Just one day after Ken's observation, my (presumed) local Broad-winged Hawk is back on territory. I've seen him several times today, flying low over his traditional nest area, not far above the treetops, calling out the familiar "Pe-heeeeeeee?" as if expecting an answer. I recently discovered what I believe to be last year's newly-constructed nest (a previous nest that had been in use for a number of years was damaged by a heavy spring snowfall a couple of years ago).
I heard some nasal Crow calls this morning. Looking around, I found three Crows, a familiar group that Pat has been feeding for months. They were close together in a tree. One had a food item, and the other two were watching very closely. Not sure what the social relationships are among this threesome, but I believe one was trying a little begging. Lots of Fox Sparrows, Towhees and Purple Finches around today. Also had Golden-crowned Kinglet and Winter Wren, both singing. I might walk down to the brook to hear the chorus of Hermit Thrushes this evening. Yard Woodcock continues. -Geo Kloppel On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:34 PM, "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: > After scanning the sky off and on all day , including over an hour at Mt > Pleasant w hardly any birds, we just saw the first two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS > migrating very high over my house in northeast Ithaca. -- 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/ --
