[cayugabirds-l] OT? FYO bear nr West Danby

This morning we got up and noticed that our bird feeders were on the ground. Upon closer inspection I found that the 4 hook rod was bent almost flat to the ground - I should have gotten a picture before straightening it. The stand-alone wooden box feeder had the plastic hinge for the lid torn and t

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Newfield Red-winged Blackbirds

Dave, I reported to eBird on Sun 12/31 a Red-Winged Blackbird male at ~10:45 am hanging around our bird feed. I also attached a photo to the report. I haven't seen him since but he might have come when I wasn't looking. Now if he had only waited until 1 Jan. We used to see RWB males coming to our b

[cayugabirds-l] like "The Birds," large flock of Starlings nr West Danby ~08:50

We just had a large flock of Starlings come through just north of West Danby ~8:50. It was like a scene from "The Birds." The lawn was black with birds. Then about 09:00 a smaller group of several dozen came through. Yesterday, Wed, was when we actually got 6 RWB instead of just one or two. The f

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mealworms

Madonna, Just do a search: mealworms near me www.google.com/search?q=mealworms+near+Ithaca%2C+NY Start local with: Agway/True Value  We used to ours at Pet Smart. Nigel nr West Danby On 2/13/2023 2:48 PM, madonna stallmann wrote: > Does anyone know where one can purchase live mealworms locally,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Opinion | I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake - The New York Times

PSA: For paid sites see if they have a "Give this article" link - right below the top photo for this article. NY Times allows a subscriber to share 10 articles a month. Nigel https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opinion/great-salt-lake-drought-utah-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=un3-Nth

[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Seeking 1998 Bull’s Birds of New York

FYI, It appears that there is a digital copy on-line: https://archive.org/details/bullsbirdsofnewy00bull https://duckduckgo.com/?q=John+Bull%27s+Birds+of+New+York+State finds https://search.worldcat.org/title/1221838439 In case you want your public library to request a copy. World Cat also has

[cayugabirds-l] our birds are picky, only Sunflower seeds for them

Some folks on CAYUGABIRDS-L fill their feeders with different seeds - Sunflower, Niger, etc. We have tried this in the past with Sunflower and Niger seed feeds. Even the Goldfinches barely touched our Niger seed. It was "fresh" from Agway, stored in the fridge until put out. Forget about the mi

Re: [cayugabirds-l] 67 Wild Turkeys!!

Tomorrow you can fill in: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/48756.html The 2014 Wild Turkey Winter Flock Survey (PDF) (31 kB) is available for printing or download. Completed survey forms should be sent to: Winter Turkey Survey NYSDEC 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4754 Nigel On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at