[cayugabirds-l] ascending song

Today, in the spruces west of the parking lot at St Catherine of Siena Church, a loud and ascending song heard once. Not a Prairie Warbler, I don't think, as it wasn't very buzzy and seemed lower in pitch than what I know. Not sure what else it might have been. Not accelerating, but each successive

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cass Common Mergansers

I took a brief stroll around the Stewart Park swan pen yesterday and there were a half dozen Common Mergs playing around the rocks next to the lighthouse jetty, mostly female or immature. The only notable birds on my walk. On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 11:03 AM Dave Nutter wrote: > Yesterday evening I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow crown on Ruby-crowned Kinglet

I saw one just like this a few weeks ago in Forest Home, even returned later in the day hoping for second looks because I couldn't figure it out. The yellow crown was very distinctive as well as the eye-ring and there were no facial stripes and my books just weren't helpful. NOW I think it must hav

[cayugabirds-l] siskin shortage :(

Up through June this year we had a regular flock of Pine Siskins visit our feeders. I think they must have been breeding here. They outnumbered the Goldfinches, who yielded ground to the more aggressive siskins. Then, putting our home on the market, we took down the feeders which were are porch-rai

Re: [cayugabirds-l] peregrine falcon

That makes it a count week bird! On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 8:19 AM Jody Enck wrote: > A peregrine falcon swooped by low and fast between Caldwell Hall and > Martha van Rennselaer Hall on the Cornell campus at about 8:10 this > morning. It was chasing another bird unsuccessfully as it was navigatin

[cayugabirds-l] Purple finches today

Finally we have a pair of Purple Finches at our feeders this morning. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] large accipiter

Late this afternoon I had a flyover large accipiter over the Old Taughannock Blvd/West Buffalo St intersection. Long tail, flapping its wings and the size of a Red-tail, but not as stocky. The light was fading so I can't be sure of the color - it looked gray. I know we had a No. Goshawk at the Fa

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thermal Woodcocks

Fantastic! On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 5:58 PM Suan Hsi Yong wrote: > Continuing with woodcock week: while scouting for this weekend's field > trip, I got the following thermal infrared footage of woodcock courtship > and, I believe, mating, followed by a celebratory skydance. Same video on > bo

[cayugabirds-l] noisy morning

When I put the feeders out this morning at around 6:15, the local Ravens were creating quite a commotion and Barred Owls were calling from nearby. Lately the crowds of Goldfinches and Pine Siskins have been absent, while the half dozen Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Bluejays, juncoes, loud-calling Tufte

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Help with bird song?

Well, even sticking my laptop into my ear I can't hear the second trill. Heck, I can barely hear the first one. The thing is the pitch of the first one is right on for D-e Junco, we are surrounded with them up here in the Hemlock Plantation. I have never heard them issue a later higher trill. On S

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow warbler downtown

Walking by the Holiday Inn on Cayuga St this morning I spotted a young Yellow Warbler sitting quietly on the sidewalk. It could have easily been stepped on. I put my hand down in front of it and it climbed onto my index finger . I then put that same finger next to a branch of one of the container b

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue grosbeak

Congratulations! On May 8th, 2013 we had a Blue Grosbeak visit a feeder in Danby, south of Ithaca, so the timing is perfect. 10 minutes and then gone. A lifetime highlight. Maybe we will see one here in Albuquerque! Asher Hockett On Wed, May 6, 2020, 3:01 PM Johnson, Alyssa wrote: > A lifer

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Howland Island question

If you park and cross the bridge at the south end (Howland Island Road), follow the trail and take the right fork to Lost Pond. That area was dripping with warblers on my first visit there many years ago with Spring Field Ornithology. I think I got 4 or 5 life birds that day. On Wed, May 20, 202

Re: [cayugabirds-l] The Bald Eagle: A Conservation Success Story

I suggest you move the entire basket. On Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 6:00 AM Rustici, Marc wrote: > Good Morning, > > > > I am hoping someone can tell me or direct me to some information, please. > > > > We have some purple finches nesting on our front porch in a hanging > basket. I saw they have laid e

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Migratory Bird Teaty Act

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Migratory Bird Teaty Act

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Interesting Cardinal Behavior

I wonder if it could be a false nesting reflex brought about by the day length being the same as one ~4 months from now. Like fall peepers. On Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 7:14 AM Carol Keeler wrote: > I wonder if someone can shed some light on some female a Cardinal behavior > I witnessed this morning.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redwings

Year after year for 20 years in Danby brought Red-winged Blackbirds back during the first week of March. The true harbingers of spring! On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 6:51 PM Peter Saracino wrote: > With all due respect Joe, I think not. I anticipate the usual late winter > invasion any day now - for ALL

Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture

The CLO had brought us from early recordings of birds, through autonomous recording devices of overflying chips and peeps to owling while sleeping. Truly it's a brave new world. On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 3:48 PM Gary Kohlenberg wrote: > Some are finding the new Merlin sound ID app has some deficienc

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

Wondering from our here in NM, diid these spoonbills get pushed to upstate by Elsa? On Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 11:42 AM Donna Lee Scott wrote: > Still here by eagle sculpture. > Perched on big fallen tree. Easy to see. > > Donna Scott > Lansing > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 11, 2021, at 1:02 PM, D

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Muckrace 2021 & early deer season

The DEC is flat wrong to have tossed this on the schedule with the Muckrace already planned. I sincerely hope they can be convinced it is a grave error to proceed with the additional hunt. Were I planning to participate in the Muckrace I would change that plan if the DEC doesn't yield on this. I kn

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cranes on Armitage

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] A few observations from the west side of the lake today

The first time I ever saw Red-breasted Mergansers was in that area. On Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 4:48 PM Andrew David Miller wrote: > Errands took me up along the west side of the lake today and a few > observations of note (this was not really a birding trip, but the > binoculars were in the car and r

Re: [cayugabirds-l] red-bellied woodpecker

In Danby at both places, Comfort Rd and South Danby Rd, we had year round Red-bellied Woodpeckers. As common as chickadees (almost) they were, and were a main reason I had for moving to there. On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 12:31 PM Deb Grantham wrote: > One red-bellied woodpecker seen three times within

[cayugabirds-l] birding where I go

Yesterday morning found me birding the woods after a shopping trip behind Maines and Walmart (from outside the fence and No Trespassing signs), where a Baltimore Oriole was singing brightly. There were a half dozen or more Gray Catbirds, and some audible Yellow Warblers as well. Then back home a b

[cayugabirds-l] new arrival

Our late populating South Danby elevation has an added voice this morning - a Wood Thrush singing his incredible suite of joy. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 12 May 2015 - Fantastic!

That it was close to the ground is another pretty typical Mourning clue. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > It sounded like typical Mourning Warbler to me, a low-pitched, burry > "chorry-chorry-che-che-chew" repeatedly sung. I kept looking for the bird > as it moved around, bu

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Urban Merlin fledgling compressed images

Since the listowner has been silent on this - The list rules: http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ask us not to include images or other attachments. Links to image-containing sites are the accepted method of sharing such. On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 7:06 AM, John Confer wrote: > HI Fo

Re: [cayugabirds-l] K-M shorebird walk, meet MNWR VC 7am Saturday

I looked at the ABA posts taken from CayugaBirds. Dave Nutter's show header information and the content appears to be lacking. I doubt this has anything to do with his posting, but rather something which happens when ABA lifts the CB data. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Peter wrote: > Dear fo

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens - imminent conversion, weekend walks, M-Th recap

It's a wonderment to me that Cornell with its extensive holdings would see some advantage to repurposing that site considering how small it is. Maybe there is something special about its riparian proximity, or to the adjacent Dyce bee research facility, but otherwise it seems a strange decision. O

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks

Once I tried to persuade to my wife that all creatures have a purpose in the scheme of nature, and she responded with, "Ticks, even?" I must admit I was at a loss to reply. On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote: > Eeeew. Ticks are one species I would love to see become extinct. >

[cayugabirds-l] Danby sector Christmas Bird Counters wanted

f all experience levels are welcome. The more the merrier. -- asher hockett -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] CBC Owl Prowl

John, Being that's Danby and you added your numbers to our sector count last year, I not only encourage you to repeat, I will meet you there. I usually go there a bit later, but as they say, no sacrifice is too small. On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Confer wrote: > Hi Folks, > > For a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] CBC Owl Prowl

I forget to add that my hearing is also compromised Can two birders with bad hearing hear more than !? On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Confer wrote: > Hi Folks, > > For a couple decades, I tried a Cayuga Bird Club Christmas Bird Count > owl prowl (That would be CBC CBC OP) in the high

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Silent Fireworks for City of Ithaca and campuses?

