[cayugabirds-l] Cowbird or grackle with pigment problems?

Carol Johnson and I were on the East Trail boardwalk at Sapsucker Woods on Thursday morning, enjoying the sounds of several Northern Waterthrushes and a Great Crested Flycatcher, when we both spied a peculiar bird snooping around the base of a tree in the marsh not far from the boardwalk. We

[cayugabirds-l] Armitage Rd. Warblers

Both prothonatory (west side of one-way bridge) and cerulean (east side of bridge) continue on Armitage Rd. north of the MNWR. Sar -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] sedge wren photo

I was able to get some good photos of the sedge wren Tuesday. I posted my favorite on my instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tomhoebbel/ happy birding, Tom Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video www.TH-Photo.com 607-351-5154

[cayugabirds-l] Indigo Bunting and Hummingbird

Just had our FOY INDIGO BUNTING. Also had our first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD yesterday and had our FOY CATBIRD today. Things are really starting to pick up. YIPPEE! Larry Hymes === W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759,

[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs, NY 1st Hummer

Thanks to previous posts, I put up my hummingbird feeder yesterday p.m.. Today, just after 1 p.m., outside my kit. window, I was thrilled to see the 1st hummer of the season. The pr. of white-throated sparrows is still here. Visiting tree swallows & bluebirds haven't decided it's time to

[cayugabirds-l] Give breeding bird space

Friends, I am compelled to remind all birders about the ethics that guide our noble pursuit. The American Birding Associations’ code is listed below for a reminder. We are knee deep in the breeding season, making Rule #2 critical: "Avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger during the

[cayugabirds-l] Toads and Crows

The toads’ annual breeding party has been running for days (and nights!) at my pond, and as usual the hapless toads are easy prey for a family of Crows that has a long tradition of exploiting this event. This year’s hunters have revised the time-honored practice of gutting the toads right on