[cayugabirds-l] They're back—Ospreys on Cayuga Lake!

[Candace Cornell]

Ospreys are returning much earlier this year! There have been two confirmed
sitings around Myers Park and at the Myers Hill nest in Lansing yesterday
and today. It's an uplifting sign that spring is coming early, but it is
troubling as to the earliness. Up until 2016, the ospreys at Cargill in
Lansing returned annually on March 31st and the Salt Point pair returned
yearly on April 5. Each year since, their arrival dates have moved up. Last
year it was March 25 and April 1, respectively. The pair on the Myers Hill
nest came on April 3 last year. This is 18 days earlier than their arrival
last year! I'm guessing it is a consequence of climate change, but such a
leap very is troubling.

Please email me when you see ospreys active on their nests and please
report any new nests you discover in the Finger Lakes region for the annual
osprey inventory. *Thank you very *much. I can't do the work without your
assistance. The !30+/- known nests visible from public roads are listed in
the Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail

.

Out of basin on Seneca Lake, there are seven nesting pairs of osprey at the
Greenidge Power Plant in Dresden, which are attracted by the abundant fish
congregating at the plant's warm outflow. If anyone knows the location of
osprey nests near Skaneateles or Owasco Lakes, please contact me ASAP! One
or two ospreys are regularly seen there, but I have yet been able to locate
their nests. Again, many thanks for any help you can provide.

Have a great and very bird spring!
Candace
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] osprey

[Candace Cornell]

This is a few weeks early for ospreys, but possible. I'm guessing it's
migrating through. (It's a great time for
them to get lake trout.)

Breeding ospreys start appearing on Cayuga Lake starting about March 25,
although most return in early April.
I usually start looking around the 20th just to be safe, but I've never
seen one at either end of the lake before
the 25th. The older birds return first, followed by younger birds.

Until recently, ospreys were like the swallows at Capistrano, returning on
the exact same day each year. However,
in the last three years, a number of nests I observe have been arriving a
day or two earlier each year. Birds that
traditionally arrived on April 5 until 2016 returned on March 31 in
2018—climate change suspected.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 2:01 PM Carol Cedarholm  wrote:

> I believe I saw an Osprey on the top of a tall pine on N. Cayuga st.
> yesterday.  When do they typically come back?
> Carol
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Point update?

[Candace Cornell]

The dredged material in Salt Point's bluebird meadow is being dewatered. It
will be removed once it dries out.

Candace Cornell
Friends of Salt Point

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 4:09 PM Marie P. Read  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I was just at Myers and Salt Point. Salmon Creek is being dredged (from
> the Salt Point side) and there is currently a huge heap of dredged soil
> filling much of Salt Point's "bluebird meadow". The milkweed area ("Monarch
> Waystation") has been protected. Does anyone know what the ultimate fate of
> that dredged soil will be? It's currently rather shocking to see, but maybe
> the town/village of Lansing has plans to landscape and reseed?
>
> Marie
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ducky Day

[Candace Cornell]

We had a raft of a similar mix off our house on Eastlake Rd. most of the
afternoon.
Candace

On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 9:08 PM Maureen Cowen  wrote:

> I also saw these numerous ducks walking the railroad track along Lansing
> Station Rd this morning between 11-12noon.
> Donna, Thanks for the naming and enumerating.
> Maureen
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 2, 2019, at 3:46 PM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
>
> Today I watched offshore here an undulating raft of Redheads (~500)
> accompanied by 26 Ring Necked Ducks, 2 Buffleheads, 1 Golden Eye, 4 Lesser
> Scaup, 1 Greater Scaup, 1 Canvasback, 18 mallards, 16 Black Ducks, and
> nearby were 8 Red Breasted Mergansers.
>
> 5-600 Canada Geese were in attendance, along with a Herring Gull.
>
>
>
> Pretty easy birding: I just stood on the cliff next to a large tree (for
> camouflage) and enjoyed and counted, then trotted down the RR track as the
> ducks moved away and other ducks joined them.
>
>
>
> Feeder birds included 23 MO Do, and the single Starling who was here
> through the really cold days, has now shown up with 30 of his best friends.
>
>
>
> A Lesser Black Backed Gull flew over and an hour ago I was lucky to spot
> from the kitchen a mature BALD EAGLE sitting in my dying White Oak tree on
> the cliff overlooking the lake!
>
> Maybe that is why the returning raft of Redheads, et al., left again in a
> big hurry.
>
>
>
> Neighbors have reported several sightings of both a mature B Eagle lately,
> and an immature one.
>
>
>
>
>
> Donna L. Scott
>
> 535 Lansing Station Road
>
> Lansing, NY 14882
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ringwood Rd Northern Cardinal

[Candace Cornell]

There's a flock of juncos at my feeder right now, but it's 14 degrees. Warm
compared to Chicago.
Candace

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 11:01 AM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> And here on Lansing Station Rd. By lake at 0 F this morning, a WHITE
> THROATED SPARROW was singing "oh Canada canada canada" ( or the peabody
> version, if U prefer!)
> Sweet.
>
> Donna Scott
> Lansing
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> On Jan 30, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
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> Despite the temp being -6 F here on the mountain earlier this morning,
> there was a Northern Cardinal singing in the yard.
> Embrace winter!
>
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[cayugabirds-l] How many osprey chicks at Treman Marina nest?

[Candace Cornell]

Did anyone take note of how many osprey chicks were in Ithaca's Treman
Marina (Case Park) nest in June? There is only one offspring now. I am
trying to ascertain if any nestlings were lost during this period or if the
breeding pair only had one egg and one chick this year.

If you saw more than one chick in the nest this season,* please* email me.
Your help is greatly appreciated!

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Candace


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[cayugabirds-l] Don't go up Rte. 90 this weekend

[Candace Cornell]

This weekend is the *Route 90 Garage Sale* than involves multiple towns
from King Ferry to Cayuga enroute to Rte 5/20 and the Montezuma Area. You
can bypass it by going north on the west side of Cayuga Lake.

This multi-county garage sale creates a huge, miles-long traffic jam and
also disturbs several osprey nests. One nest, around 20 years old, is on
Route 90 at Fire Lane 15—the Grandview Farms nest. Every year, this busy
garage sale is conducted directly below the platform—at its base! (I guess
they don't mind osprey droppings and smell.) The commotion, however drives
the fledges away from their nest and into the nearby woods south of the
property where they stay until September. This is a huge disruption in
their life cycle, right at the time the fledges learn to fish. However, I
have not been able to track the impact it has on the survival of the young
birds and their success as juvenile ospreys.

The homeowners were not interested in relocating their sale tables when I
inquired a few years ago. I really don't get it. You'd think the smell
would be enough to relocate them. Perhaps they moved it this year—I am not
going up the lake to check.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point ospreys fledging

[Candace Cornell]

The three osprey young at the Salt Point nest in Lansing will probably
fledge today. It's fantastic to watch them get their first air and fly!
There are also three young in the nearby Myers Hill nest, which are about a
week or so behind the Salt Point trio. Many of the other area nests will
fledge soon also. Enjoy!

Eyes to the sky!
Candace


Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail


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[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys on Owasco and possibly Seneca Lakes

[Candace Cornell]

Ospreys have been seen regularly on Lake Owasco for the last two years (I
saw one just yesterday) and I am trying to find the nests. There have also
been a few sitings on Seneca Lake, but the only nests I can find there are
the defunct ones at the Greenidge Power facility in Dresden.

With the help of several friends and fellow birders, I am surveying the
osprey population in the Finger Lakes and depend on area birders for their
help. If you live or travel around Seneca, Owasco, and Skaneateles lakes
and see an osprey, *PLEASE* email me the approximate location ASAP. If you
see one fishing, please let me know the direction it flew with the
fish—chances are it's going back to its nest.

Thank you very much for your help! Good Birding!

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey egg laying

[Candace Cornell]

​Cindy,

It's probable that the Treman State Marine Park nest does have eggs.

The evidence Is that there will be an adult incubating at all times. The
female will do most of the incubating, but the male should give her breaks
a few times a day.

The ospreys at Treman (nicknamed Treman & Marina) are probably about 10
years old now. Older (>10 yrs.), highly experienced pairs can lay their
eggs earlier than younger ones, and now that they are almost 10yrs old,
it's possible that Marina laid as early as 7-10 days after her arrival. It
all depends on how rapidly her ovaries matured. Two weeks is the norm for
most established nests. Younger pairs with little or no nest usually take
longer to court and build, and may wait 10–20+ days before laying.

Ophelia at Salt Point is not on eggs yet and Orpheus was still sky dancing
for her today. It should be any day.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys

[Candace Cornell]

Plastic saucers called nesting dishes are used extensively by utility
companies throughout Florida to attract ospreys and eagles. Now, the
National Grid is using them in Central NY. Unfortunately, the installers of
the new nest dish off Rt. 89 at the Oak Orchard Campground does not appear
to be seeded. It will be a hard beginning to the mating season to have to
rebuild your nest from scratch without the stimuli of the seeded twigs.




I don't care for these nesting dishes for several reasons. I don't think
the dishes have enough drainage holes for severe rains storms. They also do
not provide a perch from which the adults keep guard of the nest. With no
real sides, these dishes do not prevent nest from blowing off the platform.
​​
​Eyes to the Sky,
Canace​

On Fri, Apr 6, 201


8 at 10:59 AM, Robyn Bailey  wrote:

> Hi Carol,
>
> I'm told this is a National Grid "nest", not NYSEG, and that the disk is
> specifically made for eagles/ospreys. It might even be made out of
> fiberglass (rather than metal), as it is a commercial product popular with
> the southern utility companies who have LOTS of Ospreys.
>
> That's all I know about it right now. But, I would be interested in any
> reports on whether or not it is accepted and successful.
>
> Best,
> Robyn Bailey
>
> -Original Message-
> From: bounce-122445548-15067...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-122445548-15067...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Carol Keeler
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 10:22 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys
>
> Two ospreys on the beams on route 89 over the Clyde river and locks. Old
> nest was removed and replaced with a metal disk.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Candace Cornell]

I have to correct my email from yesterday. The pair at Cargill have been at
the nest since March 31.

I saw an osprey sitting on the Church Hill nest in Lansing for a few
minutes today, but it flew and didn't return. Orpheus and Ophelia at Salt
Point are working on their nest, but also adding a few sticks to the
unclaimed Salmon Creek nest. They can't help themselves, they are
compulsive nest builders. The empty nest boxes will get occupied eventually.

>From yesterdays drive-by survey of over 100 nests, many corroborated by
reports from the Sedlaceks, Becky Sewell, Dave Nutter, and others, I
estimate well over one-third of the Cayuga Lake Basin pairs had returned by
April 1, 2018. By next weekend, most will have arrived. Some of the empty
nest platforms will hopefully be claimed by young pairs during the next
three weeks.