Absolutely!! On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Sandy Wold wrote: > Would anyone support asking our City/town and local colleges to go with > silent fireworks such as in this town in Italy? > > > http://travel.excite.co.uk/town-in-italy-starts-using-silent-fireworks-as-a-way-of-respecting-their-an

[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

Our niger sock saw several Pine Siskins this weekend, where the goldfinches have been regular partakers. I wouldn't have noticed had one not sat facing me on the deck railing and its streaky breast caught my eye. And the wife says she saw a small bird with a red crest, and some Cedar Waxwings. No

Re: [cayugabirds-l] NOW they show.

Tree Sparrows winter as for south as the northern part of southern states like Texas and Alabama, so the bird your saw today may be on its way back to the northern tundra border where they breed. Or it might have been here all winter and is just waiting for the right conditions to head north. Too b

[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

Lately out niger seed sock has been busy with Pine Siskins. Not a goldfinch among them. We did have A. Goldfinches until recently, but now, just those siskins. Maybe our habitat - we're in a Hemlock forest - is more welcoming to these charming little streaky ones. If they are truly just moving thro

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Etna: House Wren

I heard a House Wren downtown Friday, on W Buffalo St, On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes < c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Did anyone else notice if House Wren arrived in their neighborhood today? > One has been bubbling away in our yard all morning, bouncing from territ

[cayugabirds-l] feeder Raven

We have had our feeder visited the past few days by a Raven. It appears he is trying to figure out how to get to the suet. There is no close perch so he sits on the railing which puts it about two inches out of his reach. Perhaps we'll scatter some peanuts or corn, but the squirrels may be a deterr

[cayugabirds-l] R-b Grosbeak

The Raven dominated my brain so much that I forgot to mention we also had our first R-b Grosbeak on Saturday. Nyger socks now shared by goldfinches and Pine Siskins. Hummingbird feeders up for nearly two weeks now, but no sign of them. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastB

[cayugabirds-l] new visitors!

Yesterday I spent the day at home adding feeding stations. We had a beautiful Yellow-rumped Warbler eating suet scraps from the deck railing - he had the brightest and most distinct yellow crown I have ever seen on a Y-r, not fuzzy at all like Sibley's. The male R-b Grosbeak was parked alternately

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why larger predatory birds flee smaller birds

I have see R-w Blackbirds attack deer like this, grabbing hold just back of the shoulders, to get them to move away from their nest. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayu

[cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches

Carol's post reminded me that we have had RB Nuthatches visiting our feeder for most of the summer. Lately it's been two (at least) at a time. These birds are not flustered in the slightest by my presence near the feeders. We take them down every night to discourage raccoon visits, and the nuthatch

Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night

I heard twice a descending call this morning, lower pitched and coarser than what I associate with E. Screech Owl. It seem to definitely be an owl - it was still dark with only a few peeps and chirps from other birds/frogs/insects - and the descending pattern was like that of the E. SO. Trying out

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl - Not

I remember after moving to Danby in 2000 that I mistook the now-deceased white Red-tail for a Snowy. I had to go home for bins and go back to discover my error. That bird was whiter than any Snowy I have ever seen. I saw it so often I felt like we were connected. On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:02 PM,

[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count in Danby

January 1 as usual. Danby resident Asher Hockett coordinates the Danby section of the CBC.* *The Danby Community Council will be hosting an informational meeting about the count at Town Hall on Saturday, December 17, at 10am. Asher will present an overview of the CBC for the first-time participants, and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very white, where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all. Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: > I believe that is true. > > Kevin > > -Original Message- > From:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

#x27;ve personally never seen anything > except Gyrfalcons colored like this. > > > I hope it sticks around. > > > Kevin > > > -- > *From:* John and Sue Gregoire > *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 7:23 AM > *To:* Asher Hockett > *Cc

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Beebe Lake Northern Pintail

That seems like a very unusual spot for that bird. On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Karen Steffy wrote: > There is currently (2:30 pm) a Northern Pintail wading in the shallow area > on the left of the falls/dam on Beebe lake (Cornell University). > > > > *Karen* > > > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L Li

[cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

This morning at our feeders on South Danby Rd, a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Still not quite sure if in basin. Our drainage goes into Miller Creek, and i'm pretty sure into Cayuga Lake. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Northea

