[cayugabirds-l] Pileated pair and sumac

A lovely pair of Pileated woodpeckers had a protracted morning tea on sumac seed headsmaking the sumac look very spindly! As always am working on ways to increase the sumac population. Beauty and utility! Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl at Myers

Stuart Krasnoff reported finding a snowy owl at Myers Park in Lansing at around 11 am. Still there at 11:45, per Jay McGowan. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl, Myers Point

A heavily-barred SNOWY OWL found this morning on the spit at Myers Point is now perched on the pilings just south of the lighthouse at Myers Point, Lansing. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Myers Point

I spotted a Snowy Owl at Myers on a spit at the mouth of Salmon Creek at 9:30 am this morning. The owl was still in the vicinity on the point of Myers Park at 10:45 am. It flew south around 11:00am - might be near the Lansing Boat Yard. SO is curently on A bright green. boating marker by the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pileated pair and sumac

I love sumacs & always let them grow. Bluebirds & Robins & others eat the berries in winter. Including “my” Pileated wdpkr. In fall the foliage is brilliant red! Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:50 AM, "anneb.cl...@gmail.com"

[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike

Just seen : Irish settlement Road Northern SHRIKE near Beam Hill Road intersection. Was in tall bare tree in second hedgerow; that tree is in front of a row of shorter evergreen trees with a much taller white pine to the right of those shorter evergreens. E’greens sort of in 3rd hedgerow back

[cayugabirds-l] Results from the 2021 Christmas Bird Count Ithaca Circle

All: The Christmas Bird Count and the count week is now over. We had the meeting last night to unveil the numbers, which many of you probably attended. I suspect there will be a few minor changes before we're completely done and ready to upload to Audubon, but I don't think any of the major

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pileated pair and sumac

I’m also trying to establish Staghorn Sumac in my yard for winter bird food. Sometimes the autumn foliage is not just red, it can have a nearly complete rainbow of green-yellow-orange-red-purple! One of the challenges is removing the somewhat similar invasive Ailanthus. - - Dave Nutter > On