migration southward?

Surprising birds for up here on the mountain.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant pm Northern Harrier

[Marie P. Read]

As I crested the easternmost hill on Mt Pleasant Rd on my afternoon walk 
(around 4pm today) a spectacular male Northern Harrier, tilting and swooping 
its way across the fields, had just sent up a crowd of Bobolinks 
jingle-jangling into the air. Wonder where he is nesting? Not Mt 
Pleasant...first harrier I've seen up there for weeks. Hope somewhere safe, 
where the nest will not get mowed when haying begins...

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant pm Horned Lark display flight

[Marie P. Read]

On my afternoon walk up Mt Pleasant Rd (east end) around 4pm today I heard a 
singing Horned Lark and located it fluttering and hovering high in the sky. I'm 
no expert at judging heights, but it had to have been 100 feet up or more.  
After several minutes alternately fluttering and gliding up there in the wind, 
it folded its wings and plummeted to earth, landing just a short distance from 
me in a plowed field at the top of the hill (close to the yellow steep hill 
sign). Amazingly, it did a repeat performance when I was on my way back.

Wonderful to watch...

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant pm Wilson's Snipe

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

A chilly walk up Mt Pleasant Rd around 3:30 pm turned up a Wilson's Snipe 
foraging in a muddy puddle just into one of the fields at the east end of the 
road. First I've seen this year. And several Savannah Sparrows, which have been 
back a week or so.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant pm birds

[Marie P. Read]

A walk up Mt Pleasant Road (east) this afternoon netted the following:

Horned Larks singing!
Eastern Bluebird heard singing from the woods along the road...seems like an 
odd place for that to happen
Eastern Phoebe (first I've seen this year)
American Robins

It was nice to be WARM!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant this Noon

[bob mcguire]

A pleasant noon-hour by the observatory. Bright sun and no wind. I was there 
from 11:45 til 1:15, and it was basically a slow time. One migrating Northern 
Harrier and several local TV’s, Red-tails, and Rough-leggeds. Thousands of 
distant Canada and Snow Geese, mainly to the west. A couple of Horned Larks and 
Killdeer calling and a fly-over Pipit. 

I was trying to decide how much longer to stay when a distant speck 
materialized into the bird-of-the-day: GOLDEN EAGLE. I was able to observe it 
for almost ten minutes as it worked its way north and passed almost straight 
overhead. Never once in the entire time did it flap its wings! Just one, long 
soar/glide. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant

[Susan Fast]

 Just came down from the hill.  Had to leave at Noon.  Not much happening, 
although the wind was in my face when I was looking south.   Hundreds of 
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, several very small flocks of CANADA GEESE,  no raptors, 
5 RAVENS gamboling, partnering up, then switching off.  2 BALD EAGLES, with a 
troubling observation.  The first was spied far to the east, ID first as eagle 
then noticed a significant dihedral to the wings as it soared.  I marked it 
down as a golden eagle, and continued to watch for some minutes until it got 
close enough (at 60x) that the all-white head and tail were unmistakable.  At 
no time did I see the characteristic flatness of the wings that a bald eagle is 
supposed to show.  The second bald eagle conformed nicely to expectations, 
however.  Maybe this afternoon?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

You had better luck than me, Steve. I did go up for about an hour at 12:30 and 
did not have a single bird flying — not even a local Red-tail. Small flock of 
SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS at the east end of Mt. Pleasant Rd. and a RAVEN 
calling somewhere to the west.  Overly optimistic I guess!

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I went up to Mt. Pleasant after my morning chores, assuming Ken would be there. 
 Hopefully he found something else useful to do.  I also expected balmy 
zephyrs, but that didn't happen either.  From 1030 till 1145 I saw 1 ROBIN.  
But then things picked up and in the next 45 minutes I had 3 flocks of SNOW 
GEESE totaling around 250, plus 3 KILLDEER.
I was entertained by the local DEER flock, which numbers 17; all but 1 look in 
good shape after the winter.

