Was at the RHWO nest at May's Point on Wednesday and observed how the adult
woodpeckers coax the young to exit the cavity. It seemed obvious that they
would be out of the nest in a day or so. Most interesting was how the
adults would fly in and show some morsel to the chick, then move away to
dra
At least two of the juvenile Red-headed Woodpeckers were flying freely
around the dead snags yesterday afternoon. They were still mainly relying
on the adults to bring food to them, but they've clearly fledged.
-Scott
On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Paul Schmitt wrote:
> Was at the RHWO nest
Dominic Sherony and I failed to share this to Cayuga birds on Thursday.
Heat shimmer was an issue. Fortunately many birds flew to the north end and
closer to the overlook.
We also got to see the changing of the guard on the Virginia Rail nest
about 200 feet up the wildlife drive on the
We tried to re-locate the reported Chat in the National Forest today with no
luck.
That area isn't Chat habitat so it must have been moving through.
We haven't had a documented Chat in Schuyler County in many years and it is
carried
as a historical sighting on the county list. I believe the 80-8
I remember there was a Chat at Art Kopp's place (Town of Reading, Schuyler
County) once. Would have been in the late '60s I think, when I was a teenager.
-Geo
> We haven't had a documented Chat in Schuyler County in many years
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayug
I remember Art telling of that. To my knowledge that is the only one we have had
that was well documented.
John
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John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
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