Thanks for everyone's help! Keep reporting your sightings.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace



On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 9:48 AM, Candace Cornell  wrote:

> Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of
> the ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the
> next two weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest
> boxes and vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a
> week or so after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering
> nesting pairs.
>
> So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and
> Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as
> well as the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet,
> but the always arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are
> probably here.
>
> Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock
> Park, and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's
> Hole, Newman Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are
> vacant platforms at Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church
> Hill, and two on Portland Point. At least a few of these will be utilized
> this year.
>
> Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see
> nesting!
>
> Many thanks,
> Candace
>
> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
>> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell
>> and later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring
>> migrating raptors.
>>
>> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an
>> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for
>> awhile by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures,
>> Killdeer, an Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the
>> observatory, an American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt
>> Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large
>> Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight far to the south, and American
>> Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
>>
>> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of
>> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common
>> Grackles and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a
>> near-constant background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins
>> singly or in small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3
>> probable American Pipits near or among them.
>>
>> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed
>> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best
>> was a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us.
>> Perhaps it was bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in
>> Ithaca.
>>
>> When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey
>> nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk
>> around Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the
>> Children’s Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was
>> muddy and a racing crew meet was underway.
>>
>> I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched
>> at or near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the
>> Newman Golf Course nest platform.
>>
>> But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on
>> the nest and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed
>> there during the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree
>> Swallows over the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile.
>> The sout

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey Talk Wed. April 4, 7pm

[Candace Cornell]

The public is welcome to attend my talk on ospreys this Wednesday, April 4,
at 7 pm. in the auditorium at Kendal. I'll concentrate on the basic life
histories of ospreys in the Cayuga Basin and at Lansing's Salt Point. I've
collected beautiful photographs so it should be visually entertaining.

The ospreys are back!

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

Please email me with all reports of osprey nests you see in the Finger
Lakes and across NY, which are not on the Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail
.
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obtain is used to help protect and conserve ospreys, our primary
bio-indicators of our water quality and the health of the environment.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Candace Cornell]

Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of
the ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the
next two weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest
boxes and vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a
week or so after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering
nesting pairs.

So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and
Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well
as the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the
always arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably
here.

Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock
Park, and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's
Hole, Newman Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are
vacant platforms at Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church
Hill, and two on Portland Point. At least a few of these will be utilized
this year.

Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see
nesting!

Many thanks,
Candace

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell
> and later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring
> migrating raptors.
>
> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an
> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for
> awhile by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures,
> Killdeer, an Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the
> observatory, an American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt
> Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large
> Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight far to the south, and American
> Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
>
> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of
> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common
> Grackles and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a
> near-constant background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins
> singly or in small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3
> probable American Pipits near or among them.
>
> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed
> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best
> was a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us.
> Perhaps it was bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in
> Ithaca.
>
> When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey
> nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk
> around Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the
> Children’s Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was
> muddy and a racing crew meet was underway.
>
> I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched
> at or near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the
> Newman Golf Course nest platform.
>
> But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the
> nest and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there
> during the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree
> Swallows over the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile.
> The south end of the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds
> were few. A Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the
> White Lighthouse appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to
> be the injured immature who overwintered.
>
> When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the marina, I heard an
> Osprey call: it was hunting over the marina. I looked back at the Treman
> Marina platform, and it was empty. A little later I saw an Osprey
> apparently over Fall Creek near Renwick Wildwood. As I passed Union Fields,
> I saw an Osprey overhead near the Inlet, but not associated with that nest.
>
> So, I saw at least 2 Ospreys, and they acted liked they owned a nest. As
> for all the single-bird-in-flight sightings, I don’t know whether they mean
> there were 4 Ospreys, or whether all my observations simply demonstrate
> that I cannot keep track of one large easy-to-ID bird. Regardless, I am
> confident that Ithaca again has Ospreys.
>
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[cayugabirds-l] They're back! . . .Ospreys!

[Candace Cornell]

Cayuga Lake's ospreys are coming home! Two have returned to Osprey Alley
(the stretch between Rts. 90 and 89 at the Montezuma Refuge--MNWR) and the
Union Springs Water Dept.

*Please* send me an email when you first see an osprey at its nests.

Getting accurate arrival dates is important for the Finger Lakes nest
inventory and your help is essential and greatly appreciated, as there are
124 nest sites to monitor!

Ospreys at the top of the lake around MNWR and Union Springs are arriving
now. Ospreys nesting in Lansing and Ithaca will start arriving today and
over the next few days. Keep an eye on the Robert H. Treman State Marine
Park, Union Fields, and Cargill nests. Other pairs will return over the
next week. The Stewart Park pair were early arrivals last year. Male
ospreys typically return a day or so before the females. Both ospreys will
be on the Salt Point nest by April 5. I have no arrival date information
for the nests on the west side of Cayuga. I need your help!

A week or so later, a second wave of unmated, often young, ospreys will
come looking for nesting sites. I'm hoping that some of the new nesting
platforms will be used this year. (It usually takes up to five years for
nest platforms to be claimed.) There are four unused nesting platforms in
Ithaca, five in Lansing, one at Dryden Lake, and one at Taughannock Park.

Thank you for any reports you can send.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey

[Candace Cornell]

Great! I was up there yesterday, but didn't see any.

They are back!

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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> Osprey on nest near entrance of mnwr 5&20
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey

[Candace Cornell]

I'd love to find that osprey's nest—I have been looking for a few years.
Ospreys don't nest in woods, but in the open where they can see 360 degrees
to spot predators—eagles and great horned owls. So if you are looking for
the nest, look in fields or on a cliff face in the area. There can not be
any trees around that are taller than the nest.

PLEASE let me know if you find it!
Candace

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> Reported fishing off shore by Lansing Station Rd, 700 house #s area.
> (Lansing, Cayuga Lake)
> Neighbor who reported it, thinks a pair nests in woods north of junction
> of Algerine rd. & Lans. Stat. Rd.
> She watched a pair flying that direction repeatedly while she kayaked last
> summer!
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Candace Cornell]

I could not guess the number of geese out today off of Cayuga State Park,
as the gigantic rafts spread as far as I could see up and down the lake.
When I reported "tens of thousands" of geese, I would have said a million,
but for fear of exaggeration. Their collective noise at rest is impressive.

Eyes to the sky-the migration is on! The osprey will arrive starting March
29 +/-.
Candace.

On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 7:07 PM, bob mcguire 
wrote:

> Wasn’t that amazing???  We observed that extended flock - and another one
> farther south, opposite Aurora - this afternoon. We gave up trying to count
> (and looking for Ross’s Goose) and made a “questimate” of at least ONE
> MILLION. I wonder if anyone actually has a count?
>
> Bob
>
> On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>
> I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm
> today off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake.  A dozen or
> so swans (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they
> were herding the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud.
> Candace
>
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Candace Cornell]

I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm today
off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake.  A dozen or so
swans (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they were
herding the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud.
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] snowy owl Thorpe Road

[Candace Cornell]

It's great to hear of live Snowy Owls being seen. So many young ones are
dying of starvation this year. There is a steep learning curve for young
predatory birds hunting prey and many are not making it.

Candace

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> 10 a.m. pole sitting on east side of Thorpe between lot farm and Seneca
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goose down on the commons

[Candace Cornell]

I couldn't find the goose. I gave up at dusk.
Candace

On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 6:37 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard <
job121...@verizon.net> wrote:

> Careful, Candace. It'll probably just be a wild goose chase. :-) :-D :-P
>
> When I first looked at the subject line I automatically thought "goose
> down" like in a pillow or a jacket. That's a farmer blood for you!
>
> Hope you had a safe drive home from NH. I had to go to the dr. in Aub.
> today then for groceries. Wh! NASTY.  12 deg.!
>
> Hope you're staying warm.
>
> Fritzie.
>
>
>
> On 12/13/2017 11:51 AM, Linda Orkin wrote:
>
>> Candace, I remember that you said you are being trained for transport.
>> Does this goose fit into your parameters?
>>
>> Linda Orkin
>>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] snowy owl continues at Goose Haven farm

[Candace Cornell]

I saw the snowy owl at the Goose Haven farm (Rt. 89) sitting on a
reflective aluminum-topped trailer on Sunday afternoon and this afternoon
at 2 pm.. The bird blends into the silver background as it does in snow.
Good Birding!
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Osprey data

[Candace Cornell]

Gabriel,

Pardon my delayed response, as I was traveling  I have nesting data on 124
osprey nests as part of my Cayuga Lake Basin Osprey Project and can easily
tell you the few osprey nests by the Cayuga inlet. I know where there are
GBHE rookeries, in the area, but not near Stewart Park and the Inlet where
the birds hang out.

Osprey nest occupied by breeding pairs in the southern end of lake: Stewart
Park behind Youth Bureau, Robert Treman Marine Park, Union Field. This is
the southern point of their nesting in the basin as far as I know.  Let me
know if you find any.

Osprey nest platforms not yet occupied in the southern end of lake:
southend of Stewart Park footbridge to Newman Golf Course, Newman Golf
Course west end, Hogs Hole, and Cherry Street.

Other area osprey pairs that also fish in the inlet and southern end of
Cayuga are nesting at McGowen Fields and the Cornell Ponds.

Query cayugabirds-l
(​
cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu
​)​ about the locations of heron rookeries on Six Mile Creek and other
promising places. EBird might also be a help.

Let me know if you  need more info or find any nests in the lake's southern
end or inlet that are not listed on the Cayuga Lake Trail Map (below),
which includes 69 nests in the Cayuga Basin visible from public roads.

https://ft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=
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Eyes to the sky!
Candace
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On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Gabriel Curran  wrote:

> Hi Candace,
>
> I'm doing a project looking at the Cayuga Inlet and I was wondering if you
> had any data on current osprey nest locations or sitings. Has anyone kept
> track of this?
>
>
> I'm also looking at blue herons, if you happen to have any similar
> information on these birds.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Gabe
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[cayugabirds-l] OT: Farm pond fish needed to feed osprey

[Candace Cornell]

Does anyone have a farm pond with bass or sunfish? Would you mind if a
handful of fishermen thinned it out a bit in the next week or so? We are
urgently collecting fish to freeze and feed to a rehabilitated osprey over
the winter. It will take hundreds of pounds of fish to insure it survives
and we’re well on our way. Plus, thinning is good for your pond’s
ecosystem. The colder the weather gets, however, the harder it is to fish,
so please reply quickly.



Many thanks for your kindness and help keeping this osprey (Ms. K) alive.



Eyes to the sky!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] injured gull

[Candace Cornell]

Birders,

I am earning a NYS Wildlife Rehabilitation Council transport certificate,
which qualifies me to capture injured birds, transport them to a vet or
rehabber, and release them in the wild. I usually work with birds of prey
and waders, but will help any bird species. I notify Cornell's Janet L.
Swanson Wildlife Health Center at (607) 253-3060 ahead of time and bring
the injured bird to them at the clinic during weekdays or the Vet Companion
Hospital on weekends and off-hours. If you know of a bird in need of help,
email me or call 607-342-3001 <(607)%20342-3001>.

