[cayugabirds-l] Merlin phone message - bad

With the extensive help of Geo, we are up to 8 known or highly likely areas for nests. Plus, 6 general areas. Better than for other years at ths time. Someone left a phone mesage about a nest. My recording is garbled. All I heard was "Spring St" and I thought "Dryden". Could this person email

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin(s) @ Commonland

This evening at 5:30 I heard and saw a Merlin here at Commonland, directly behind and above my unit. One bird was circling lazily with occasional flutters, while I heard calling from I think a different bird perched somewhere nearby unseen. When I walked to where I thought that call was coming

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin help

Help monitoring Merlin nesting in Tompkins County, please. For a decade I have tried to find all Merlin nests in Tompkins County. I am trying to write a paper on our population: where it nests and how many there are. This is an impossible task without support from people who contribute to

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin in Freeville

I just saw an adult male Merlin a few minutes ago in Freeville, vocalizing loudly and doing a flutter flight high above me. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin: Route 366 near Game Farm Road

Also, while continuing on my way into work, I spun around after I spotted a MERLIN tearing into a fresh bird kill atop a telephone pole next to the Cornell research barn, just west of the intersection of Route 366 and Game Farm Road. This individual looked to be either a female or 1st-year

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting 2023 vs 2022

Merlin Nesting Tabulation for 2023 vs. 2022 for Tompkins County In 2022 the total was 15 pair vs.15 this year    Successful:  11 vs. 8 this year (counting one nest with downy young before it fledges)    Failed:  3 vs. 1 this year  Known pair but no known nest: 1 vs. 6 this year 1035 Highland

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

du> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update Hi John, There is a calling bird (pair?) at Myers Point Park in Lansing as well— I think they were there last year. The “Tareyton “ bird may be nesting again near the east end of Sycamore— a female perched in a tree there giving some softer, dif

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

The Brandywine birds are where Simsbury drive ends at Brandywine. I often see one perched in a deciduous tree back of a Y shaped, trimmed white pine just east of Brandywine rd. Donna Scott Kendal at Ithaca-377 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Scott Haber wrote:  There has

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

There has also been a calling pair off and on since the beginning of April in the vicinity of Craft Road and Brook Way in the Village of Lansing. On a few occasions in recent weeks they were frequenting a grove of Norway Spruces on Brook Way as well as a dense stand of White Pines near the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

Hi John, There is a calling bird (pair?) at Myers Point Park in Lansing as well— I think they were there last year. The “Tareyton “ bird may be nesting again near the east end of Sycamore— a female perched in a tree there giving some softer, different calls. Ken Sent from my iPhone On Apr

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

Thanks to reports of many on this list serve,  I have located 11 Merlin territories this year for Tompkins County, but so far no known nests. South Hill near Oak Manor, Fairmount Ave. near Elmwood, Gimme Coffee, Tareyton Rd/Murial area, Dryden west of Agway, Freeville, just west of Yellow Barn

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin

Merlin identified vacalizing (but not outright braying) by one of my donkeys as a Mallard!!! Deb On Apr 13, 2023 11:50 AM, Mary Jane Thomas wrote: I would like to talk with someone off-list about Merlin. It has given me some really weird results - birds not found in this area. Thanks.

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

I would like to talk with someone off-list about Merlin. It has given me some really weird results - birds not found in this area. Thanks. Mary Jane Thomas Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

We had a Merlin at our house this afternoon (full credit to my kids who saw it perched in a tree and knew it wasn't a bird they were familiar with). It stayed around for about 15 minutes before heading East towards Yellow Barn Rd. Fox sparrows have returned (3 yesterday) along with song

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin for the kids

FOS purple finch at my feeder today! And at Nichol's Lake in Spencer had a group of 3rd graders out for a bird walk and we saw and heard a Merlin. He stayed in the same treetop for a good 30 minutes so we had lots of time to get a really good look. He showed up at just the perfect time as I was

