This morning at around 8:30 there was a single Black Vulture at the Tompkins County recycling center (there may have been others as there was a tree of vultures out behind the center). What I found interesting is where the black vulture was. It was sitting on top of the Fork Over Tompkins trailer doing its best to tear out the top vent. I don't know if there were any food scarps left in the trailer, but I am sure it was emanating an wonderful odor. The vulture was using its beak to try to pry through the slats of the vent as well as hooking its bill under them and trying to rip it up. In the few minutes I watched, it was not been successful in the least.
Closer to home in Freeville, Chipping Sparrows, Eastern Towhee, and House Wren are all back on territory. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have been around for a few days as well. A pair of Juncos has been busy rejuvenating a previous years nest. -Andrew Miller -- 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/ --
