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 Rd. Nest abandoned. But, a very late pair, called, mated, and established a nest about 900 m distant. I am tabulating these sites as the same pair. Beth and Geoff reported a few minutes ago that a downynestling was fed on 23 July. This nest is by far the latest ever. Brandywineand Simsbury Drives. No known nest. Pair seen frequentlyearly in season near potential nest. Disappeared. Monroe St. and vicinity, Dryden. No known nest. Pairseen early in season. Disappeared. Jenning’s Pond. No known nest. Pair seen mating,chasing crows early in season. Occasional report around Jennings Pond through20 June. Myer’s Park. No known nest. Pairseen around a nest at park entrance early in season, and occasionally throughJune and July. South Hill. No known nest. Pairseen calling, mating early in season. Craft Way, Brook Way, Brook Dr. No known nest. Pair mating, calling. ___________________________________________________________________ Fairmount/ElmwoodAves. Fledged, three young. Freeville.Two young on nest as of 25 June. Two fledglings by 14 July. Hanshawand Klinewood Rds. 25 June, Still incubating. 23 July, feeding at least onechick with downy head. McLallaen and Washington Sts., Trumansburg. Fledged, three young. Sycamore Dr. x Pinewood Pl. Fledged at least two young. The Parkway near elementary school. Fledged at least twoyoung, probably three. Top Forty Rd. Threeolder nestlings as of 25 June. Fledged by mid-July Valley View Rd. Three nestlings as of 25 June. ________________________________________________________ Gimme Coffee. Nest failed. With hundreds of Merlin reports to eBird, and thousands of reports that did not detect Merlin, I think our survey in Tompkins County is fairly complete. Thanks ever so much for the continued help of so many in documenting the Merlin population of Tompkins County. Jeff, please forward to your friends, thanks. -- 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/ --