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin summary

SUMMARY   Merlin known nesting results for Tompkins County In 2020 there were 7 known, incubated nests with 4 fledged broods, plus two sets of fledglings with no known nest, plus 2 pair with no known nest, for a total of 11 Merlin pairs. In 2021 there were 6 known, incubated nests with 4 fledged

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

I was out in Arizona and without merlin I would have been lost….I did confirm all sound ID with photos for life list birds or at least visually confirmed them. Again what an amazing app!! Fast and accurate. Tony carapella toneloc1...@gmail.com > On May 25, 2022, at 6:47 PM, James Gaffney

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

About Life Lists, I’m sure organizations have rules, but unless you are trying to make the list for the organization, it’s your life and your list, so you can make your own criteria. For myself, a new species which I encounter will necessarily be unfamiliar and may be confusing, so I may be

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

I agree wholeheartedly. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to find birds whose songs I’m not familiar with. I was out in Arizona last week and the sound ID helped me find birds I had never seen before. Question to the group. If Merlin picks up a bird that is a life list bird and you don’t

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

Many thanks, as always, for your edifying info! Love this little singer’s melody, what that little phoebe says?! Warmly, Bar’bara’ > On May 25, 2022, at 12:42 PM, Jay McGowan wrote: > >  > Hi Barbara, > That's a Say's Phoebe. And yes, you can import videos into the app as well as > audio

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

Hi Barbara, That's a Say's Phoebe. And yes, you can import videos into the app as well as audio from other apps, although it's easiest to record straight onto Merlin. Since we're on the subject, I thought I would put out a quick public service reminder regarding Merlin and reporting birds to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

Here’s the songbird in question; heard/seen in Boulder CO https://share.icloud.com/photos/053Nl_RqRT3l4PlHfyzo0fiKg Warm regards, Bar’bara’ > On May 25, 2022, at 10:41 AM, Nita L. Irby wrote: > > Sorry to clutter the list but I have to get this off my chest: > > Merlin’s sound ID function

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

On this beautiful note, any idea what this sweet singer is? (And... is there a way to plug in a sound video like this for ID...or does one have to catch the song/call ‘live’?) Warm regards, Bar’bara’ Warm regards, Bar’bara’ > On May 25, 2022, at 10:41 AM, Nita L. Irby wrote: > > Sorry to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

er >> From: bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu >> on behalf of Nita L. Irby >> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM >> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L >> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App >> >> Sorry to clutter the list but I have to g

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

list.cornell.edu < > bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Nita L. Irby < > n...@cornell.edu> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM > *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App > > Sorry to clutter the list but I h

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

t; *From:* bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu < > bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Nita L. Irby < > n...@cornell.edu> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM > *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App > > S

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

this wonderful tool available. Kathy Kramer From: bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Nita L. Irby Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App Sorry to clutter the list but I have to get

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

Sorry to clutter the list but I have to get this off my chest: Merlin’s sound ID function is the absolute bees knees! Thank you so very much to its developers. Merlin has engaged my friends and family in ways I have not seen before. My husband, for example, “likes“ birds but won’t even pick up

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin help

Merlin help, please. I can't compete with Worm-eating Warbler or Curlew Sandpiper, but,  In past years the census of Merlin nesting pairs in ToCobenefited immensely by the work of grad. students studying crows. Thesestudents have finished their field work. It is impossible for me to do

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Oak Ave. help

Hi Lynn Leopold reported a pair of Merlin near 120 Oak Ave (Near Lutheran church) about 10 days ago. They have been there on 4 of 4 visits by me and seen by another. They were calling and mated today about 150 m uphill from 120 Oak Ave. Birds acclimated to lots of human and car traffic. I can't

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin - marina

Male Merlin continues around boat ramp close to last year's Fish Crow nest. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin - help

Thanks and help again, I have tabulated the number of pairs and known nests by Merlin in Tompkins County for 8 years and hope to continue this year. This time spans shortly after the arrival of Merlin to the fairly well established population we now have. I have been able to publish some of the