Steve Fast
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant

[Susan Fast]

 I went up to Mt. Pleasant after my morning chores, assuming Ken would be 
there.  Hopefully he found something else useful to do.  I also expected balmy 
zephyrs, but that didn't happen either.  From 1030 till 1145 I saw 1 ROBIN.  
But then things picked up and in the next 45 minutes I had 3 flocks of SNOW 
GEESE totaling around 250, plus 3 KILLDEER.I was entertained by the local DEER 
flock, which numbers 17; all but 1 look in good shape after the winter.
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings, Horned Larks

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The roadsides along Mt Pleasant Rd have been plowed far back exposing some bare 
ground and these opened up areas have attracted a lot of Snow Buntings and 
Horned Larks (more of the latter than I've seen together all winter up here) to 
feed today. Given these close views, it is worth checking the flocks for 
longspurs, before the snow drifts over to cover up the bare ground again. (I 
didn't see any though...)

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Buntings

[Diane Morton]

There are also flocks of Snow Buntings and Horned Larks today at Mahaney
Rd, King Ferry (near Belltown Dairy).  Flying around, but very difficult to
spot when they land in the snowy corn stubble.

Diane Morton

On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Gary Kohlenberg jg...@cornell.edu wrote:

 I found one fast moving flock of ~60 Snow Buntings on Mt. Pleasant today.
 They were hard to track down and you might have to traipse around the
 fields at the top of the hill by the cell towers.
 I only heard one Horned Lark but the usual large Crow flock is in their
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Buntings

[Gary Kohlenberg]

I found one fast moving flock of ~60 Snow Buntings on Mt. Pleasant today.  They 
were hard to track down and you might have to traipse around the fields at the 
top of the hill by the cell towers. 
I only heard one Horned Lark but the usual large Crow flock is in their spot in 
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Buntings, Horned Larks

[Marie P. Read]

After stubbornly refusing to show up for the Christmas Bird Count, Snow 
Buntings are again on Mt Pleasant. A mixed flock of Horned Larks (about 12) and 
Snow Buntings (at least twice as many) were on the road at the easternmost end 
of Mt Pleasant Rd when I was just walking up there earlier this morning.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant

[Susan Fast]

 On a 2 hour walk along the E. end of Mt. Pleasant Rd (Town of Dryden) this 
morning, I encountered approx. 100 SNOW BUNTINGS, 22 HORNED LARKS, 11 CEDAR 
WAXWINGS, and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.  No longspurs seen, by me anyway.    Lots 
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rough-legged Hawk, Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

On my walk up Mt Pleasant Road around 3:00 this afternoon, I saw the following:

Rough-legged Hawk, the first of the season, flying near the observatory. At one 
point it landed on the snowy ground, scaring up a flock of 11 Snow Buntings. 
Later I watched as the hawk swooped along low to the ground and then snatched 
up a small, dark creature, presumably some rodent.

Since mid-morning, there have been impressive numbers of Canada Geese and 
American Crows in the recently mowed (post harvesting) corn fields at the east 
end of Mt Pleasant Rd, likely because the strong winds of the last few days 
have prevented deep snow build-up, so there is bare ground with corn cobs or 
other potential foods visible. In one patch I saw 6 Horned Larks. Also a Downy 
Woodpecker on the ground checking out corn cobs and stems.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

[Marie P. Read]

On a beat-the-storm walk on Mt Pleasant Road this morning (Tuesday) around 
10:00, I came a cross a flock of Horned Larks...I counted 46, there may have 
been a few more.

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

Friday afternoon around 3:30, I watched a large flock of Horned Larks foraging 
along the roadside and in a newly harvested cornfield at the eastern end of Mt 
Pleasant Rd...a rough count turned up 70 but there were more. I tried at first 
to turn them into Snow Buntings but did not succeed, telling myself that a 
flock of larks that big was just as cool ;-))

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Snow Bunting

[Marie P. Read]

Hi all,

A lone Snow Bunting flew over me, calling, by the observatory about 10:30 am 
today…a harbinger of weather to come???