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

ust beyond and contemplating migrating beyond the next set of > hills or through the next saddle as they make their way north. > --Dave Nutter > > > On Apr 2, 2017, at 10:27 AM, Asher Hockett wrote: > > This morning at our feeders on South Danby Rd, a female Rose-breasted >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

924362&env.minY=8.949898346376457&env.maxX=-29. > 33790459243619&env.maxY=52.11981561533453&zh=true&gp= > true&ev=Z&mr=3-5&bmo=3&emo=5&yr=cur&byr=2017&eyr=2017 > > Good birding, > Matt Medler > Ithaca > > > > > -

Re: [cayugabirds-l] EBBA 2017 Meeting Highlights

Thanks, Sandy, for the great report. Sounds like a really worthwhile event. On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Sandy Wold wrote: > I'm not a bird bander (yet), but I went to the recent 2017 meeting anyway > to learn more about it and see if I would want to do the training. I was > impressed by th

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Blue Grosbeak Upper Lisle County park. Broome county.

It was a week later in 2012 we had a Blue Grosbeak on Comfort Rd. So this is the time to be on the lookout! On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 10:55 AM, David Nicosia wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "David Nicosia" > Date: May 1, 2017 10:53 AM > Subject: Blue Grosbeak Upper Lisle C

Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

Geo Kloppel's suggestion for evening birding is right on. Michigan Hollow Rd in Danby has Finger Lakes Trail off both sides which are great areas for thrushes. Just walking along the road itself, several miles from Rt 96, I have heard Veeries singing so loudly in the evening I could hardly believe

[cayugabirds-l] Dewitt Park Blue-headed Vireo

As I left my office which is two doors from Dewitt Park I heard a Blue-headed Vireo singing in the large deciduous tree (I think it's a Honey Locust, but I am not strong with tree ID). Returning a half hour later it was absent. Not something I expected to hear downtown this time of year. At home i

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Osprey

While my granddaughter rode her bike around the loop at Stewart Park on Saturday afternoon, I was treated to an Osprey hunting the lagoon, hovering and diving and successfully catching fish. After disappearing with the catch it (or its mate) returned to repeat the show. Later it (they) moved to the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bald eagle swimming?

In Alaska I saw Bald Eagles swimming as described, often a few strokes before breaking free of the water. Sometimes with fish and sometimes empty taloned. On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 9:29 AM, cl...@juno.com wrote: > A friend who is biking through the Cascade Mountains sent this query: > > We saw the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bald eagle swimming?

As a follow up, here is a link to a YouTube of this very thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMft3Ny7hFk On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 9:29 AM, cl...@juno.com wrote: > A friend who is biking through the Cascade Mountains sent this query: > > We saw the strangest thing - a quite large bird was swimmi

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

You can purchase passes at: *Hector Ranger Station* 5218 State Route 414 Hector, NY 14841 On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Mike Pitzrick wrote: > It looks like it would be a good idea to purchase a Senior Pass prior to > August 28, 2017. > > Changes to Senior Pass >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Park Passes

I received positive confirmation from one individual who successfully purchased a pass at the Hector station. Phoning first is a great idea. (607) 546 - 4470 On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 4:25 PM, M Miller wrote: > I would highly recommend calling any place first before driving there to > get a park p

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

;s Historic Park in Seneca Falls. > > Sar > > On 7/15/2017 11:54 AM, Peter wrote: > > Thanks folks. > > On 7/13/2017 1:39 PM, Asher Hockett wrote: > > You can purchase passes at: > > *Hector Ranger Station* > 5218 State Route 414 > Hector, NY 14841 > &g

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

We've had a regular pair all along this summer (if you want to call it that). On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Linda Orkin wrote: > I had one in my garden yesterday, visiting my monarda. Haven't seen one > since late spring when I saw what I call a "wild one" in the woods at the > end of Muriel

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

We've also been inundated with R-b Grosbeaks and Purple Finches this year. Way more than any year in the 4 summers we've been here in the woods next to the Danby State Forest. One thing we're doing differently is bringing the feeders in at night. They are hanging from hooks mounted on our deck rail

[cayugabirds-l] Kyeer calls

Even though we haven't seen a lot of Northern Flickers in our yard, the trees have been filled with frequent Kyeer calls - and I mean a lot of them. I wonder if the flicker young do this when begging or if some other bird is responsible. I do hear adult flickers singing in the neighborhood, but hav

Re: [cayugabirds-l] When to stop feeding hummers AND Orioles

There are greater forces at play in the mechanisms which trigger migration than the availability of food at feeders. We understand to some extent that, on a grand scale, birds which migrate long distances are driven to do so (or evolved to do so) by the availability and huge disparity quantity-wise

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Loons at inlet?