Candace


On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Jennifer  wrote:

> For *any* injured wildlife, we should all FILE THIS NUMBER at home and in
> our phones:
>
> *Cornell's **Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center* at (607) 253-3060.
> Someone is always available. They will ask you questions to help assess the
> situation (you can even send them live photos if need be) and will then
> advise you how best to proceed, including figuring out how to get the
> animal to them for care if necessary, whether you bring it in or they
> rustle up someone to come get it.  They handle both acute intervention and
> long-term rehab placement as needed.
>
> As Dave said previously, they're on Hungerford Hill Rd on the east/uphill
> side near the end at Snyder Hill Rd. *However*, even though they have an
> emergency button at the door have a vet *on call* 24/7, they're only
> officially open for intake with a vet already there from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
> Monday thru Friday. Outside those hours (and possibly in other
> circumstances) both your call and the animal care get routed to the *Cornell
> Companion Animal Hospital* in the main Vet complex off Campus Road. At
> least they were on the weekend day (or after hours? I actually forget
> which) when I brought in one of the injured birds I found this summer. In
> such after-hours or other atypical situations, if you can get the animal to
> directly to the alternate location it could save a lot of animal distress
> time over just waiting at the Hungerford Hill Rd. facility for a vet to be
> reached and travel to get there. Just to say, the most time efficient
> protocol for both you and the injured animal is to *call ahead first if
> at all possible and then proceed as they advise.*
>
> We're incredibly lucky to have this local hub of info and action on
> wildlife care, and they're really excellent and conscientious about what
> they do. Take advantage of having them among us and keep that phone number
> handy!  Oh, and their website is well worth looking at too, for all kinds
> of info:  http://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospital/services/wildlife/ .
>
> Jen
>
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Anne Marie Whelan  > wrote:
>
>> Nancy Cusumano volunteered to check on the injured gull.  Thank you Nancy!
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Anne Marie Whelan <
>> gardensfi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend just told me that he just saw an injured gull by the big gas
>>> tanks at Andree's Petroleum near the waterfront.  (I'm not sure if it's
>>> still called Andre's - it's just up from the Cornell Boathouse on the way
>>> to Aldi's.)   He said it appeared to be in great distress, chewing on its
>>> wing.
>>>
>>> Anne Marie
>>>
>>> -- Forwarded message --
>>> From: Dave Nutter 
>>> Date: Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM
>>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] About that injured hawk
>>> To: CayugaBirds-L b 
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday evening a friend called me saying friends of hers had a
>>> Red-tailed Hawk with an injured wing under their porch in downtown Ithaca.
>>> I asked CayugaBirds-L if someone was willing to help them. Candace Cornell
>>> quickly volunteered. I gave her the contact info, and she and her husband
>>> were immediately on their way.
>>>
>>> Several other people also quickly gave this useful advice for dealing
>>> with such a large injured bird:
>>> 1) protect your eyes and hands (talons are raptors’ threat, although the
>>> stabbing bill of birds like loons, herons, or the chomping bill of a
>>> Cardinal can hurt you)
>>> 2) toss a large towel or blanket over the bird
>>> 3) put the blanketed bird in a cardboard box either by quickly scooping
>>> it up or by putting the box over it and flipping them over together, then
>>> cover/close the box (not airtight of course)
>>> 4) take it to the Cornell University Vet School’s Swanson Wildlife
>>> Clinic. It’s on Hungerford Hill Rd on the east/uphill side near the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eagle Question

[Candace Cornell]

About 60-70% of young osprey and most other hawks perish in their first
year primarily due to starvation, although collisions, electrocutions,
hunting, and other hazards also befall them. Young eagles and hawks have to
learn to hunt for themselves and it is a steep learning curve. Many fail to
develop their hunting skills quickly enough to survive.  Once they get to
full maturity, the odds improve, but there . 90% seems accurate.

Candace

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> Howdy folks.
>
> Am reading a very interesting, creative book by Pete Dunne called "The
> Wind MastersThe Lives Of North American Birds of Prey". Dunne takes a
> very creative approach to teach us about these birds...the book reads more
> like a novel!  I highly recommend it but have a question.
>
> In his piece about Bald Eagles, Pete says that, with respect to young
> eagles, more than 90% that fledge in a given season don't survive to
> adulthood, and nearly 60% of these die during their first year. Evidently,
> to quote Dunne, "starvation is a young eagle's greatest adversary"..
>
> I was wondering what anyone thought about his statistics.
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> Pete Saracino
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eagle Question

[Candace Cornell]

About 60-70% of young eagles perish in their first year primarily due to
starvation, although collisions, electrocutions, and other dangers also
befall them. Young eagles have a long adolescence to learning to hunt for
themselves and it is a steep learning curve. Birds that are slow to learn
do not make it. From what I’ve read, 10-20% survive to maturity.­

Candace

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 7:23 PM, Peter  wrote:

> Howdy folks.
>
> Am reading a very interesting, creative book by Pete Dunne called "The
> Wind MastersThe Lives Of North American Birds of Prey". Dunne takes a
> very creative approach to teach us about these birds...the book reads more
> like a novel!  I highly recommend it but have a question.
>
> In his piece about Bald Eagles, Pete says that, with respect to young
> eagles, more than 90% that fledge in a given season don't survive to
> adulthood, and nearly 60% of these die during their first year. Evidently,
> to quote Dunne, "starvation is a young eagle's greatest adversary"..
>
> I was wondering what anyone thought about his statistics.
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> Pete Saracino
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Indigo Bunting at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

There was a strikingly bright blue male Indigo Bunting today at Salt Point
(3 pm) near the Salmon Creek osprey platform—the first I've ever seen at
the point. It was perched near Salmon Creek in a cottonwood before it flew
upstream past Myers Road.

What a thrill to see it!

Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point's Orpheus injured

[Candace Cornell]

FOSPers and Os Friends,



Bad news. Orpheus, the adult male at Salt Point, has an ailing left eye,
and I cannot tell the extent of the problem. He keeps his left outer white
eyelids closed most of the time, although he is able to open the eye fully
on rare occasions. Did anyone see him collide with a tree branch? Did he
grapple talon to talon with an intruding osprey or heron or eagle or
another other accident? Please let me know. Whatever is wrong occurred
today. His tight eye seems fine, although he often shuts it, perhaps for
comfort.



I will observe him for the next few days and consult with the wildlife vets
at CU’s Swanson Ctr. If the eye does not heal soon, the situation could get
critical for Orpheus. Trying to catch and medically treat Orpheus without
hurting him and the others would be a trick.



Fishing with only one eye means Orpheus can no longer judge depth
perception and refraction in the water, two essential skills for successful
fishing. If his eye does not improve and his fishing is substandard,
Ophelia will take over the job of provider for the remainder of the season.
However, it is a serious risk to leave the nestlings unattended and
vulnerable in the nest. Despite their superb camouflage, these little lumps
make easy snacks for passing eagles.



Let’s hope Orpheus is able to fish well in a few days. The alternative is
too sad.



Candace

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Save the Bees

[Candace Cornell]

Tell the EPA: Ban bee-killing pesticides
81%
We've reached 163,454 of our goal of 200,000.
Sign the petition

The petition to the Environmental Protection Agency reads:

"Bee populations are being wiped out at an alarming rate. Immediately ban
the use of the dangerous neonicotinoid pesticides that are killing bees."


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[image: Tell the EPA: Ban bee-killing pesticides]

*Big news in the fight to protect bees*: The Environmental Protection
Agency just released a stunning new report admitting that popular
neonicotinoid pesticides are partially to blame for the massive bee colony
collapse.1

This new development is remarkable because the federal government is now
finally admitting, after over 20 years in use, that “neonics” are killing
bees. Yet, farmers are still spraying dangerous bee-killing neonics on tens
of millions of acres of farmland across the United States while bees
continue to die off in droves.2

The EPA has been notoriously slow at responding to this crisis, and its
previous efforts to restrict neonics use have not gone far enough. We must
ramp up pressure on the EPA to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides once
and for all.

Tell the EPA: Ban dangerous bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides.

Bees and other pollinators play a vital role in our food production system
by enabling the production of many of the nuts, fruits and vegetables in
our diets. In total, pollinators make possible an astounding 35% of global
food production and contribute more than $24 billion annually to the U.S.
economy. But the number of managed honeybee colonies in the United States
has declined from 6 million in the 1940s to just 2.5 million today –
jeopardizing our food supply and domestic agriculture industry.3

*And the outlook for bee colonies is getting worse.* A recent survey,
funded in part by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
revealed that U.S. beekeepers lost over 42% of their colonies between April
2014 and April 2015, a significant upswing of losses from the previous year.
4

Now that the federal government has admitted the definitive proof that
neonics are contributing significantly to the collapse of bee colonies,
it’s time for the EPA to take action to ban these dangerous pesticides
nationwide before any further harm is done to bee populations.

*Tell the EPA: Ban dangerous bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides.*

Thanks for all you do to save bees.

References

   1. EPA Releases the First of Four Preliminary Risk Assessments for
   Insecticides Potentially Harmful to Bees
   
<http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/eeffe922a687433c85257359003f5340/63e7fb0e47b1aa3685257f320050a7e3!OpenDocument>,
   United States Environmental Protection Agency, January 6, 2016
   2. Tom Philpott, The EPA Finally Admitted That the World’s Most Popular
   Pesticide Kills Bees—20 Years Too Late
   
<http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees>,
   Mother Jones, January 7, 2016
   3. "Fact Sheet: The Economic Challenge Posed by Declining Pollinator
   Populations
   
<https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/20/fact-sheet-economic-challenge-posed-declining-pollinator-populations>,"
   The White House, June 20, 2014
   4. “Colony Loss 2014-2015: Preliminary Results
   
<https://beeinformed.org/results/colony-loss-2014-2015-preliminary-results/>,”
   Bee Informed Partnership, May 13, 2015





On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Susan K. Ruoff  wrote:

> Candace,  Thanks for the link to this.  Very important!  Very dear to my
> heart especially right now…I lost my hive.  Suddenly there was no activity,
> I went into it and the ones left were dead.  So sad.  They had honey stores
> therefore I’ve ruled out starvation although they say if there’s a cold
> period they can starve with honey right next to them.  So…not sure what
> happened.  Probably like most lost hives it was a combination of factors.
> I have another package of bees on order for next week…so I will start again
> at the new location.
>
> We had a great time on Friday night.  Thanks for inviting us!
> See you on Friday for lunch…11:30 pick up time and I will call you in the
> am.
> Take care,
> Sue
>
> On May 2, 2016, at 5:28 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>
> osh Nelson, CREDO Action  Unsubscribe
> 9:15 AM (8 hours ago)
> to me
> [image: CREDO action]
> *Tell the EPA: Ban bee-killing pesticides
> <http://act.credoaction.com/sign/epa_neonics_bees_r/?t=1&akid=17902.8897677.VV-zQv>*
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> *"Bee populations are being wiped out at an alarming rate. Immediately ban
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 3 Ospreys

[Candace Cornell]

Than you, Betcy,, for the report. We are going to see her this week.
Candace

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Betsy Darlington 
wrote:

> I was just walking up Falls St. ("Gun Shop Hill") in Ithaca, and 3 ospreys
> were circling low, interacting, and calling almost constantly. At one
> point, at least two of them landed on top of the tall old Ithaca Gun
> smokestack (one at a time, not simultaneously).
> Betsy
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] osprey nest on Warren Rd.

[Candace Cornell]

NYSEG crews have been trying to thwart the ospreys from building on the
Warren Road pole as this location presents a serious fire hazard. They hope
to erect an alternative pole nearby in the next few days in an effort to
move the birds. It is not the best place to raise a family, but the ospreys
seem determined. Many thanks to the crews for their help in this relocation.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 8:22 AM, AB Clark  wrote:

> That explains the flyover osprey when I was on Winthrop Dr. a couple of
> days ago.  And on Tuesday also, a bald eagle and a raven (chased off by two
> resident crow families) over Muriel.  The bald eagle was remarkably low!
> The raven looked distinctly young, brownish and broken primaries.
>
> Anne
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2016, at 3:05 PM, howard london  wrote:
>
> The nest (new?) is atop a utility pole just past the Sheriff's Dept. on
> the northbound side of Warren Rd. and opposite Borg-Warner.  Passing by
> there this afternoon I glimpsed just a bird's head.
>
> Howard London
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[cayugabirds-l] On Osprey time

[Candace Cornell]

It's osprey time again! Since at least 3/22, folks around the lake have
seen ospreys returning to this area and gathering sticks to repair their
nests. It is still a week earlier than their traditional arrival dates, but
there's no telling when it comes to nature. The males typically arrive a
few days earlier than the females and that seems to be the case this season
as well.

