In my wanderings around campus, I have noted small numbers of Fish Crows (< 3) flying over the North Campus parking lots and the area around Bluegrass Lane. At least one joined a large flock of American Crows that began congregating outside of Clara Dickson Hall (also North Campus) at dawn a few weeks ago. Last week, I observed a similarly-sized flock of crows (with both species present) around dusk in the woods east of the Cornell Golf Center. Perhaps this is at or near the roost site?
Safe travels, - Reid Rumelt On Dec 18, 2012, at 10:23 AM, "Kevin J. McGowan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Marc, > > Thanks for mentioning Fish Crows. We have a small (<30) population of > permanently resident Fish Crows in Ithaca that have been here since the > 1960s. They wander a lot, and it can be hard to pin them down at certain > times of the year. This is one of those times. They had been regular at the > Cornell compost facility on Stevenson Road through the fall, but they have > become intermittent out there over the last month. > > I was going to mention to the list about looking for Fish Crows as we near > the 1 January Ithaca Christmas Count. I don’t know where they have been > hanging out, and would be hard pressed to find one if asked. > > In past years the local Fish Crows have often been found in winter in the > neighborhoods in the general vicinity of the Science Center. I drove through > there the other day and found no crows at all. They will join in the large > roosts of American Crows, and can sometimes be heard in the pre-roosts > gatherings. Apparently they are doing that in the vicinity of the Cornell > and Ithaca Country Club golf courses. I haven’t tracked the final location > of the current in-town Ithaca roost, but I suspect that is where the Fish > Crows spend the night. > > If anyone is seeing Fish Crows on a regular basis, I would love to hear about > it. > > Best, > > Kevin > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marc Devokaitis > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:01 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] fish crows on campus > > As I was walking past the A.D. White house this morning (7:30) I stopped to > listen to a group of about 25 crows gathered together and talking noisily at > the top of a tree (perhaps harrassing, but I couldn't make out a raptor from > where I was). Based on the sounds I heard, there were 3 or more Fish Crows > in the bunch. I'm new to the area, so I don't know how often they show up > around here, but it occurred to me I haven't seen many (if any) reports of > them since I moved here in August. > > Marc Devokaitis > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2637/5468 - Release Date: 12/18/12 > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/[email protected]/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/ --