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin on East Hill Way

I saw what appeared to be a juvenile or female merlin late this afternoon around 4:20 p.m. on East Hill Way, hunting in the open woods on the side of the trail, east of the bridge that crosses Pine Tree Road. It perched right next to the trail so I could see it without binoculars, and it

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

We just had a handsome Blue Jack at the intersection of Fitzgerald Rd and Newtown Rd which is a mile south of Rte 79W and just within the CLB. If memory serves we had a wintering MERL here last year. The hunting territory co-exists with that of a wintering Kestrel. John and Sue. -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin over Emerson

And I had a great Merlin-crow interaction near Hile School rd and Ed Hill Rd intersection on Tuesday. A youngish crow may have begun it because I first saw it harrying and giving low vocalizations toward the merlin, but the merlin, a male by back plumage, turned the tables and became the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin over Emerson

For what it’s worth, the Merlin Sound ID on my iPhone picked up a Merlin downhill from the factory 2.5 weeks ago. Susan Suarez On Aug 25, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Stanley Scharf mailto:stanley.sch...@gmail.com>> wrote: For the past two plus weeks what appears to be a Merlin has been screaming its

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin over Emerson

For the past two plus weeks what appears to be a Merlin has been screaming its raucous call in the area of the Emerson factory on South Hill in Ithaca. I don't know if it's a male or female.. I think I hear it calling now. I once got a good view of its strong flight over Emerson.. S. --

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting

2021 Provisional tabulation ofnesting Merlin Information obtained by the birding community in TompkinsCounty provides a unique opportunity to survey local bird populations. Reportson eBird and the cayugabirds-L have enabled me to document the expandingpopulation of nesting Merlin with a

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

The CLO had brought us from early recordings of birds, through autonomous recording devices of overflying chips and peeps to owling while sleeping. Truly it's a brave new world. On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 3:48 PM Gary Kohlenberg wrote: > Some are finding the new Merlin sound ID app has some

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin song

I tried Merlin song outside this morning after I figured out what I had done last night. When you wear Bluetooth hearing aids, you have to turn off the Bluetooth. It was amazing! I recorded from my deck and all these bird names popped up. I could hear the Robin and house wren, but it also

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

Some are finding the new Merlin sound ID app has some deficiencies with difficult species, like the trillers. For myself, I have been blown away by the fun and accuracy of such a new application. I wouldn’t base a heard only rare bird report totally on this app yet, but it sure will be handy to

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture Hi all, I think the Library of Natural Sound used to ask, when archiving audio, whether the bird was seen to make the call. Now, when people include audio with eBird submissions, that question is not asked

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

Very good point Dave. I was thinking the same. I am slightly competent with bird vocalizing id but if I uploaded a recording I would not be comfortable saying what it was unless I saw it, especially with these confusing and overlapping ones. Two years ago there was a particular junco singing

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

Hi all, I think the Library of Natural Sound used to ask, when archiving audio, whether the bird was seen to make the call. Now, when people include audio with eBird submissions, that question is not asked, and sometimes people are clearly guessing, even against the advice of apps intended to

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

Thanks Jay and Alicia. I didn’t see first reply though I was looking for it. Appreciate it. I am going to try the uploading to eBird. I didn’t know you could do that It’s interesting looking at the spectrogram and comparing between the trillers too. Although obviously not foolproof it can help

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

Hi Linda, Jay replied a couple days ago - forwarded  below. Best - Alicia Forwarded Message Subject:Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 12:02:10 -0400 From: Jay McGowan Reply-To: Jay McGowan To: Linda

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

So far when I use Merlin here, I get correct IDs for Chipping Sparrows & juncos Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Peter Saracino wrote:  I like all the additional "sounds" on Merlin too! Sar On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 12:47 PM Linda Orkin

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

I like all the additional "sounds" on Merlin too! Sar On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 12:47 PM Linda Orkin wrote: > The worm eating warbler is a interesting weak link. For all the trillers I > capture it has said worm eating except for one time ChIpping Sparrow > corrector id’d and one time pine warbler

