[cayugabirds-l] male kestrel behavior

A biologist once told me, "Everything is display." I wonder if eating on a conspicuous perch while turning so that one's colors may be viewed from every angle is a good way to advertise to any female who might be in the neighborhood that one is a good provider.--Dave NutterOn Feb 23, 2012, at

[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds at Sapsucker Woods

I just heard from Bob McGuire on a tip from Jay McGowan that the 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS are with a large and noisy flock of AMERICAN ROBINS foraging in a wet area beside the Wilson Trail north, along the lower fork.--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Myers

Several of us checked Stewart Park this morning and did NOT see the Eurasian Wigeon. When I first arrived there were over 163 Northern Pintail and 88 American Wigeon, but many took off to the north shortly thereafter. Highlights included two male American Green-winged Teal, two Killdeer and good

[cayugabirds-l] Myers' Point

2 Western Griebs, one about 1/4 South and the other about 1/4 mile North of Myers' Point. The one to the North seemed to not have it's neck fully extended except when it dove. This one was also heard calling. Also present were WW Scoter, Red-throated Loons and some Lesser Scoters. Carl Meg

[cayugabirds-l] Grackles/Titmice

As we stepped outside of our house briefly to check 'progress' of Belle Sherman Cottages just a minute ago, we had a flock of 25-30 COMMON GRACKLES fly over our house in a Northern direction. We also heard 2 TITMICE duetting (singing/responding) back and forth. Vine/Mitchell St. -- Sara

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Grackles/Titmice

The titmice are very vocal today!! I am up by the airport and the air is filled with their calls. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:28, Sara Jane Hymes s...@cornell.edu wrote: As we stepped outside of our house briefly to check 'progress' of Belle Sherman Cottages just a minute ago, we had a flock of

[cayugabirds-l] Double-crested Cormorant

For much of the winter, and as recently as 17 Feb I have only seen a single Double-crested Cormorant at the south end of Cayuga Lake.This past Sunday, 19 Feb, Norm Trigoboff reported to the Natural-History-L listserv that he saw a dead cormorant:I walked the eastern part of the Stewart Park shore

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Double-crested Cormorant

Tim Lenz and I saw a Cormorant swimming around two or three days ago on our morning Stewart Park count. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote: For much of the winter, and as recently as 17 Feb I have only seen a single Double-crested Cormorant at the south end

[cayugabirds-l] FOY killdeer and others..

We had our FOY KILLDEER yesterday, and early this morning we heard a lone HORNED LARK singing. The bluebirds were chiming in as well. They seem to have chosen their nest box across the road while the house sparrows are guarding the box in the corner of our yard. Around 5:00 p.m. last night I

[cayugabirds-l] pine siskins

Yesterday, Susie I encountered 2 PINE SISKINS in Hammond Hill SF. These were the first we have seen all winter. Today, we found 3 more along Burns Rd. in Brooktondale. I suspect they are coming back from wherever they went earlier to the south. Also found our first EARTHWORM of the season on

[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:

[cayugabirds-l] snow geese

Hi all, if you see snow geese tomorrow any where in large numbers, please let me know, especially those living on west side of the lake! Thanks in advance. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: