[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Winter Wren

Hi all, A lone WINTER WREN was scurrying about at the north end of Sapsucker Woods Road, opposite the house with all the bird feeders. There was also a group of three PILEATED WOODPECKERS in this spot (yesterday at the same time, there were four). - Brad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip date changed to Saturday, June 24

The weather forecast continues to look better for a birding field trip on Saturday than on Sunday. So we've changed the date of this trip to *Saturday, June 24*. This will be a half-day trip, 8 am to noon. Meet at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology parking lot. We will be making stops along the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] In My Neighborhood

I too enjoyed a long window session with a Cooper's Hawk this morning. My young bird (a male, I guessed) was definitely hungry, though, and made numerous attempts at feeder birds, who only retreated to the underbranches of the spruce tree behind the feeder. It almost seemed that they could tell

[cayugabirds-l] 50+ red-wings

So we do have global climate change and the photoperiod is getting longer.. Still, I wonder if the 50+ male red-wings, all of them quiet, at Montezuma last night are going to pass on any genes for arriving this early. Surely we'll get at least one big snow storm that would be potentially

RE: [cayugabirds-l] 50+ red-wings

This was a neat observation as I usually think of my son's birthday on March 3rd as when I should start to see Red-winged Blackbirds. All this makes me wonder about migratory fits and starts. If it snows too much for those birds to forage effectively, can they / will they move back south just

[cayugabirds-l] OT: Fox in my yard

As someone who rarely sends messages on the cayugabirds listserv, I apologize if I'm so far off topic as to be breaking rules. I just wanted to share something my husband, Jack, and I watched from our 2nd story living room yesterday. A red fox with a full and healthy-looking coat came from

[cayugabirds-l] Shrike, eared grebe, 5 SE owls, etc.

Late this morning, while I was out, my daughter saw an unknown light-gray bird perched in our backyard.  She is familiar with mockingbirds and that's what I suspected it was.  I grilled her for a detailed description and every point resonated with N. SHRIKE. I then showed her pictures of both

[cayugabirds-l] Sodus, Geneva, and goldeneye photos

Wednesday at Sodus Bay saw the usual (excellent) concentration of ducks. Highlights were 4 Surf Scoter (1 adult male) plus at least 3 female Common Goldeneye with entirely orange bills, essentially the same as the Irondequoit Bay bird. Very poor gull numbers. Roost flight at the Geneva

[cayugabirds-l] Field trip JAN 24 not JUNE 24

The field trip will, of course, be this Saturday, January 24-- not in June! I sent out a corrected post, but for some reason it has not yet gone through. Diane -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re:[cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip date changed to Saturday, Jan 24

Okay, I don't know how I wrote June instead of Jan (twice!) but the field trip will be this Saturday!! Diane On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Diane Morton dianegmor...@gmail.com wrote: The weather forecast continues to look better for a birding field trip on Saturday than on Sunday. So

Re: [cayugabirds-l] OOB? Rough-legged

Hi Michelle, I think all of Townsendville Road is IN. -Geo On Jan 22, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Michele Mannella mkmanne...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday and last Saturday I found two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Townsendville Road, south of Covert Road and north of Vesa in Interlaken. They were a joy to

[cayugabirds-l] In My Neighborhood

I've been watching an adult Cooper's Hawk in my neighbor's tall Spruce tree for close to an hour and a half. S/he is at about roof top level and must have eaten lately as s/he shows little interest in the visitors to our backyard feeder, though that traffic is lighter than usual! Quite a

[cayugabirds-l] OOB? Rough-legged

Yesterday and last Saturday I found two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Townsendville Road, south of Covert Road and north of Vesa in Interlaken. They were a joy to watch and remained in the same area for long minutes of good viewing. Can anyone tell me if this is OOB? Also yesterday I saw both a male and

[cayugabirds-l] Bradfield Peregrines SW side

Both there as of 3:05 on SW side. Gary -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re:[cayugabirds-l] In My Neighborhood

She just left, making a dramatic swing through our back yard and thereby completely undoing the squirrels and birds therein. I'm way behind on my work but it was MORE than worth it to watch her enjoy some down time. Such a gorgeous creature. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Ellen D. Haith