I was driving around the lake looking at osprey nests today and saw my
first pair of the season—at the Union Spring NYSEG Substation nest. It's
always a thrill to see that they have both returned safely and working on
new generation—the grand circle of life.

Later, at about 5 pm, I saw a male osprey at Salt Point. It was harassing a
Bald Eagle perched near the creek by flying around it and calling
relentlessly for approximately ten minutes. When the eagle finally flew,
the osprey circled over the lake and perched on the Salmon Creek platform
(the pole closest to the Salt Point entrance). After about 15 minutes and
lots of photos,  I inadvertently scared it off by walking in the brush to
get a closer photo. Did I ever feel badly! He's a skittish one, when it
comes to people, but no push over with eagles.

Enjoy osprey watching with the *Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail* this season—but
remember to give the birds space. Keep at least 100-300 feet from most
ospreys and their nests.  It robs the ospreys of valuable energy to scare,
which can impact their breeding success. There are a few nests such as the
ones at Salt Point, Union Fields at Cass Park, Harris Park (Union Springs),
and the Basin Street nest (Frontenac Marina, Union Springs) where you can
stand close to the platform without incident.

Eyes to the Sky!
Candace

Please send me sightings of any osprey nests in the Finger Lakes not listed
in the *Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail* to *>. Thanks!*


For information on ospreys: http://www.lansingrec.com/ospreys


Enjoy my seasonal blog on the Salt Point ospreys *On Osprey Time* at
http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time
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*Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail:**<*www.tinyurl.com/
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[cayugabirds-l] It's Ospreys errata

[Candace Cornell]

The correct website has an *s* on the end. Apologies!

http://tinyurl.com/CayugaLakeOsprey*s*

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[cayugabirds-l] presumed osprey sighting

[Candace Cornell]

I am not clear about this third hand report, but my source said an osprey
was sighted last week near Rice Road in Trumansburg. The source
either misidentified another hawk species or its a premature arrival for
the osprey. They usually don't start appearing in our area until the last
ten days of March and later. Anything is possible, especially these days..

Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots 'O redtailed Hawks

[Candace Cornell]

There are often 30-60+ Red-tailed Hawks on the Game Farm fence and the
nearby big tree on cold winter days—"licking their chops.". What is amazing
is that the hawks don't decimate the pheasant population and only take a
few.

Candace

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Peter  wrote:

> Wow.
> So what is the explanation for so many red tails in one
> location.is this a migration event..or simply an over-abundance
> of prey in this particular locale? Or something else?
> Thanks
> Pete Sar
>
>
> On 2/14/2016 3:05 PM, Laura Stenzler wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I checked out the Cornell game farm on Stevenson and game farm roads this
>> afternoon at 3 PM. I easily counted 62 Redtailed Hawks on the fences and in
>> the trees. In the main big tree there were 22 hawks alone. Also loads of
>> Starlings, eating the grain.
>>
>> Laura
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail: an aid for reporting ospreys and osprey nest sitings

[Candace Cornell]

I am excited to announce that in February we will release the on-line
Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail—an interactive map of  60+ osprey nests visible
from public roads in the Cayuga Lake area. It is the culmination of several
years of work and the help of many generous birders in our area. The Trail
will make visiting and observing the osprey families much easier and will
facilitate reporting new nest and osprey sighting for my continuing survey
discussed below. I hope everyone enjoys following the “Trail” and will
continue reporting nests.




Fellow Birders,



The survey I am compiling of osprey nests in the Finger Lakes is in its
fourth year and making great progress thanks to all the reports I have
received from birders. Please help me continue this work by reporting any
osprey nests you see around the Finger Lakes as well as Oneida Lake and
Lake Ontario. Send your reports to cec...@gmail.com and be sure to include
their location and any other information you may have. Thank you very much
for your help in this on-going work to conserve these magnificent birds.



Thank you all!

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[cayugabirds-l] Please Report Osprey and Osprey Nest Sitings

[Candace Cornell]

Fellow Birders,



The survey I am compiling of osprey nests in the Finger Lakes is in it’s
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thank you, birding community

[Candace Cornell]

Peace on earth to all!

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Peter  wrote:

> Yes - a very special thanks to each who patiently share their knowledge of
> our avian friends. It is very much appreciated, and I look forward to our
> many contacts thru the coming new year!!
> Be well all.
> Pete Saracino
>
>
> On 12/13/2015 2:51 PM, M & K Mannella wrote:
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> After a thoughtful email exchange this morning with a member of this list,
> I am reminded how grateful I am for the opportunity to interact with this
> birding community.
>
> Thank you all for your eloquent and informative birdwatching stories and
> reports. I am a better birder because of the words you share.
>
> Thank you for being patient, thoughtful, and respectful educators -for
> using the word improbable rather than impossible- and for using the moment
> to teach rather than to simply correct.
>
> And lastly, Thank you for sharing your scopes, smartphones, field guides,
> your insights, knowledge, and enthusiasm under all weather conditions and
> roadside circumstances.  I am so happy to see you out there.
>
> Have a wonderful winter birdwatching-- and a big welcome back to the
> Seneca Falls snowy owls!
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Waterfowl hunting at Salt Pt?

[Candace Cornell]

*Early Bear* (some WMUs)16 consecutive days beginning the first Saturday
after Labor Day.*Early Bowhunting* - Deer & BearOctober 1 through the
Friday immediately preceding regular season.*Regular* - Deer & Bear23 days
beginning the third Saturday of November.*Late Bow and Muzzleloading* -
Deer & Bear9 consecutive days immediately following the regular season.
Special Goose season started On Sept. 1

The Town usually posts the hunting.Steve?
Candace
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On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Mike Pitzrick  wrote:

> I see from the minutes of the 10/16/2013 Lansing Town Board Meeting
> 
>  that
> deer hunting is also allowed at Salt Point, and that "Recently the Town
> Board did ask the DEC for clarity about whether shotgun hunting of deer is
> an allowable use on that property."  Does anybody know if that question has
> been resolved?
>
> -Mike
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 9:18 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
>> I believe hunting is allowed on Salt Point, which is DEC land
>> administered by the Town of Lansing. Kinda sucks for those of us who prefer
>> to see live undisturbed birds.
>> —Dave Nutter
>>
>>
>> > On Nov 3, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
>> >
>> > I headed over to MyersPark/ Salt Pt. intending to photograph Canada
>> Geese taking off against the fall colors (as they did there yesterday). To
>> my disappointment, I found instead someone setting out an array of mallard
>> decoys and a hunting blind on the point just below the Osprey nest platform
>> at Salt Pt. No real waterfowl anywhere. Assuming hunting was illegal in the
>> "Salt Pt. Conservation Area", I went over to Salt Pt. intending to talk to
>> the person, but again to my dismay, that none of the signage, including the
>> DEC "rules" sign as you enter Salt Pt. says anything about whether
>> waterfowl hunting there is prohibited or permitted. Does anyone know
>> whether hunting is legal there?
>> >
>> > Marie
>> >
>> >
>> > Marie Read Wildlife Photography
>> > 452 Ringwood Road
>> > Freeville NY  13068 USA
>> >
>> > Phone  607-539-6608
>> > e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
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>> > http://www.marieread.com
>> >
>> > Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here:
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma was ducky

[Candace Cornell]

I went looking for loons with out-of-town guests today at Atwater Road in
Lansing, but it was far too windy for them. We headed to Montezuma, drove
around the main pool, and were treated to hundreds of ducks lazily foraging
and occasionally flying off in response to immature eagles and the
occasional Northern Harrier. The graceful Pintail was plentiful and  is one
of most favorite ducks.even though they spend so much time foraging and
tipped up. The species we saw were:

Canada geese (hundreds) near the Visitor’s Center
Pied-billed Grebe
Coot (hundreds)
Bald Eagle
Norther Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk

*Ducks*
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Shoveler
Northern Pintail (numerous)
Mallards
Blue-winged Teal

On both the trip up Rt. 90 and back, we saw numerous,s scattered TVs and
Red-tailed Hawks. We also came across the largest Mink road kill I have
ever seen on Sapsucker Woods Road.

Go Birding,

Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] golden eagle pair over Lansing

[Candace Cornell]

A pair of Golden Eagles has been hanging out between my house on the lake
in the Lansing and Myers Park. Hope they don't bother the Salt Point
Natural Area ospreys.

Candace


Friends of the

Salt Point Natural Area



On Osprey Time Blog

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey (2) appear at Deans Cove

[Candace Cornell]

Great News! I'm glad the riser final got put back into action. Osprey often
need the stimulation of a few sticks to get into nesting mode. It was such
a shame that the folks who installed the new riser up left the entire nest
on the ground below.

It really is too late for a pair to attempt nesting, but anything can
happen. The earliest an osprey has fledged that I've read of was 7 weeks
old. If they pair got down to busy immediately, had only one, big egg, and
the youngster learned to fly and fish remarkably fast, it might be possible
to fledge a chick by the end of September. Occasionally, a dedicated parent
in the northeast will stay by the nest until late Oct. to tend to a fledge
that is struggling with independence.  I've heard of stranger things.

This pair could be a suffering from a failed nest in the last week or so
and are building a frustration nest in the riser. If so, they will probably
mate i n it, but not lay eggs, and then migrate early in mid-August.

We'll have to follow what happens. Thanks for the report!

Candace

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On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Sally Eller  wrote:

> The platform which NYSEG placed on the pole that had an Osprey nest  last
> year has remained empty all spring.
> Last week I noticed one Osprey perching on the platform. This morning
> there are two there. But probably too late for them to start a family,
> right?
> The pole is on the west side of Rt 89, just south of entrance to Deans
> Cove. Town of Romulus.
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[cayugabirds-l] Dead osprey in inlet?

[Candace Cornell]

Sandy Wold reported seeing an osprey fishing in the inlet yesterday that
may have had an mishap and been killed by something submerged in the water.
If anyone is birding in that area and sees an osprey carcass, please let me
know ASAP. If you could put it on the shore for me to examine, that would
be great. (Use the normal precaution of a protective hand covering.) I'm
very interested in finding out what happened. I'll be there later today
hunting for it.

Many thanks!

Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Special talk by Kevin McGowan on April 22, 2015

[Candace Cornell]

Please join us for:


*Birds of Salt Point: Why Cayuga Lake Is So Specia*l?

by Dr. Kevin McGowan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 7 p.m.

Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing



See you there!


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Olin the Osprey is back

[Candace Cornell]

Scott is correct about the difficulty of sexing and identifying individual
ospreys. Their markings can increase in size with age and there are ample
males that develop necklaces over time. The most reliable way to sex adults
is by their behavior.

However, it is possible to use the marking patterns on the dorsal aspect of
their heads (top and back of neck) on mature ospreys to distinguish
individuals in the field, but it takes repeated observations, lots of
practice, and photographic evidence. There are slight variations in the
size, shape, and number of dark markings on most individuals that are
visible at rest or when seen from above. However, in flight, these markings
are not visible. I've used this method to identify the Salt Point osprey
pair with certainty since 2013. I can also track their local movements
around the Salt Point/Myers Park area by car, but once they leave the
immediate area and my line of sight, I cannot follow them.  Since there are
many ospreys in the area, especially at the beginning of the season and
when their are intruders about, accurately tracking individuals as they fly
over distances can only be reliably done if distinctly banded or by using
GPS/GMS tracking.

Candace

*See* "Field Identification of Individual Ospreys Using Head Marking
Patterns," J. Wildlife Mgt., Bretagnolle, Thibault, and Dominici, vol. 58
no. 1, 1994, pp. 175-178.





On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Scott Haber  wrote:

> The "necklace" is not really a reliable method for sexing Ospreys in the
> field. Males can and do show the "necklace", and there's lots of overlap.
> As Alan Poole states in the BNA account, "sexes often difficult to
> distinguish in the field.
>
> Furthermore, it's quite a stretch to take a bunch of generalized, common
> behaviors that almost all Ospreys would display, and assign them to a
> particular individual because one feels it's their "fashion".
>
> It's nice that folks are so interested in the local nesting pairs, but
> perhaps it's wise not to go overboard with assumptions about how much we
> know about individuals unless we're reading band numbers off of them like
> with the campus Red-tails.
>
> -Scott
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Karel V. Sedlacek 
> wrote:
>
>>  David,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your thoughts.
>>
>> See my comments below.
>>
>>
>>
>> Karel
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Dave Nutter [mailto:nutter.d...@me.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:31 AM
>> *To:* Karel V. Sedlacek
>> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Olin the Osprey is back
>>
>>
>>
>> This nest platform is installed atop one of several poles for lights for
>> McGovern Fields, replacing (literally) a nest which Ospreys built atop the
>> same pole, right? McGovern Fields occupy the NE corner of the fields
>> between East Hill Plaza, Ellis Hollow Road, Game Farm Road and Cascadilla
>> Creek with the east end of the East Ithaca Recreationway.
>>
>> KVS—The 2014 nest was atop the south center, double-side light pole at
>> the McGovern Fields.  This caused the lights to be turned off for the
>> duration of the nesting season.  Plans were made for a replacement location
>> and through the efforts of a lot of folks a riser, built by the Musco
>> Lighting Co was installed on the SW tower.
>>
>> In case other Ospreys start nesting near Game Farm Road, maybe refering
>> to McGovern Fields would be better, at least until another of those light
>> poles gets built upon!
>>
>> KVS—It is unlikely (that is the hope anyway) that another Osprey family
>> will build on another of the poles at the fields—the outside poles are
>> single-side, and the center double-sided poles now have bird-deterrents on
>> them.  In addition, Olin and Olive spent considerable energy last season
>> dissuading other Ospreys from the area.  Having said that, names are
>> flexible and can be adjusted as needed.
>>
>> The Ithaca reservoir and Commonland are along Six-mile Creek south of
>> NYS-79, which is in the next drainage behind Snyder Hill and perhaps
>> difficult to see from McGovern Fields, so was that really where you meant
>> the Osprey flew?
>>
>> KVS1—Yes. This was Olin’s pattern of behavior last year when going to
>> Common Lands: circle over the tree line to make a threat assessment near
>> the nest, fly west down Cascadilla, to East Hill and linger to assess the
>> area, then turn south and head towards Six-Mile Creek.  Having chased him
>> several times this is his typical pattern.  When Olive is in the nest he
>> can make the roundtrip with a fish in 12 mins.  He sometimes does make the
>> turn up Snyder Hill Rd.
>>
>> How do you ID the birds as individuals? Is it an assumption based on
>> gender (general plumage and relative size) and presence or behavior at the
>> site, or are there specific characteristics of individual birds that you
>> use?
>>
>> KVS—Gender, based on plumage, Olin has no necklace, Olive has the
>> lightest Necklace in the southern basin to-date.  Olin has a distinctive
>> se

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Ospreys

[Candace Cornell]

This is a great time to get out and watch the ospreys performing their
tandem courtship flight swooping, looping, and circling together in the
wind. It's also the time when the males perform their spectacular sky
dances above the nests. These behaviors only last for a few weeks so enjoy
them while you can.

All the established local osprey nests in the Ithaca (Union Fields, Treman
Marina, and Game Farm Rd) and Lansing (Portland Point and Salt Point) areas
have been reclaimed by their owners. The new platforms at Stewart Park, the
Newman golf Course, and the two at Portland Point are still not occupied,
but the season is just starting. However the platform on Myers Hill and the
new one at Salt Point (now there are two) have both had ospreys bringing
sticks to them. Whether they'll successfully establish nests and attract
mates is still up in the air, but the prospects look good. Many of the
nests from Union Springs to the Montezuma area were reclaimed by last
weekend and I expect the rest to be occupied any day now.

*If anyone sees any osprey nests on the west side of the lake, please send
me an email with the location.*

On the west side there are nests at Dean's Cove, on Footes Corners Rd in
Interlaken, and at the Seneca Golf Club, but other than that, I haven't
found any more. The shallow shelf where the ospreys can fish is narrower on
the west side than on the east side and at the ends of the lake, but it
still should support some ospreys. So far I have documented 53 nests around
the lake, although I don't know yet how many of them will be used this
year.

Karen Edelstein and I are developing an interactive Cayuga Lake Osprey
Trail map showing the locations of the nests visible from public roads for
every one's viewing pleasure. We should have it ready within the month so
stayed tuned.

Thank you all for your help!
Candace
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[cayugabirds-l] Where are 2003-13 Loon counts?

[Candace Cornell]

I'd like to find out the loon watch statistics from the Taughannock Loon
Watch since 2002, but can't seem to find the stats. Can someone tell me who
I should contact?

Many thanks for your help!
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird call question

[Candace Cornell]

ditto

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Sue Rakow  wrote:

> Yes indeed! I am hearing chipmunks . Thanks once again to this list serve.
> I learn so much.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 29, 2014, at 6:36 PM, Rick Lightbody  wrote:
>
> Just to elaborate a bit on Linda's interesting post:
>  http://miracleofnature.org/blog/the-chipping-munk
>
> Rick
>
> At 05:57 PM 9/29/2014, Linda Orkin wrote:
>
> I was walking in the woods up at the overlook at Taughanock this afternoon
> when a large hawk flew through the trees.  As I was trying to get a better
> view of his disappearing silhouette  I noticed the immediate chorus of
> chipmunks all around. The typical "clucking" sound that they make to alert
> to an aerial predator.  It doesn't sound like chatter.  I found a youtube
> video  here that has this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQO98CsaWZQ
>
> Linda
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
>  If you can't make chipmunks fit, you night consider Turkey moms and
> their half-grown poults. They're trading alarm clucks right now.
>
> -Geo Kloppel
>
> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Sue Rakow  wrote:
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> > I know chipmunk chatter quite well so am not sure of this. It is a loud
> sound and in the distance. Sounds like a group of something...?
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
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> >> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:51 PM, martin borko  wrote:
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> >> there is a lot of chipmunk chatter at this time of year
> >>
> >> marty
> >>
> >>> On Sep 29, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mary E. Winston wrote:
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> >>> It's a chipmunk
> >>>
> >>> -Original Message-
> >>> From: bounce-118059948-12723...@list.cornell.edu [
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> >>> Lately in the woods during the day I have been hearing a call/sound
> that is like a low clack/ cluck at uneven  intervals. It could be
> described as horseshoes on pavement. Some older some softer. I can never
> seem to get near to the sound. Any ideas what it might be from so little
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] another Ithaca Screech Owl

[Candace Cornell]

I have screech-owl that sounds like it's just next to he house. It
stardusts calling at precisely 5:30am the last three mornings that i've
taken note. I also hear it in the evening, but not as regularly as in the
am. Its expertly controlled tremolo just gets me. what a way to start the
day,
Candace


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> in the woods between the south ends of Remington Road and North Sunset
> Drive, around 8:00 last evening. It called quietly for several minutes.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sandpipers at Myers Park today around 12:30PM

[Candace Cornell]

The Monarch caterpillar Suan His Yong found in Ithaca and Sue Ruoff brought
to Salt Point, Lansing to the Monarch Waystation is doing wonderfully. As
Glenn thought, the string you saw was to hold up the transfer plant. The
caterpillar has since climbed over to the next plant over from where Sue
placed her and she has grown in one day! Thank you to all for caring about
this creature.

Candace

​All creatures great and small are essential​ to the dance of life.
(Clearly, I am not a philosopher.)

On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Glenn Wilson  wrote:

> Kathy and I went to Myers Park today in the rain and saw quite a flock of
> sandpipers along with a single Lesser Yellowlegs.
> These did land on the edge back from the Christmas tree about 30 feet
> perhaps.
> The non-yellowlegs sandpipers are shown in the link.
>
> One other detail - we went to the Milkweed Patch and I walked the road
> while
> looking for the Monarch Caterpillar.
> I didn't walk into the patch - but did see a stalk with white rope tied
> around its trunk.
> I assumed this may have been the stalk where the caterpillar was placed
> although I was unable to locate it from the path past the concrete blocks.
> It was rainy - so maybe it was under a leaf?
>
> We have at least 50 milkweed plants at our house and I have yet to see a
> Monarch Caterpillar on any of them.
> One plant has several Milkweed Tussock Caterpillars
>
> The first picture of a single sandpiper (I thought Sanderling) was on the
> ground at the same time as the Yellowlegs when we showed up.
> The second picture of several sandpipers on the ground are the same ones
> shown flying.
> I think the first sandpiper by itself may or may not be related to the
> flock
> of them.
>
> http://www.wilsonswarbler.com/html_trips/2014_08_31.html
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[cayugabirds-l] Goshawk footage

[Candace Cornell]

A wonderful clip of s Goshawk flying between trees.

pic.twitter.com/sqNVxl6tsx 

Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Monarch caterpillar relocated to Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

The Monarch caterpillar that Suan found yesterday downtown has been
transported to the Salt Point natural area in Lansing and placed deep
within a milkweed patch. Sue Ruoff, one of the Friends of Salt Point and
the person responsible for creating the butterfly attracting meadows and
securing Salt Point's Monarch Waystation (*http://www.monarchwatch.org/
*), used Suan's directions to locate the
creature and it's now been introduced it to it's new home.

FYI: Monarch Waystation #8782 is at Salt Point, Lansing. This is a
registered Waystation with Monarch Watch, a group dedicated to the
conserving Monarch populations. I wrote about it in my last *On Osprey Time*
(*http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time
*)
blog
installment, Blog #48, which will be posted shortly.

​Thank you Suan for bringing this to our attention and to Betsy, Sue, and
all others that attempted to help the caterpillar.

Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT: Monarch caterpillar "rescue opportunity"?

[Candace Cornell]

I can not make it downtown tomorrow. If someone is willing to bring the
caterpillar out to Salt Point, Lansing, the point is now registered Monarch
Way Station #8782 (www.MonarchWatch.org ) and
has a field of milkweed and other butterfly attracting plants. The best
place to place the caterpillar is in the milkweed field behind the Monarch
Waystation sigh. It is across the path from the dog litter station at
second entrance on the north side of the point (not the entrance next to
the RR tracks).

I've been very concerned about the Monarchs this year. I have seen very few
Monarch caterpillars or adults around Tompkins or Cayuga County this summer
and I've been checking milkweed stands as I survey osprey nests.