More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

The worm eating warbler is a interesting weak link. For all the trillers I capture it has said worm eating except for one time ChIpping Sparrow corrector id’d and one time pine warbler which I thought was likely wrong although it could have been right as it was at the top of the hill in the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

I played the song of a junco from IBird pro on one electronic device and listened using Birdnet with another electronic device. The devices were side by side. Birdnet said it was a worm eating warbler. I did so after having been fooled by juncos at Lindsay Parsons a number of times. After birdnet

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

I have been “testing” the Merlin bird sound ID here on Lans. station Rd. with birds I know ( or think I know). This morning it correctly ID’d an atypical, more squeaky call of E. Phoebe. Later, it quickly ID’d a singing Brown Thrasher & a couple minutes later, the mimic serenade of a Gray

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

Poor year for Tompkins CountyMerlins In sum:              4known active nests 2 failed nests 4 pair unknown if/wherethey nested. Any help appreciated 2021 in some detail Burleigh Dr.     Nestactive with tiny nestlings Bridges Cornell Heights     Nestactive with

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

Original message From: "Johnson, Alyssa" Date: 3/26/21 10:14 AM (GMT-05:00) To: "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" , Karen Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports Last spring, I was working from home so had ample time to walk around my

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

FWIW, last weekend while driving up the lake, I spied a brownish falcon hunting the field immediately south of the King Ferry winery. When I pulled over to check it out it flew away to the east and I could never get a binoculared look to ID it, but I think it was a merlin. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

Yesterday evening (Thursday 25 March) I heard (several times) and saw (once) a Merlin calling and flying near my yard. It may have been in one or more of several mature conifers near the very bottom of Cliff Street in Ithaca. When I finally saw it, it was flying in a big clockwise arc around

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

State Route 89 Savannah, NY 13146 Montezuma.audubon.org Pronouns: She, Her, Hers From: bounce-125494974-79436...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Kenneth V. Rosenberg Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 6:42 PM To: Karen Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports Hi John At least

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated American crow

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated American crow nest or a takeover, the reason for the crow nest

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

Hi John At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca neighborhood. I say “at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large sycamore at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one seen regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports. I check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an increasing number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 (2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3(2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin

On Inlet Island there’s a tall flat-topped metal pole for electric wires. I have seen at least ten different species of birds choose to perch on top of that pole. Twice in the past few days I have seen a Merlin there. The more recent time the Merlin appeared to be urged off by a Rock Pigeon,

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

The local northeast area of Ithaca Merlin returned last week.  I saw the Merlin while looking for the crows.  Initially heard then seen chasing whomever possible near St. Catherine's Church on Siena X Blackstone.  The Merlin has been flying around the neighborhood since then. This morning the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin

Hi Carol, we are also downtown (N Geneva). We will keep an eye and ear out! What is your location? Thanks. John and Kate On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 6:01 PM Carol Cedarholm wrote: > Just had a Merlin in my black walnut tonight in downtown Ithaca. Anybody > else seeing them? > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

Just had a Merlin in my black walnut tonight in downtown Ithaca. Anybody else seeing them? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Nesting 2020

I have monitored nesting success of Merlin in Tompkins for the last six years. Nest discovery has been almost entirely due to reports by other birders. I am so grateful to so many. This year only 2 of 10 nests were discovered by myself. I really depend on help, thanks. I am trying to write a

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

Merlin Update Tompkins County is now regularly blessed with quite a few pair of Merlin beginning with the first documented pair in 2005 (T. Gallagher), a part of the explosive, southward advance in the last 30 years. I have been trying to document nest success rates for 5 years. After the

[cayugabirds-l] merlin

Hi John,and all Yesterday we had a female merlin on our deer fence in the yard. Later we saw and heard a pair in the spruces across the street between Union and East Main. I saw one there on Wednesday too. I hope they stay. Best, Bard -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting 2019

Thanks to all who made this Merlin study possible. I monitored the nest success for seven nests in spring 2019. The number of discovered nests has remained nearly constant in the last four years. All nests have been in urban/suburban locations. Most of these nests were discovered by others