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant American Pipit, Pileated Woodpecker

[Marie P. Read]

Hi everyone,

I took TWO separate exercise walks on Mt Pleasant today (too antsy, I think…). 

This morning around 10;30 I got my best-ever look at an American Pipit in the 
east, when one was bob-bob-bobbing along the middle of the road and didn't seem 
to want to flush, giving me great looks at its white outer tail feathers and 
other plumage niceties.
Then this afternoon around 4:15, I was alerted by the tuk-tuk-tuk calls of a 
Pileated Woodpecker. When I located it, I watched it eating wild grapes until 
it flew.

Marie



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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Pipits, Ruffed Grouse

[Marie P. Read]

It's nice to be back on the mountain after a month's book tour in oh-so-dry 
California.
This evening's walk on Mt Pleasant Road netted a drumming Ruffed Grouse in the 
woods east of the Cornell farm. And yesterday afternoon two small flocks of 
American Pipits, one opposite the observatory, the other over a field at the 
east end of Mt Pleasant Rd.

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] MT Pleasant Bobolink Common Ravens

[Marie P. Read]

Around 10 this morning (Sunday) I was walking past the field just east of the 
observatory, where the recently mowed grass was being turned by a tractor. 
Overhead 3 Common Ravens were wheeling, giving lots of calls, checking out the 
newly mowed areas for dead (or soon to be dead) things exposed by the mower…a 
bit gruesome to think about but they are scavengers after all. One of the 3 
carried off a beakful of who-knows-what back into the nearby woods…maybe to 
consume at leisure? Or maybe a juvenile was waiting there?

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolink flock this am

[Marie P. Read]

Around 9:30 am Friday I found yet another large Bobolink flock in the 
switchgrass field opposite and east (downhill) of the observatory on Mt 
Pleasant Rd. I'm estimating about 60 birds. I say another because I have not 
noticed any in that field for at least a week, when there was a big flock there.

Other birds of note:
Eastern Blue birds 2 adults and 2 fledglings.

A total of five American Kestrels on the wires along the radio tower road. At 
first there two other birds marauding as kestrels on the wires too, but they 
didn't look quite right. So when I took a binocular look I realized both were 
Northern Flickers, perching just like kestrels. Shortly, a real kestrel flew in 
chased by a crow. The first flicker disappeared immediately, I know not where. 
The kestrel strafed the second flicker, which gave an unbelievably loud shriek, 
dropped off the wire and flew rapidly back to the woods to safety!

And that's the news from Mt Pleasant…my home town

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] MT Pleasant Bobolink flock

[Marie P. Read]

Around 4pm Saturday I managed a rough count of the Bobolink flock on Mt 
Pleasant Rd - 97! The birds were again in the switchgrass field just west of 
the dirt road (called Pine Woods Rd on some old maps) to the farm between the 
two hills at the eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd. The Bobolinks are usually not 
visible in the tall grass but their occasional calls give them away and once in 
a while they do fly up.

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolink flock NOW

[Marie P. Read]

As of about 9:30 am Sunday, there were a number of Bobolinks near the road just 
at the junction of Mt Pleasant Rd and dirt road between the hills (PIne Woods 
Road). They are preening and resting in the switchgrass, a few on the wires 
overhead, and in the roadside shrubbery. Straggling groups taking off south. 
Nice to see them closer up. One individual making scratchy attempts at a 
jangling song. I counted 57, lots more hiding I'm sure.

Marie







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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant kestrels etc

[Marie P. Read]

The annual build up of American Kestrels has begun on Mt Pleasant: there were 7 
on the wires on the dirt road to the radio tower and an 8th by the observatory. 
I presume this represents one or more families.
Also a couple of bobolinks binking in flight over the fields.

Marie


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