*RE: **Attack of the 50 ft Rabbit on Myer's Hill * No kidding! Those pneumatic Lagomorphs are dreadful. On my last sighting of the Myer's Hill osprey pair ( over a week ago ) , the biggest of the pneumo-rabbits was deflated flat, pancaked, and hopefully punctured. ... a hhh, s weet r revenge , I thought. But then the dang rabbit arose again on Easter Sunday and now reigns over the osprey-less hill. (No metaphors intended.)
No longer should we malign Corvids, elves. sprites, and leprechauns as symbolic mischief makers..It's the 50 ft. pneumo-rabbits and their dirigible-like "Egg-saucers" that are doing these misdeeds! Candace On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > No surprise they Ospreys stopped building at the new site along the road > to Myers. Did you see those terrifying inflatable easter rabbits and > stuff? They are enough to scare off anything in the natural world. ;^) > > > > Kevin > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason Huck > *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2014 5:22 PM > *To:* 'Candace Cornell'; CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* RE: [cayugabirds-l] Royal Terns at Myer's Spit > > > > On Wednesday morning this week, I observed one osprey bringing a stick to > the new Myer’s Park hill platform. > > > > This morning, I observed 2 ospreys sitting on one of the power poles at > the bottom of the hill. There are a few sticks sitting atop that pole, and > they are atop the wires. > > > > Jason > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Candace Cornell > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:30 PM > *To:* cayugabirds-l > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Royal Terns at Myer's Spit > > > > For the last three days, there have been 5-7 Royal Terns mixed in with the > gang of Ring-bills and immature Herring gulls at the Myer's Park spit. The > lake and stream levels are high and there is not much spit above water for > the crowd of birds to use. The gulls fuss and argue the real estate while > the terns do as terns do, sit quietly ignoring them, huddled together all > facing the wind. Yesterday, I watched two immature Herring Gulls repeatedly > dropping mollusks on the gravel spit presumably to open them. > > > > Everyday I see exquisitely plumed pairs of Hooded and Common > Mergansers cruising up and down Salmon Creek ignoring the wind, rain, and > cold. > > > > At Salt Point, the E. Bluebirds are populating the meadow; a Red-tailed > Hawk patrols the Salmon Creek near Rt. 34; Killdeer, Amer. Robins, Song > Sparrows, and N. Mockingbirds dominate the air-waves; and rattling > Red-winged blackbirds and Kingfishers compete for back up. Coots, C. > Geese, Mallards, mergansers, and Red-head Ducks patrol the shore and the > call of a Common Loon can still be seen and heard every few days offshore. > (I'm usually focused on the ospreys so my bird sightings are by no means > complete.) > > > > The pair of ospreys that were claiming the new platform at Myers Hill > apparently stopped their efforts. I have not seen them in over a week. Has > anyone else? These things happen. There is still time for another pair to > move in. Last year, the Salt Point pair did not meet until Earth Day, April > 22, 2013. The female osprey—I nicknamed the female Ophelia and male > Orpheus)—at Salt Point should be getting ready to lay eggs soon. > > > > and that's the way it is... > > Candace > > -- > > *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/[email protected]/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/[email protected]/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/[email protected]/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/[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/ --