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC

On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 7:20 AM John Confer wrote: > Hi Suan, > >Thanks for posting that. > >Mammals are rarely captured by Merlin, but not never. Adults often > remove the tail and head before they bring it to nestlings. That has been a > frustration when I tried to identify prey, which

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC

-123767908-25065...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Suan Hsi Yong Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 7:59 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC This message originated from outside the Ithaca College email system. Stopped by GIAC this evening, one merlin (couldn't tell if parent

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC

Stopped by GIAC this evening, one merlin (couldn't tell if parent or young) was perched visibly until my attention caused it to hop behind some branches. They can definitely tell who's paying attention and who isn't, like the few dozen parents watching the ongoing basketball game. Anyhow, last

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC

/fieldfaculty.cfm From: bounce-123738728-84019...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-123738728-84019...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of John Confer [con...@ithaca.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 10:16 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC

THANKS!! This is my fifth year of monitoring Merlin nest success. THANKS!! to the directions and assistance provided by many, I have been able to monitor over 30 nests, including 7 this year. Most of the nests I have monitored were originally discovered by others. I am so very grateful for so

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin and Swallows

Lots of drama over the past week. We have a colony of barnswallows that live in one of our barns. Approx 25-45 individuals but they are hard to count. Plus tree swallows in nest boxes. What I am pretty sure is a Merlin has been coming around and driving them absolutely crazy. both Swallow

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest info.

Hi Folks, I have monitored nesting success of Merlins for four previous years. This year neat finding has been really slow. I know of a probable nest near Freeville and a probable nest near the Ithaca swim club and a third in Endicott. The adults are flying around the probably nest, but

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest success, 2018 - short and long

Merlin Nest Success 2018 In Brief. During each of the preceding 3 years I monitored 7 Merlin nests near Ithaca that collectively had about a 50% nest success. This is quite low according to other surveys and probably would not produce enough young that survive to breeding age to

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting

Information wanted, please. During the last three years I have monitored Merlin nesting success near Ithaca. Results show that Merlin have an unusual relationship with both Fish Crow and American Crow in our region, and that nesting success is about 50%. Many of these nests or areas where

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin vs. Elf Owls

Merlin, the Lab of O’s smartphone app, recently got an Elf Owl’s sincerest form of endorsement. Edward Bulwer-Lytton might have called that July night in Big Bend as black as the back of a Common Blackhawk (and verifiably, too, since a pair were nesting in the particular campground).

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Nesting 2017: brief and nest by nest

SYNOPSIS OF Merlin nesting success in 2017 in the Finger Lakes region and nearby. This summary of Merlin nesting success is only possible because of reports from others who let me know of the location for nesting behavior they noted first, and in one case continued to monitor the nest.

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin misfortune

Perhaps you, too, had a major wind storm Sunday night. Two of the nests I have been monitoring were in the tip top of tall conifer trees. I had the concern that the severe wind could have destroyed a nest, particularly the two nests in the tip top. Shortly after I arrived at the nest between

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests

One persistent pair of Merlins! One of the nests I am monitoring is likely by a pair that successfully raised 5 young last year in a nest about 400 m from the current nest. The current nest is in the back yard of a family with three, young kids. Two days ago, I walked up to check on the nest

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin - Help please

As many of you know, I have been following the nest success of local Merlins for the last two years. Thanks in large part to reports from subscribers to this list serve, I have been able monitor nesting success of 14 nests, which had about 50% nesting success. Great fun, and good information. I

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin @ Esty & Washington

Just had a merlin sitting on a tree a few houses east of the CFCU on Meadow and Esty, presently shooed by two crows to a spruce tree one block east. My attention from the sidewalk may have contributed to the shooing :-D. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin

Stahl Rd. Near Seybolt, Looking between red farm bldgs. & white wire-fenced small field, on single upright black trunk , left side of Y shape on tree. Donna Scott Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting update

I heard a merlin twittering on Christopher Circle/Christopher Lane yesterday evening, although hadn’t seen activity on it. I have not scoped it recently. > On Jun 16, 2016, at 6:26 PM, John Confer wrote: > > Not good news, overall, for Merlin nests. > > The Titus Ave.

