[cayugabirds-l] Bird nest decorations

2011-01-21 Thread Chris Pelkie
Thanks for the eye-opener this AM Joe and Diana! I thought you were announcing a flamingo sighting in the Basin with your post title! (8-) OK, I'm awake now, so here's a contribution: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/bird-nest-messages/ is a quick overview of a recently published

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Bird nest decorations

2011-01-21 Thread Meena Haribal
Chris et al, In India, at least those Black Kites (Milvus migrans govinda) that nested near my house or my office in Mumbai, preferred golden materials, especially those of fire cracker wrappers. And crows (Corvus splendens) preferred metal coat (ok clothes) hangers to sticks. I guess where

[cayugabirds-l] swans, pheasants, etc

2011-01-21 Thread CFSchmitt
Thanks to Bob McGuire's email earlier this week, yesterday afternoon we could get the 4 pheasants on Rafferty/Dixon Rd., pecking around under the cow's feet like barnyard chickens. Two Mute Swans were close to shore just before the Lake Rd. bluffs, courting a bit by nodding their heads and

[cayugabirds-l] Purple Finch and Field Sparrow at Lab main feeders

2011-01-21 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
Taking a quick break and looking at the Lab feeder garden, I saw a female PURPLE FINCH among the House Finches and Common Redpolls, my first for the year. Also present was the continuing FIELD SPARROW, pointed out to me by Caroline Manring. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Thursday birding - Onondaga Seneca Counties

2011-01-21 Thread tigger64
A long cold day of birding with Jim Pawlicki had plenty of highlights. Shackham Rd at the Onondaga Cortland County border: 18+ Evening Grosbeak (including an adult male) 3 Redpoll 1+ Red-breasted Nuthatch Onondaga Lake's Inner Harbor in Syracuse had few gulls. Harlequin Duck

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Black Kite nest decorations

2011-01-21 Thread Nari Mistry
In Mumbai, right next to my family's apartment, Black kites were using mostly-white Tee shirts as well as blue plastic and other found clothing-scraps. I particularly noticed the Tee shirts when we visited in 2008, but I couldn't read the T-shirt logos to see what brand they preferred(!).

RE: [cayugabirds-l] OOB but entertaining

2011-01-21 Thread Marie P Read
Entertaining? I feel very sorry for that hawk.hope it can get out safely. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com From: