Two Yellow-headed Blackbirds (one beautiful adult male and one subadult male with black on the crown and nape) were seen today at the usual spot, near the intersection of Honeoye Falls Rd (CR 6) and Works Rd. When we were there, the birds seemed to forage the most in the corn stubble field on the southeast quadrant of that intersection. They also spent time perching in the trees in the area. This is a huge mixed flock of Cowbirds, Grackles, and Red-wingeds with what appears to me to be over 1000 of each species, possibly much more. The birds were not always present when we were there but left for chunks of time (20-30 minutes).
They are fun to watch and it's a thrill to pick out the Yellow-headeds in the group, which takes patience. Good birding! Willie -----Original Message----- From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 6:58 PM To: Geneseebirds Listserver Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] YHBB Was anyone able to locate the Yellow Headed BB in Rush/ Honeoye Falls today? I drove the whole area with no luck but then while I was walking my dogs in the field on the northeast corner of Five Pts Rd and # 6 Rd a huge flock of Icterids flew right over my head traveling north. It was at 4:40. Moving too fast to see what they were. Martha Zettel _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