Helping this little fellow may seem trite, but it will make a big
difference to its progeny.
If some one does this kind deed, please let me know. Many thanks,

Candace
Friends of Salt Point
Many thanks to whomever can rescue the caterpillar. Every Monarch is
important!

Candace


On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:

> This morning I found a small monarch caterpillar in an unlikely spot
> downtown, and my untrained instinct tells me it's unlikely to survive to
> adulthood at this location, so if anyone is up for it, I think it would be
> a good idea/opportunity for someone to effect some level of rescue,
> anything from moving it to a bigger patch of milkweeds to trying to raise
> it at home (or better yet, in an educational setting somewhere).
>
> It is located on Seneca Street next to the bridge over the inlet, in front
> of the Finger Lakes Electric Supply Company, here: 42.440079, -76.511573
>
> There is a very small bed of mulch with some decorative plants and two
> very small stray milkweeds (half a foot tall, about a dozen smallish
> leaves), and the still very small caterpillar (less than an inch in length)
> was in the easternmost of the two milkweeds.
>
> Here's a photo of the would-be adoptee:
>
>   https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204734943071423&l=0218fab00e
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> IMO the two milkweeds (not _that_ close to each other) will not provide
> enough nourishment, and are likely to be pulled anyways by anyone tending
> that bed (I assume they're considered weeds by gardeners). Thus, I would
> recommend that anyone effecting the "rescue" just pull out the entire plant.
>
> Feel free to let me know (offlist, if you want) if you adopt it, need more
> info, or think this message was a good/bad idea.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Suan
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[cayugabirds-l] Black Vultures

[Candace Cornell]

What is the greatest number of Black Vultures you've seen together in the
Game Farm Rd/Ellis Hollow Rd area and around the compost facility at
Stevenson Rd? Please let me know if you ever seen any flocks in the last
two years.
Thanks,
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nighthawks

[Candace Cornell]

Night hawks have been around Salt Point and Myers Park on and off for a
week at dusk.
Candace


On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:03 AM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:

> Newman Golf Course, of course, sorry!
>
> I wonder if these Nighthawks have been roosting in the same place day
> after day? Or are they even the same birds?
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[cayugabirds-l] Everybody's fledged and flying at SP

[Candace Cornell]

Thank you all for your reports on the ospreys. I injured my shoulder again
and I'm going to be one-armed for a while so please continue sending me any
osprey reports you can. I greatly appreciate every sighting and keep them
all for use in local osprey population studies and conservation.

Husband Dave and I went to SP after my doc apt. at 3:15 pm and saw both
Odin and Orion flying well. Odin made several attempts to fish dropping
down from his perch next to the creek and Orion circled the platform and
made an unsuccessful attempt to land on a limb and opted for the nest.
Odin's fl;edge date was July 31 and Orion was Tuesday August 5. Unlike last
year's fledges which were behind schedule as are most new nests, these
chicks have ample time to learn the finer points of flying and fishing
before migration.

Just as we were leaving four intruders came to the nest en masse, circling
it repeatedly as they were pursued by Ophelia and Orpheus. Odin was sitting
in a tree nearby and Orion sat on the nest platform during the entire
encounter which lasted over seven minutes. (Most encounters with intruders
around the nest last one to three minutes.) The intruders were especially
aggressive, staying close to the nest and not letting Orpheus and Ophelia
drive them away over the lake as usual.

The parents repeatedly flew close to the nest and chirped at Orion. (I
assumed they were checking on him.) The intruders never got closer than 50
feet from the nest as Ophelia would base them instantly. I plan to discuss
the apparent increase in intruders in the area in an upcoming blog.

The next important date, which could happen anytime now, is when Ophelia
leaves for her long migration 2K-4K miles depending on her destination. (I
consider her migrated, when I have not seen her after three days of six-
hour observations.) Between that time, we should see some very fine flying
from the adults and the painful learning process of flying and fishing.
After Ophelia leaves on migration, Orpheus will continue to bring fish to
the nest for Odin and Orion until they can fish for themselves and are
officially juveniles.

Once again, thank you each and every one for you continued help. I can not
tell you how much it means to me and it is crucial to the information I am
trying to gather. Please send any questions you'd like address in a blog.

Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] One of Salt Point's three checks perishes

[Candace Cornell]

Oya (56 days), the eldest chick from the Salt Point nest, who fledged  last
Sunday and has been flying around since had an accident today. She was
found on the railroad tracks at 8:30 am a few yards north of the SP
entrance standing, but was obviously injured. She was taken to CU's
wildlife hospital on Hungerford Hill by a kind passerby, who then walked
out to the platform to me. Both Melissa Groo and I, who were at Salt Point
to take her photo, got to see Oya after she was administered pain
medication, examined under anesthesia, and euthanized around 11:30 am. I
imagine she suffered, but primarily her demeanor shocky and out of it. From
the feathers I collected—clumps of her primaries, coverts, alulas, and
marginal coverts ripped out together—it was obvious she had a serious
shoulder wound.

I got to examine her thoroughly before they sent her to the DEC for a
necropsy. She was the biggest of the three and in top condition—beautiful,
plump, strong, and the leader of her brood. The doctor promised to send me
copies of all the measurements the collect and the cause of her death. I
hope they follow through.

I did some "forensics" at the site collecting the feathers left behind and
tracking the blood patterns. I can only make an educated guess at what
happened without the autopsy. From there blood and distribution of
feathers, it looked like an aerial attack perhaps by an eagle (great horned
owls only attack at night) and her right shoulder had been partially ripped
apart. Her shoulder and wing feathers, including the alulae, coverts, and
primaries were still attached in a clump, which made me suspect the outcome
would be bad.  Alternatively, she could have hit something sharp like the
railroad bridge over Salmon Creek. Young fledges are usually clumsy fliers,
getting much too close to objects and are prone to accidents.

Ospreys have roughly a 53% chance of surviving their first year, After that
they have a 70-over 80% chance of survival.

Oya was such a magnificent young bird that my heart aches at her loss Such
is life and death in the real world. We should always celebrate what is and
not what might have been.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cass Park Ospreys, Tanager

[Candace Cornell]

Thanks for the report on the Os. They are still using the nest in that they
occasionally add to it and sit on it—and nothing is more important to an
osprey than his nest. His mate rates second. Most unsuccessful pairs leave
on migration a bit early—probably in early August. I'd like to know the
dates they leave so keep please observing them when you can.

It takes some young birds several years to get their acts together and this
pair has all the makings of success—next year.

Candace


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> The OSPREY pair continues at Union Field in Cass Park. This evening they
> were perched at opposite ends of a crossbar of lights on a different pole
> than the moved and since-unused nest. Their fidelity to the site and each
> other, despite not following through with nesting this year, is impressive.
> Next year.
>
> When Laurie & I stopped to rest on a bench west of the Children's Garden
> we saw activity and heard unusual bird noises high in an adjacent pine
> tree. A male SCARLET TANAGER with all of his red except 2 small patches of
> green on the breast was feeding a young BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD slightly
> bigger than himself.
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[cayugabirds-l] Fledging ospreys

[Candace Cornell]

The ospreys on the lake are beginning to fledge. The two chicks  at
Portland Point started last Friday, the Treman Marina's pair started Monday
or Tuesday, and the others are soon to follow. Fledging at the north end of
the lake is well under way as well. The eldest of the three Salt Point
chicks got airborne for a few seconds yesterday as well. This is my
favorite time of the osprey season, watching the chicks try so hard to
reach for the stars!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots o vultures

[Candace Cornell]

The TVs you described settled in the field between the pheasant pens and
the compost piles by the hundreds near Stevenson Rd.. I saw a similar event
ten days ago in a recently manure-spread field off Hardy Road in Union
Springs with a colony of* at least* 500 TVs.

Candace


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> There is a huge kettle of vultures over the compost pile area along
> Stevenson Rd in Ithaca at the moment. 9:06 am Monday. I do not have bins
> with me so cannot see if any are black vultures.  Very impressive!
>
> Laura
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] sound help?

[Candace Cornell]

I lived on Hanshaw near Sapsucker for 28 years and just moved to Lansing in
January. Sapsucker Woods (the part owned by Lucente) was behind our house
and I routinely heard Whip-poor-wills around 9 pm until the houses on
Sanctuary Drive were built. After that the Whip-poor- Will. were silent.
Maybe they are coming back?
Candace


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wrote:

> Tonight between 8:35 to 8:55 PM a bird was singing loudly in SSW which is
> practically my back yard.  It sounded like a cross between a Wood Thrush
> and a Whip-poor- Will.  It was a deep, flute-like sound, repeating in
> descending 7-8 notes, with a resonance that was really loud.   Could anyone
> venture a guess as to what it might be?  It was near, flew far and called,
> came closer and called--always the same song.
> Therese
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Two Osprey chicks, perhaps 3 at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

ERRATA: The eldest osprey chick at Salt Point hatched June 7, 2014 and is *13
days old *today. The second chick is *10 days old* and I still have had no
clear evidence of a third chick yet. They raised three chicks last year,
unusual for a  first brood, and I was unable to see a third egg laid so
time will have to tell us.

PLEASE KEEP REPORTING ANY OSPREY SIGHTINGS you have to  me
. I am following 40 nest alone g the lake, but I know
there must be much more in the Cayuga Basin. Your help in sincerely
appreciated!

Queen of Typos!
Candace
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On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:

> It's been frustrating since the Salt Point osprey nest is a few inches
> deeper than last year, but now that warm weather has come, I have finally
> seen this year's chicks—the eldest is 20 days old, the next looks about 17
> days, and there may be a third like last year, but it is too difficult to
> see inside or through the stick nest to be certain. The female at Salt
> point, Ophelia, has started standing in her "Mombrella" (a term coined by
> osprey cam watchers) pose with wings partially spread, shading the chicks
> below and the little ones are now clearly visible panting in front of her
> or at meal time while being fed.
>
> Female ospreys are the model of maternal sacrifice and absolute
> dedication as they maintain these poses for 18 hours a day from mid-June
> rain or shine until the chicks are too big to hide in the shadow she casts
> in late July. When temperatures are in the 90s or 100s, Salt Point's male,
> Orpheus, and other male ospreys hide in the shade of trees, but Ophelia,
> and the other mothers, must stand and shade their chicks. Ophelia can see
> the cool lake just yards away, but *never* takes off, leaving the chicks,
> to take a refreshing dip. Her refusal to abandon the chicks for even a
> moment to satisfy her own gratification shows the level of her stamina and
> perseverance. I spent weeks last summer observing her in awe of her
> tenacity and utter dedication to her nest and nestlings.
>
> For those interested, I summarize my osprey observations in a blog *On
> Osprey Time
> <http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time>*
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> part of the Friends of Salt Point website
> <http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/salt-point>. The highlight of the Salt
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> from photographers captivated by the point and the osprey family. The site
> will soon be expanding to include artwork, children's projects and reading,
> more local history, insect check lists, and much more. (Pardon the plug!)
>
> Good birding!
> Candace
>
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>
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[cayugabirds-l] Two Osprey chicks, perhaps 3 at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

It's been frustrating since the Salt Point osprey nest is a few inches
deeper than last year, but now that warm weather has come, I have finally
seen this year's chicks—the eldest is 20 days old, the next looks about 17
days, and there may be a third like last year, but it is too difficult to
see inside or through the stick nest to be certain. The female at Salt
point, Ophelia, has started standing in her "Mombrella" (a term coined by
osprey cam watchers) pose with wings partially spread, shading the chicks
below and the little ones are now clearly visible panting in front of her
or at meal time while being fed.

