RE: [cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

Flocks of blackbirds here on Sheffield Road yesterday and today. Some at least are red-winged blackbirds. Deb From: bounce-128054100-83565...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Annette Nadeau Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 4:08 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds Several

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

It’s like Hitchcock‘s “the birds” movie over here this morning! 100s of Redwinged-BBs & C. Grackles, with a few Brown-headed Cowbirds, vying for bird seed. Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds!

Here too! OOB, hills of Candor. Earliest I've ever recorded. On Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 9:30 AM Maureen Cowen wrote: > They were visiting our feeders too. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 25, 2022, at 8:55 AM, Donna Lee Scott wrote: > >  I have a huge flock of red wing blackbirds with several

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds!

They were visiting our feeders too. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 25, 2022, at 8:55 AM, Donna Lee Scott wrote:  I have a huge flock of red wing blackbirds with several grackles mixed in eating under and on all my feeders! I estimate about 250 Red Wings & at least 10 grackles. They keep spooking

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds!

I have a huge flock of red wing blackbirds with several grackles mixed in eating under and on all my feeders! I estimate about 250 Red Wings & at least 10 grackles. They keep spooking and flying up to the trees and then back down, so hard to count. I have thrown out quarts of cracked corn and

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds!

I have a voracious flock of some 45 Grackles and Red-wings at/under one of the feeders this morning. Glad I filled it last night! Bob McGuire Snyder Hill area -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds, all kinds

We just had a mixed flock of over a hundred blackbirds, including red-winged blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, and starlings. There were a few female cowbirds, and possibly some female red-winged, although probably more likely they were juvenile males. Couldn’t get a good look! Barbara, in

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

The blackbirds having flown north to Auburn. I had a flock of about 100 birds. I could ID at one Common Grackle and Red Wing. They were at the back edge of my property, about 300’ away. 20 Red Wings just came in to the feeders. Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

Here at the feeder in Phelps, NY I am being "treated" to mixed flocks of starlings, crackles, cowbirds and redwings devouring the seed. I wish it WERE March!! Bah, humbug!!! (smile) Pete "Ebenezer" Saracino -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

I filled my feeders yesterday and broadcast lots of seed today. Wow did I get a lot of takers! I had a huge flock of blackbirds , Red Wings both male and female, Grackles, Cowbirds, and Starlings. I did get my regulars too. There were Cardinals, Blue Jays, Gold and House Finches, Titmice,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] blackbirds

Huge flocks today in the hills of Candor too :-)! On Mar 1, 2016 9:49 AM, "Bill Mcaneny" wrote: > A little after 9am today, Spring arrived. A single male REDWINGED > BLACKBIRD. He was followed closely by a second and a few minutes later by > 13 GRACKLES and a third Redwing.

[cayugabirds-l] blackbirds

A little after 9am today, Spring arrived. A single male REDWINGED BLACKBIRD. He was followed closely by a second and a few minutes later by 13 GRACKLES and a third Redwing. The great event was witnessed with trepidation by a dozen Bluejays and 20 Goldfinches. Of course, snow is in the forecast

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds and cowbirds

Yesterday we had 4 red-winged blackbirds under the feeders and today we have 3 brown-headed cowbirds. Michele -- www.bodyshopwellness.com -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds, redpolls, geese

Many, many big flocks of blackbirds flying over East Ithaca today. A few flocks of geese as well, both Canada and Snowgeese. In addition we still have a large flock of redpolls with some siskins mixed in. Hunt Hill Rd., East of Ithaca. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

Had another even larger flock of blackbirds. There were mostly Grackles but I found four Red-Wing Blackbirds mixed in. FOS for me. I also heard a Robin singing. Spring must be coming! Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds, siskins

About an hour ago (10 to 10:30) a mixed flock of blackbirds assaulted our feeders. Total of about 20 birds about equally divided among Redwings, Common Grackles, and Cowbirds. All appeared to be males. That was followed closely by 2 Pine Siskins on the niger tube, the first here all winter. Almost

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds at Sapsucker woods

There is a huge flock of mostly Grackles, plus Red winged Blabkbirds and a few Rusty BBs at Sapsucker woods right now. 8 am. Currently just south of the main entrance to the Lab of O. Quite impressive ! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds along Hanshaw Rd

5:10 pm, a large flock of blackbirds in the corn along Hanshaw Rd just west of Sapsucker Woods Rd. I'm watching for yellow headed blackbird. I think it's mostly grackles and some rusty blackbirds. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds along Hanshaw Rd

A week ago Sunday, that is 23 September, I was at the Freese Road Community Gardens early in the morning and a flock of Icterids I estimated at 1500 birds commuted overhead from the valley of Fall Creek north-northwest and landed just across from the bee lab in the field on Freese Road. They

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds Caspian Terns - Montezuma

At about 7:15 p.m. this evening there were huge flocks of blackbirds ( RwBs, C. Grackles, E. Starlings) converging on MNWR near the Visitor Center. My guess is that there were several hundred thousand birds swirling, swarming and streaking over and through the wetlands and trees for

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds and Blackbirds and blackbirds and others this past week at MNWR

Last week, I visited MNWR in search of blackbird black clouds. On Thursday morning I was there on the auto drive at civil light and spent time till about 15 minutes after sunrise as I had to head back to work. I had spectacular views of blackbirds rising from the marsh and heading out to feed

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

This evening (2/23) two flocks of several hundred Red-winged Blackbirds flew over our house east of Ithaca (5:40pm). Common Grackles were mixed in with the RWBBs. Last year we first saw them on March 10! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: