RE: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park
Yes, there is a bit. They both look pretty much the same, and they’re often located in the same general area of trees (except that Fish Crows can nest WAY high in deciduous trees). In general, Fish Crows use more sticks and don’t make a mud-and-grass-filled center layer. So, for American Crows it’s a loose basket of sticks, a mud plus dry grass middle layer, and then a softer inner lining. Fish Crows skip the mud and just put in more sticks. Then they put in the soft lining. As a result, the Fish Crow nests last for years. Almost every American Crow nest is still visible the next year (they don’t reuse them). But Fish Crow nests can last up to five years. So, I think Merlins like Fish Crow nests better than American Crow nests because they last longer, and they’re smaller and closer to Merlin size. But, Merlins use American Crow nests too. (Falcons don’t build their own nests.) I think they like Fish Crow nests also because it’s easier to bully the smaller crow off a nest than the larger American Crow. But, that happens, too. Kevin From: Gary Kohlenberg Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2020 5:20 PM To: Kevin J. McGowan Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park Kevin, Is there any differences in Fish Crow nest construction from A. Crow ? Gary On Apr 12, 2020, at 2:47 PM, Kevin J. McGowan mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Cool. That’s the old Fish Crow nest. Merlins sure do love Fish Crow nests! They’re using them all over town. Kevin From: bounce-124541773-3493...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-124541773-3493...@list.cornell.edu> mailto:bounce-124541773-3493...@list.cornell.edu>> On Behalf Of Diane Morton Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2020 1:07 PM To: Laura Stenzler mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park Also at Myers Park - a pair of Merlins! Very vocal - we saw them copulate, and one of the merlins flew to a nest in a pine tree near Pavilion A. Diane On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 11:48 AM Laura Stenzler mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Hi 4 Bonapartes gulls, 3 with black heads and one still in winter plumage, 1 caspian tern on sandbar with ringbilled and herring gulls, 2 female hooded mergansers, 2 common mergansers, several bufflehead, 1 kingfisher and 1 mink at Meyers Point, 11:45 am. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu<mailto:l...@cornell.edu> -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park
Kevin, Is there any differences in Fish Crow nest construction from A. Crow ? Gary On Apr 12, 2020, at 2:47 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: Cool. That’s the old Fish Crow nest. Merlins sure do love Fish Crow nests! They’re using them all over town. Kevin From: bounce-124541773-3493...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Diane Morton Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2020 1:07 PM To: Laura Stenzler Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park Also at Myers Park - a pair of Merlins! Very vocal - we saw them copulate, and one of the merlins flew to a nest in a pine tree near Pavilion A. Diane On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 11:48 AM Laura Stenzler mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Hi 4 Bonapartes gulls, 3 with black heads and one still in winter plumage, 1 caspian tern on sandbar with ringbilled and herring gulls, 2 female hooded mergansers, 2 common mergansers, several bufflehead, 1 kingfisher and 1 mink at Meyers Point, 11:45 am. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu<mailto:l...@cornell.edu> -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park
Cool. That’s the old Fish Crow nest. Merlins sure do love Fish Crow nests! They’re using them all over town. Kevin From: bounce-124541773-3493...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Diane Morton Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2020 1:07 PM To: Laura Stenzler Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park Also at Myers Park - a pair of Merlins! Very vocal - we saw them copulate, and one of the merlins flew to a nest in a pine tree near Pavilion A. Diane On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 11:48 AM Laura Stenzler mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Hi 4 Bonapartes gulls, 3 with black heads and one still in winter plumage, 1 caspian tern on sandbar with ringbilled and herring gulls, 2 female hooded mergansers, 2 common mergansers, several bufflehead, 1 kingfisher and 1 mink at Meyers Point, 11:45 am. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu<mailto:l...@cornell.edu> -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Meyers Park
Also at Myers Park - a pair of Merlins! Very vocal - we saw them copulate, and one of the merlins flew to a nest in a pine tree near Pavilion A. Diane On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 11:48 AM Laura Stenzler wrote: > Hi > 4 Bonapartes gulls, 3 with black heads and one still in winter plumage, 1 > caspian tern on sandbar with ringbilled and herring gulls, 2 female hooded > mergansers, 2 common mergansers, several bufflehead, 1 kingfisher and 1 > mink at Meyers Point, 11:45 am. > > Laura > > Laura Stenzler > l...@cornell.edu > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