Female ospreys are the model of maternal sacrifice and absolute dedication
as they maintain these poses for 18 hours a day from mid-June rain or shine
until the chicks are too big to hide in the shadow she casts in late July.
When temperatures are in the 90s or 100s, Salt Point's male, Orpheus, and
other male ospreys hide in the shade of trees, but Ophelia, and the other
mothers, must stand and shade their chicks. Ophelia can see the cool lake
just yards away, but *never* takes off, leaving the chicks, to take a
refreshing dip. Her refusal to abandon the chicks for even a moment to
satisfy her own gratification shows the level of her stamina and
perseverance. I spent weeks last summer observing her in awe of her
tenacity and utter dedication to her nest and nestlings.

For those interested, I summarize my osprey observations in a blog *On
Osprey Time
*
as
part of the Friends of Salt Point website
. The highlight of the Salt
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more local history, insect check lists, and much more. (Pardon the plug!)

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Need help with osprey observations at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

The osprey pair at Union Fields were still at the nest yesterday, June 8.
They were not in sight at first, but eventually the female appeared and
later the male. The male brought a stick to the nest, and flew around the
nest for a  few minutes before landing on a nearby light pole.The pair
remained perched on separate near by light poles and did not interact. I
could only stay for another fifteen minutes so I could not get much
information.

There is little research published on broodless osprey pairs so it is
important we keep an eye on this nest and notate when they migrate.
Provided the ospreys are not hassled too much by the area eagles and
intruding ospreys, the pair may stay around the nest for up to another
month or more before migrating early. Even though they don't have a  brood
to raise, the pair is drawn to the nest and hence to each other, The longer
they stay here in a relationship, the better the chances are they will
return next year.

 If only we had a  banding program to help us keep track of our osprey
population.

Candace


On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Candace Cornell  wrote:

> The pair at Union Fields seemed to be thrown off a bit by moving the nest
> so late, but there was no choice. The last I checked on them was Sunday and
> will try to get there today. The pair had accepted the move, and continues
> to build the nest, but they may have been too disrupted to lay eggs. They
> tend to perch on the other light poles, but are definitely still centered
> on their riser nest and will probably nest there next year. It happens to
> young pairs sometimes or mature males paired with an immature female.
> C
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
>> Candace,
>> Sorry to hear of your injury. Get well soon.
>> Although I spend little time at Myers & Salt Point, I will be sure to let
>> you know if I observe feeding at the nest. Thanks for the information about
>> their behavior.
>> By the way, on brief evening walks on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail in Cass
>> Park I was seeing 1 or 2 Ospreys on different lights or posts in Union
>> Fields, but ever since the nest was moved to a raised platform I have never
>> seen an Osprey on the nest or platform, and the last couple evenings I saw
>> no Ospreys. Perhaps an incubating bird is hidden, but the nest doesn't look
>> that substantial. I wonder if this young pair has opted not to breed this
>> year or perhaps moved to a different site. I think sticks were added to the
>> platform a Treman Marine Park a year or two before actual breeding was
>> attempted, so perhaps that's what's happening at Cass. Again, I have not
>> spent enough time in Cass Park lately to be sure what's going on, so this
>> is more of a question in case others know, and a heads-up to take note of
>> any Osprey activity there. Before the nest was moved I saw the Ospreys
>> copulating on it, which would indicate interest, so I don't know if they
>> have delayed, moved, or just become less conspicuous to me.
>>
>> --Dave Nutter
>>
>>
>> On Jun 05, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>>
>> Friends,
>>
>> I hurt my rotator cuff and can't be at the Salt Point osprey nest as many
>> hours as I'd like this week and next. Unfortunately, this is when the first
>> osprey egg will hatch (sometime by June 11) and I must get the correct
>> hatch date.
>>
>> If you are birding at Myers or Salt Point, please email me immediately if
>> you see this change in the osprey pair's behavior so that I can verify it.
>>
>> Up until egg hatching, the female incubates the eggs during most of the
>> day and all night. The nest is deeper this year than last year *so it
>> often looks like there is no adult when one is always there incubating*.
>> The male does all the fishing and gives the female a partial fish at least
>> three times a day. *She will fly off to a tree to eat it while the male
>> takes over incubation.*  She may fly around and bath after eating, but
>> will return to the nest usually within the hour and the pair will switch
>> places again.
>>
>> However, *beginning on the day the first egg hatches, the female will no
>> longer leave the nest.* The male will still bring her fish, but she will
>> feed it to her hatchling, if it is strong enough, first and then
>> herself. *Please email me as soon as you see her eat at the
>> nest. cec...@gmail.com *
>>
>> I sincerely appreciate every one's help with this. I have had so much
>> valuable help from Cayuga birders with my osprey population studies so far
>> and thank you in advance for any help you can

[cayugabirds-l] First osprey egg at Salt Point hatches

[Candace Cornell]

Yesterday morning, after 38 days of incubation, the first osprey egg at
Salt Point hatched. I suspect there are two more eggs on the way, but it is
purely a guess. The Baltimore Orioles around the osprey platform serenaded
the new chick and it was a wonderful day at the point.

I would like to sincerely thank everyone who kept an eye out for the first
osprey egg and all the osprey nests in the basin. We are very fortunate to
have such a great generous group of birders willing to help each other.

With gratitude,
Candace

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Osprey interaction

[Candace Cornell]

There is a family of house sparrows nesting with the ospreys again this
year at Salt Point. My *Salt Point On Osprey Time* blog #11 (http://www.
lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time)
address this, but it has not been posted yet as our web master is in
Finland.

The fish-eating ospreys tolerate other species such as the sparrows, tree
swallows, starlings, and others to nest near them, usually under the
platform. It's probably some form of mutalism, but it has not been studied.
The smaller birds probably keep the nest cleaner with less ecoparasites for
the osprey to contend with. In exchange, the smaller bird get a sturdy
structure to build a nest on and the (passive) protection of the osprey
against predators.

I wish it had been a gnatcatcher. The house sparrows are ravishing the Salt
Point nest boxes, destroying the bluebird and tree swallow eggs that were
doing so well.

Candace


On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Karen Edelstein  wrote:

> Last night, during our sunset walk at Salt Point in Lansing, Joe and I got
> some nice views of the osprey pair sharing a fish on the platform edge.
> When we were ready to leave (it was getting quite dark by then) one osprey
> was down incubating presumably while the other stayed alert on the perch
> (ha-ha... fish or pole or both). Some movement along the outside of the
> nest caught Joe's attention.  Although the light was terrible, I could see
> a long, twitching tail with a slight notch and very quick movements.  Blue
> gray gnatcatcher I'm guessing.  The little bird and the big osprey had to
> have been aware of each other but unbothered by each other's presence. The
> little bird worked its way around the edge and then into the nest itself
> before it got too dark to see anymore.
> What was going on? Gleaning bugs?  Anyone else seen this? Could it have
> been some species other than gnatcatcher?
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[cayugabirds-l] Need help with osprey observations at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

Friends,

I hurt my rotator cuff and can't be at the Salt Point osprey nest as many
hours as I'd like this week and next. Unfortunately, this is when the first
osprey egg will hatch (sometime by June 11) and I must get the correct
hatch date.

If you are birding at Myers or Salt Point, please email me immediately if
you see this change in the osprey pair's behavior so that I can verify it.

Up until egg hatching, the female incubates the eggs during most of the day
and all night. The nest is deeper this year than last year *so it often
looks like there is no adult when one is always there incubating*. The male
does all the fishing and gives the female a partial fish at least three
times a day. *She will fly off to a tree to eat it while the male takes
over incubation.*  She may fly around and bath after eating, but will
return to the nest usually within the hour and the pair will switch places
again.

However, *beginning on the day the first egg hatches, the female will no
longer leave the nest.* The male will still bring her fish, but she will
feed it to her hatchling, if it is strong enough, first and then
herself. *Please
email me as soon as you see her eat at the nest. cec...@gmail.com
*

I sincerely appreciate every one's help with this. I have had so much
valuable help from Cayuga birders with my osprey population studies so far
and thank you in advance for any help you can offer at Salt Point.

Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Two local osprey nest protected

[Candace Cornell]

​I've checked several times this week and they appear to be having no
problems that I detected. I'll look again tomorrow (Sunday). Thank you for
bringing that up.

Candace


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> On Tuesday I saw the new nest platform at Cass Park as well as the 2
> Ospreys, which circled around but did not land on it during the brief time
> I watched. Is there any evidence that they have accepted the
> disruption/change? Are the sticks in the platform the actual nest which was
> on the light pole before?
>
> --Dave Nutter
>
>
> On May 17, 2014, at 08:09 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>
> I am very pleased to announce that the two local osprey nests, which were
> both potential fire hazards built on light poles, have been saved for the
> season and one permanently. On Monday, NYSEG was able to move the Union
> Fields near Cass Park osprey nest onto a riser without disturbing the
> birds, creating a permanently safe nesting platform. NYSEG to the rescue,
> again!
>
>
>
> Yesterday, the power was cut to the light pole on which the ospreys are
> nesting at the Game Farm Road athletic fields. This is an excellent
> temporary outcome just in time for their egg laying, but a permanent
> solution needs to be arranged before they return next March. Thank you,
> Cindy and Karel Sedlacek for all your efforts and to CU facility manager
> Patrick Grahamfor your immediate attention and cooperation.
>
>
>
> There are eight more nests that I am aware of that may present fire
> hazards, all built on NYSEG poles at the north end and northwest side of
> the lake. NYSEG is aware of these nests and will address those deemed
> hazardous. From my survey of nests on Cayuga Lake, I was impressed by the
> great amount of care and attention NYSEG pays to osprey nests in all
> service regions around the lake.
>
>
>
> Thank you to all for your concern and help in protecting these osprey
> nests.
>
>
>
> Candace
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[cayugabirds-l] Two local osprey nest protected

[Candace Cornell]

I am very pleased to announce that the two local osprey nests, which were
both potential fire hazards built on light poles, have been saved for the
season and one permanently. On Monday, NYSEG was able to move the Union
Fields near Cass Park osprey nest onto a riser without disturbing the
birds, creating a permanently safe nesting platform. NYSEG to the rescue,
again!



Yesterday, the power was cut to the light pole on which the ospreys are
nesting at the Game Farm Road athletic fields. This is an excellent
temporary outcome just in time for their egg laying, but a permanent
solution needs to be arranged before they return next March. Thank you,
Cindy and Karel Sedlacek for all your efforts and to CU facility manager
Patrick Graham for your immediate attention and cooperation.



There are eight more nests that I am aware of that may present fire
hazards, all built on NYSEG poles at the north end and northwest side of
the lake. NYSEG is aware of these nests and will address those deemed
hazardous. From my survey of nests on Cayuga Lake, I was impressed by the
great amount of care and attention NYSEG pays to osprey nests in all
service regions around the lake.



Thank you to all for your concern and help in protecting these osprey nests.



Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey platforms and NYSEG correction

[Candace Cornell]

Bill—



My apologies, as I gave you some misinformation the other day regarding
osprey platforms on utility poles. The osprey population on Cayuga Lake is
increasing exponentially and there are not enough platforms to suit their
present, let alone their future, needs. Since we need the cooperation of
private landowners to build osprey platforms to augment NYSEG’s efforts, it
is important that we keep the facts straight.