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nesting update

Not good news, overall, for Merlin nests. The Titus Ave. nest, and the Dryden nest, and the City Cemetery nest have all failed. I saw red-tails in the vicinity of two of the nests. The sticks in two of the nests were dis-assembled, allowing light to penetrate where it had been opaque,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin(s) @ Cayuga Heights

Hi Suan and All Merlin Watchers, The Merlins on Christopher Circle have either gone completely silent or fledged (too soon?) or they have moved. I saw no birds around or visible on the nest by late last week. IS this related to the Highland Avenue pair? I have no idea how far they might

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin(s) @ Cayuga Heights

At 7:30 this evening as we were about to enter the First Congregational Church on Highland Avenue in Cayuga Heights, we heard a Merlin calling from a pine tree up the hill SE of the church. Soon we saw a Merlin circle around in a display flight. I couldn't be sure, but it felt like the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests including Wells C.

While biking home this evening around 8pm, I heard what I'm pretty sure was a Merlin calling from a deciduous tree behind 210 Park Place. Without binoculars I never sighted the bird. It was calling very continuously, with a few breaks in between and some "chink" calls reminiscent of grosbeak.

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests including Wells C.

It is a ittle premature to count my eggs before they hatch, but ... . Last year at this time 2 of seven Merlin nests in our area had failed, probably predation. This year 5 of 5 are still going strong, including the easily accessed nest in the top of a white Pine on South Titus St. behind

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest - City Cemetery

There is an incubating Merlin in the City Cemetery. From east to west, it is in about the middle. From north to south it is in the northern half. It is in the more northern of a pair of very tall White Pine. Neither the nest, nor the frequently used plucking post in adjacent, tall spruce can be

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests

I am again this year trying to monitor nest location, nesting success, and prey brought to nests by Merlin. Last year thanks to the help of many on the listserve, I, Mark Witmer, Madeline Ulinski, Ann Herzig, and Sam Ayers reported on 7 regional nests in the article "NESTING MERLINS (Falco

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin downtown

Yesterday morning (10 Feb) while waiting by the front door of the Super 8 Motel (close to the Meadow Court Inn) I saw a female MERLIN approach from the northeast, alight atop a tall tree along Six-mile Creek, look around a couple minutes, bob her head as if judging the distance to prey, and fly

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin downtown

I drove around South Titus near the Meadow Court Motel for 10-15 minutes yesterday. The White Pine and Eastern Hemlock that are close to each other and just northeast of the motel had a Fish Crow nest last year. I was hoping to see Merlin activity as an indication of potential nesting. AND

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Seneca Falls

Had a Merlin earlier today North of 318 on Gravel Road in Seneca Falls. Was not there when I returned but worth looking for. I would call it an adult female. Dr. John Van Niel Professor of Environmental Conservation Director, East Hill Campus Finger Lakes Community College

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin over Triphammer Road in Lansing

I saw a Merlin flyover Triphammer Road in Lansing today. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://www.haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts Dragonfly book sample pages:

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Bird Photo ID question

Hi all, Is there anyone who has participated in beta testing of the Merlin Bird Photo ID (http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/photo-id) who would like to talk to me about the experience for a Tompkins Weekly article? Let me know. Thanks! Clara MacCarald --

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Bird Photo ID question

Regarding the Merlin Bird Photo ID software, I would also be interested in hearing people's opinions of how such software might change birding and bird-related citizen science. Thank you, Clara MacCarald On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Clara MacCarald cmm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Is

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin

By way of an unfortunate window incident, I can report that a female or immature Yellow Warbler can appear from above to have distinct outer yellow tail feathers. (We have not had them in the yard before; it appeared to recover, and disappeared a while later, after being placed out of harm's way

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