Are you sure they were NOT Double-crested Cormorants? They are plentiful in that area. On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 10:44 AM, Fredric Kardon wrote: > About 9:30 AM today while walking from Cass Park to Hog Hole, we saw what > we thought were loons swimming near the red buoy/lighthouse past the jetty

Re: [cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: October 27, 2017

Collective is a very good word, I think. On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 6:32 AM, Wesley W. Blauvelt < ravenbarnconsult...@gmail.com> wrote: > According to my handy iBird Pro app, “A group of cranes has many > collective nouns, including a construction, dance, sedge, siege and swoop > of cranes. > > > >

[cayugabirds-l] upsurge in S. Danby too

Even before the recent snow we started experiencing an upsurge of birds at our feeders which had been VERY quiet for what seems like months. Many juncos, chickadees, goldfinches, both nuthatch species, a few mourning doves, a pair of purple finches, a band of bluejays,and all local woodpeckers exc

Re: [cayugabirds-l] They're back!

Well it's good to hear someone has House Finches! I don't think I've seen more than 1 or 2 all year! On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 6:44 PM, Regi Teasley wrote: > Well, we have lots of Goldfinches and House Finches. > Plus the usual suspects: Titmice, Nuthatches, Chickadees and woodpeckers > (R-B, D, H

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ringwood Rd Pine Siskin

And a pair of Pine Siskins at our feeders on S. Danby Rd too. On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 11:50 AM, Marie P. Read wrote: > ...in the throng of Am Goldfinches at my feeders just now. > Marie > > > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > Phone 607-539-6608

[cayugabirds-l] Purple finches now.

The two Pine Siskins have been joined by a few Purple Finches here is south Danby, including one very bright handsome male. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Ca

[cayugabirds-l] Siskin behavior

Been watching the Pine Siskins. They alternate at the same niger sock (one of two) and while one feeds the other fends off off other birds, including the multiple Bluejays. asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayu

[cayugabirds-l] more Siskins!

Today the Siskin count is up to 6! Hard to count as they move a lot and I have several niger socks out now. The goldfinches and siskins are pretty into dogfights! -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRU

[cayugabirds-l] feeder birds

Continuing at our feeders are a small flock of Purple Finches, both sexes, consuming black oil sunflower seeds, and a half dozen Pine Siskins on the niger socks. This in addition to the goldfinches and juncos and doves in profusion along with a few chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice. Red-bellied,

[cayugabirds-l] snow birds

Lots of activity here in South Danby this morning: scads of GOFI, quite a few Pine Siskins, juncos, various woodpeckers including our regular female Pileated, a few Robins calling, Mourning Doves, and Bluejays, one imitating a Red-shouldered Hawk. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www

[cayugabirds-l] Siskins!

Checking for new arrivals, but currently ONLY 8 Pine Siskins. Don't know if it's the habitat (Hemlocks mostly) or the elevation, or the abundance of niger seed - 3 socks full, but they are chasing the occasional goldfinch away. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[cayugabirds-l] Yes!

To the now dozen Pine Siskins add a single Chipping Sparrow and a Purple Finch. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm AR

[cayugabirds-l] S. Danby Barred Owl concert

What a thrill tonight to hear as many as 5 different Barred Owls counter calling. They were so loud that I heard them from inside, and when I went out on the deck to listen, one was very close. I called to it, but I think that made it fly further away. I could hear them calling from at least 4 diff

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Juncos

Looking for Fox Sparrows I moved to our basement which looks out over the area under our feeders which are at 2nd story level. What did I find?The rest of the juncos which haven't made it to Laura's yard yet! Can't count 'em, but must be 70 or 80 and there are ton above at the feeders. Also many Pi

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Very strange spring!

