Re:[cayugabirds-l] Recent highlights -- Newman Golf Course, lake, Plantations

2016-01-31 Thread Sandy Wold
Thanks for posting and sharing, Mark. As much as I would like to think birds like me as much as I like them, and hence they want to get as close to me as possible, now I see this was a hectic survival moment I biked into. I was laughing by the surprise of it all, but now I see the birds were frea

[cayugabirds-l] Recent highlights -- Newman Golf Course, lake, Plantations

2016-01-31 Thread Mark Chao
Thanks for your account, Sandy! The other day I too saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk chasing House Sparrows and other birds at the Newman Golf Course. The hawk blazed in to the feeder by the private residence along the inlet, scattering the songbirds, and perched in a bush for a couple of minutes, heed