[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeak Burns Rd Brooktondale

A female Evening Grosbeak has returned to our feeder for the second time in 2 days. Visible from the road at 270 Burns Rd, Brooktondale, NY 14817 ~~~ Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video www.TH-Photo.com linktr.ee/thomashoebbelphotography

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

Huge flock on a field. Lake Rd just south of Clearview. King Ferry. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_c

[cayugabirds-l] American Robins and Snow Buntings

Coming home this afternoon, I observed over 350 Am. Robins.  They were streaming over Mt. Pleasant Rd., North to South about a quarter mile east of Baker Hill Rd.  They seemed to be coming down in the stand of evergreens that are on south side of Mt. Pleasant.  There were others that were flyin

[cayugabirds-l] Heat wave in Alaska killed a record 4 million seabirds | CNN

Like a stone flung into a pond do the ripples go out. Sar https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/26/science/alaska-heat-wave-murres-global-warming/index.html -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCO

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owls at Finger Lakes Regional Airport, Seneca Falls

Late yesterday afternoon (Saturday 28 December) 2 Snowy Owls were discovered at the small Finger Lakes Regional Airport on the south edge of the Town of Seneca Falls by Kayla & Melinda & Robert Fisk and David Wheeler. David Kennedy, who saw them shortly afterward, verified that the owls continue

[cayugabirds-l] These species were found on the Ithaca count

Species observed on the January 1, 2025, Ithaca Christmas Bird Count Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Gadwall American Wigeon 5 Mallard American Black Duck Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck 10 Tufted Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Hooded Merganser 15 Common Merganser Ruddy Du

[cayugabirds-l] Cuba

We recently returned from Cuba following a 12 day birding and culture trip. We saw 26 of 28 Cuban endemics and 14 West Indies endemics and a total of 133 species. Our incredible guides, Nils Navarro (author of Endemics of Cuba-a comprehensive field guide) and Jose Perez were off the charts. Cuba

[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count spreadsheet

FYI, here's the link to the 2025 count spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lry_LYPTgPD-bZ6JV4bSIUzxJPl-GPsi1dV32CJ-Srs/edit?usp=sharing . We just had the compilation meeting. Key takeaways included - 81 species so far - We smashed the record high for American Robins - 3689! The

[cayugabirds-l] Chickadees Use Brain-Cell ‘Barcodes’ to Remember Where They Stashed Their Snacks | Scientific American

Incredible. Sar https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chickadees-use-brain-cell-barcodes-to-remember-where-they-stashed-their/#:~:text=Chickadees%20Use%20Brain%2DCell%20'Barcodes,Stashed%20Their%20Snacks%20%7C%20Scientific%20American -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DO

[cayugabirds-l] ADMIN: Duck Hunting Issues

Sending this again, as there were formatting problems with my previous email. == I want to alert birders in the Ithaca area of a concerning situation at the south end of Cayuga Lake. As some of you may be aware, in recent weeks, there has been a sizable mixed Aythya sp.

[cayugabirds-l] Cool Whooping Crane

Michael Forsberg has written a book, Into the Whooperland, about Whooping Cranes and their conservation. The companion to that book is the following website and podcast! Here are the links to the main web site and the podcast: Whooping Crane Chronicles: https://whoopingcranechronicles.com/ Podca

[cayugabirds-l] Brown headed Cowbird

Male, at my bird feeder this morning. Donna Scott Kendal at Ithaca-377 Sent from my iPhone -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm

[cayugabirds-l] ADMIN: Duck Hunting Issues

I want to alert birders in the Ithaca area of a concerning situation at the south end of Cayuga Lake. As some of you may be aware, in recent weeks, there has been a sizable mixed Aythya sp. flock of Redheads, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks, and Gadwall as well as other species (inc

[cayugabirds-l] A Loon Rescue for the Holidays, Part 1 — Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation

Appreciating our fellow birders and loon rescuers in the Adirondacks. https://www.adkloon.org/adkloonblog-1/2024/12/30/a-loon-rescue-for-the-holidays-part-1 Regi ___ Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth. William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881

[cayugabirds-l] Recording of Christmas Bird Count compilation

A recording of the Christmas Bird Count compilation presentation is now available at https://youtu.be/0uqDiJEQ_EM Suan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_

[cayugabirds-l] Special Workshop on Bird Collisions

Creating Art to Save Birds January 11, 2025 Cornell Lab of Ornithology Each year in the United States, an estimated 624 million birds die from window collisions—but we can help prevent these strikes. Join us for an engaging workshop where you’ll learn practical solutions for bird-safe windows wit