No Fox Sparrows, but I plan to observe and listen very carefully tomorrow morning. Heard a drumming sapsucker this morning and another lone Barred Owl last evening when I was taking down the feeders. Also a lot of Flickers flushing from roadside areas and yards when driving. You can have some of m

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrows in Tompkins County (long)

Kevin et al, It sounds fantastic, but even though I'm no Luddite, I am clinging to my flip phone as if my life depends on it, reluctant to have a smart phone and yield to the mind-control powers of the big tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple. I will be traveling and wou

[cayugabirds-l] back in south Danby

We've been out west and just got back. Early this morning we had a Red-shouldered Hawk flying around and calling, and later our first Phoebe and Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Oven birds singing in several places. The pileateds have destroyed one tree and are working on another. A ruby-throated just

[cayugabirds-l] Siskins persisting

I just counted 14 Pine Siskins at our feeders. This is not usual for our location, but perhaps the continuing cool weather is keeping them here, or they'v'e just decided they like it. We do have a lot of nyger seed socks - the fly to the top of one and work their way down head first to the seed. Th

[cayugabirds-l] oriole

We have our first oriole, a very pale, almost yellow male - it has a black hood but otherwise looks more like a female. I haven't seen this pale color in an oriole before. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cay

[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

Still many here in the hemlock forest. They are the predominating birds at our feeders. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins (3+)

Our siskins are generally tame. I can approach within a few feet of the feeders before they flee. And they don't seem to react at all to my calling the cat, whereas the jays and squirrels run like heck. On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:24 AM, John Confer wrote: > Two days ago (3 June) I heard what I tho

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Clear cutting under powerlines

NYSEG let us know last year they were going to "trim" roadside trees in our neighborhood, and would talk to us when they came. They subcontract this work, and the workers didn't talk to us, and the essentially pillaged the entire length of South Danby Rd. I contacted them and insisted that they ret

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is ~7 years. On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano wrote: > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has > been here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > Th

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Elmira Limpkin, a true story of late October

While the Sandhill Cranes begin to return here in Albuquerque, Kevin McGowan's Meta post of hillside Tompkins County scenery and Dave's lyrical story of the limpkin a bit to the south have done a nice job of massaging my upstate roots which saw me afield there for so many wonderful years. Thanks f

Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help needed

Red-bellied WPs do have a red belly. Not very red, but red. None of our local woodpeckers show a crown other than the Pileated, but it can happen - there's a recent discussion here about crowns on birds which typically aren't known for them. The only other candidates size-wize would be Northern Fl

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm?

I agree with Meena on the preferred food thing. Yet, it helps to remember that there has been a huge proliferation in RTHA since the interstate highway sysem was initiated and opened up a huge feeding opportunity for them. Maybe there is some connection between the two species through that link. O

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm?

It seems like the Game Farm must have been in violation (unless they were permitted otherwise) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as well as the esteemed professor: Establishment of a Federal prohibition, unless permitted by regulations, to "pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capt

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm?

Yes, the latter. On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Bill Evans wrote: > Has anyone ever seen a hawk take/eat a pheasant at the game farm? > -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[cayugabirds-l] Danby Osprey?

In our Danby Area News a local resident reported sighting 2 Osprey in Danby on Feb 3rd. Since this is about 7 weeks earlier than then mean spring arrival date in the Cayuga Bird Club list of same, I question the report's veracity. The individual claimed to have immediately referred to his field gui

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: OT-Amazing peregrine hunting video

Sometimes I wonder why someone thought to introduce starlings to North America. This jaw-dropping video makes it easier to understand. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:26 PM, joe & Diana wrote: > It's amazing to watch the fight patterns and the way it must confuse the > falcon. > > Begin forwarded mess

Re: [cayugabirds-l] stranded common loon to be rescued Sun.

I am going to write here what I feel needs to be. Birders! Please resist the urge to witness the rescue, and potentially compromise the rescue effort. . Stay away and let the rehab person do her job. Read about it here - LATER! Please!! On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Glen wrote: > Yes, on sec

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Male N. Harrier

I also had a male Northern Harrier coursing over the fields east of Comfort Rd on my way home yesterday afternoon. On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Linda Orkin wrote: > Hey All, > > Meant to report this before. On Thursday, a beautiful male Northern > Harrier flew over the road into the field a

[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Tues. late morning

Location: SP Swan Pen Observation date: 4/26/11 Notes: NO Palm Warbler Number of species: 25 Canada Goose X + a pair doing their "necking" American Wigeon 1 Mallard 5 mixed raft offshore of: Greater/Lesser Scaup X Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser 5 Ring-billed G

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