• Osprey platforms attached to utility poles using risers are a last resort
measure and NOT the preferred solution to problematic osprey nests.

• Platforms cannot be installed upon request.

• Riser platforms are only used in emergencies where Ospreys are attempting
to build nests and no alternatives exist.

• NYSEG has many environmental stewardship projects, but there is no budget
specifically for osprey platforms.

•All questions about osprey that pertain to NYSEG should be addressed to
Paul Paradine atpbparad...@nyseg.com



Please relay this information to your friend. I am compiling a collection
of osprey plans for private landowners to use to build their own platforms
to promote landowners building osprey platforms in the Cayuga Basin. They
will be posted on the Osprey at Salt
Point website
in a week or so. Thanks!



Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Utilities and osprey nest

[Candace Cornell]

Bill—

I've been told that NYSEG has a small annual budget for environmental
stewardship projects, including putting up osprey poles and platforms in
this area. As a landowner, you can supposedly contact NYSEG and request
that an osprey platform be put on a specific pole that is carrying live
wires. If it's the right height pole and in good condition, in a good
habitat for osprey, and if it's within their budget, NYSEG will consider
it. Landowners can offer to pay for the platform, too. ($50-100 for just a
platform, Putting up poles is the expensive part..). They can't put up
platforms and non-electrified poles on private land, but can do it on
public land, as they have in Lansing.

NYSEG has been very generous to the osprey in our area and I hope that they
can continue to champion them. Paul Paradine is the regional NYSEG forester
that has been instrumental in putting up osprey poles and platforms in our
area of the lake. There's a NYSEG representative from Auburn who checks the
nests on Routes 5&20. I am not sure who covers your Union Springs.. To talk
to a NYSEG forester, call 1-800-572-.

Do you have the perfect pole for an osprey platform? If so, let me know.
The osprey population is increasing exponentially on Cayuga and many more
osprey platforms will be needed in the near future. Your area is an
important osprey hot spot!.

Cheers!
Candace




On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:53 PM, william hecht  wrote:

> Near Union Springs there are numerous osprey nest platforms built on
> utility poles owned by NYSEG.  how does one get the utility to put one up
> on a specific pole.?
> Why did the utility do it in the first place?
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Please report any eagle-osprey interactions during 2014

[Candace Cornell]

Please report any interactions you see this spring and summer between
eagles and ospreys in the *Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake drainage basins* to
me at <*cec...@gmail.com *>. In addition to osprey nest
locations, I am collecting preliminary data on the pressures these two
species exert on one another.



*DATA NEEDED FROM YOUR SIGHTINGS, IF POSSIBLE:*

*BIRDS*• If possible, identify the sexes and species involved, Females are
larger than males in both species.
• Note the date, time, weather, location, and most importantly, describe
their behaviors as best as you can.



*FISH If a fish is involved in the eagle-osprey interaction, please try to:*•
identify the species to family or genus and
• estimate its weight and length from tip of snout to the base of the tail.
• and most importantly, describe their behaviors as best as you can.

*To help your fish ID, look to see if:*
•the fish has a second, small adipose (fatty) fin on its back before the
tail (salmon-trout);
• it is a long and fat fish rather than flat, and with there are barbels
around the mouth (catfish);
• the tail is forked or unforked tail;
• it is extremely long and thin (pike); and if
• it's body is deep rather than long (sunfish family) or
• it's longer than it is wide, as in a trout, perch, or small-mouth bass.

I would like to thank you all in advance for whatever information you can
shore about these species over the 2014 breeding season. I know that midair
IDs of half-eaten fish are difficult, as is sexing the raptors themselves,
but you can be surprised how much info the smallest detail may bring. Just
write down what you see and please send it to me at cec...@gmail.com.

Again, many thanks for your help!

Eyes to the skies!
Candace


 Candace Cornell

cec...@gmail.com

Cayuga Bird Club

Conservation Action Committee


REGARDING MY EMAIL OF APRIL 22, 2014, *PLEASE NOTE:*
I am very conscious of and highly respective of private property rights in
the States and the reasons to protect nest locations. However, I determined
all the osprey nests that I listed on Cayuga Lake were either on public
property right-of-ways and/or visible from public land and that the
benefits of responsible birders knowing where these nests are outweighs the
harm it could do.

Therefore, I sincerely hope no land owners are offended by the publication
of this information and that all birders who go to see these nests are
mindful of the property rights of others and respectful of the environment
in which they are far more than just an observer. CEC

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Royal Terns at Myer's Spit

[Candace Cornell]

*RE: **Attack of the 50 ft Rabbit on Myer's Hill *

No kidding! Those pneumatic Lagomorphs are dreadful.
​On my​
 last sighting of the Myer's Hill osprey
​ pair​
​(​
over​ a week ago
​)​
, the biggest of the pneumo-rabbits was deflated
​ flat, pancaked, and hopefully punctured. ... ​
​
​a​
hhh,
​s​
weet
​r​
revenge
​, I thought.​ But then the dang rabbit arose again on Easter Sunday and
now reigns over the osprey-less hill. (No metaphors intended.)

​No longer should we malign Corvids​, elves. sprites, and leprechauns as
symbolic mischief makers..It's the 50 ft. pneumo-rabbits and their
dirigible-like "Egg-saucers"  that are doing these misdeeds!

Candace



On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

>  No surprise they Ospreys stopped building at the new site along the road
> to Myers.  Did you see those terrifying inflatable easter rabbits and
> stuff?  They are enough to scare off anything in the natural world.  ;^)
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-114786989-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-114786989-3493...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jason Huck
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2014 5:22 PM
> *To:* 'Candace Cornell'; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* RE: [cayugabirds-l] Royal Terns at Myer's Spit
>
>
>
> On Wednesday morning this week, I observed one osprey bringing a stick to
> the new Myer’s Park hill platform.
>
>
>
> This morning, I observed 2 ospreys sitting on one of the power poles at
> the bottom of the hill. There are a few sticks sitting atop that pole, and
> they are atop the wires.
>
>
>
> Jason
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-114763531-52199...@list.cornell.edu [
> mailto:bounce-114763531-52199...@list.cornell.edu]
> *On Behalf Of *Candace Cornell
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:30 PM
> *To:* cayugabirds-l
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Royal Terns at Myer's Spit
>
>
>
> For the last three days, there have been 5-7 Royal Terns mixed in with the
> gang of Ring-bills and immature Herring gulls at the Myer's Park spit. The
> lake and stream levels are high and there is not much spit above water for
> the crowd of birds to use. The gulls fuss and argue the real estate while
> the terns do as terns do, sit quietly ignoring them, huddled together all
> facing the wind. Yesterday, I watched two immature Herring Gulls repeatedly
> dropping mollusks on the gravel spit presumably to open them.
>
>
>
> Everyday I see exquisitely plumed pairs of Hooded and Common
> Mergansers cruising up and down Salmon Creek ignoring the wind, rain, and
> cold.
>
>
>
> At Salt Point, the E. Bluebirds are populating the meadow; a Red-tailed
> Hawk patrols the Salmon Creek near Rt. 34; Killdeer, Amer. Robins, Song
> Sparrows, and N. Mockingbirds dominate the air-waves; and rattling
>  Red-winged blackbirds and Kingfishers compete for back up. Coots, C.
> Geese, Mallards, mergansers, and Red-head Ducks patrol the shore and the
> call of a Common Loon can still be seen and heard every few days offshore.
> (I'm usually focused on the ospreys so my bird sightings are by no means
> complete.)
>
>
>
> The pair of ospreys that were claiming the new platform at Myers Hill
> apparently stopped their efforts. I have not seen them in over a week. Has
> anyone else? These things happen. There is still time for another pair to
> move in. Last year, the Salt Point pair did not meet until Earth Day, April
> 22, 2013. The female osprey—I nicknamed the female Ophelia and male
> Orpheus)—at Salt Point should be getting ready to lay eggs soon.
>
>
>
> and that's the way it is...
>
> Candace
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[cayugabirds-l] Caspian, not Royal Terns, of course.

[Candace Cornell]

Silly me, that's what I get for posting something when I'm exhausted and
near-frozen after a day at the spit looking at birds. I meant Caspian Tern,
of course, I guess I had royalty on the mind after staring at the ospreys
all day, thinking of how regal they look when perched siting upright.

Thank you to all who kindly and gently pointed out my error.

Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Royal Terns at Myer's Spit

[Candace Cornell]

For the last three days, there have been 5-7 Royal Terns mixed in with the
gang of Ring-bills and immature Herring gulls at the Myer's Park spit. The
lake and stream levels are high and there is not much spit above water for
the crowd of birds to use. The gulls fuss and argue the real estate while
the terns do as terns do, sit quietly ignoring them, huddled together all
facing the wind. Yesterday, I watched two immature Herring Gulls repeatedly
dropping mollusks on the gravel spit presumably to open them.

Everyday I see exquisitely plumed pairs of Hooded and Common
Mergansers cruising up and down Salmon Creek ignoring the wind, rain, and
cold.

At Salt Point, the E. Bluebirds are populating the meadow; a Red-tailed
Hawk patrols the Salmon Creek near Rt. 34; Killdeer, Amer. Robins, Song
Sparrows, and N. Mockingbirds dominate the air-waves; and rattling
 Red-winged blackbirds and Kingfishers compete for back up. Coots, C.
Geese, Mallards, mergansers, and Red-head Ducks patrol the shore and the
call of a Common Loon can still be seen and heard every few days offshore.
(I'm usually focused on the ospreys so my bird sightings are by no means
complete.)

The pair of ospreys that were claiming the new platform at Myers Hill
apparently stopped their efforts. I have not seen them in over a week. Has
anyone else? These things happen. There is still time for another pair to
move in. Last year, the Salt Point pair did not meet until Earth Day, April
22, 2013. The female osprey—I nicknamed the female Ophelia and male
Orpheus)—at Salt Point should be getting ready to lay eggs soon.

and that's the way it is...
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] East Hill osprey

[Candace Cornell]

Thanks for looking. The nest blew down in a wind storm and I guess they are
not going to replace it.
Candace


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Suan Yong  wrote:

> Over the weekend I pulled over by those soccer fields but found no sign of
> a nest.
>
> Suan
> _
> http://suan-yong.com
>
> On Apr 22, 2014, at 9:39 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal 
> wrote:
>
>  I think someone, probably Chris Tessaglia-Hymes reported seeing an
> Osprey carrying nesting material to one of the light fixtures of the foot
> ball (?) field in East Hill. I think Anne Clarke also reported seeing one
> in that area. I presume it may be the same pair/or bird possibly. I looked
> at the map it seems BTI is half between Beebe Lake and the Game Farm road.
> Distance seem to be just under a mile and half between the two points as an
> Osprey flies!
>
>
>
> So it may not be very far from the Ospreys point of view. And South end of
> Cayuga Lake is about 2.5  miles, again as an Osprey flies.
>
>
>
> I am blessed that Osprey has chosen that highway where BTI is on the way!
> I am expecting to see more of them as the days progress with lots of fish!
>
>
>
> I have also seen them hunting along Fall Creek in the past near Flat Rock
> and beyond.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Meena
>
>  Meena Haribal
> Ithaca NY 14850
>   42.429007,-76.47111
> http://haribal.org/
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
>
>
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> *From:* Candace Cornell 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 22, 2014 9:19 PM
> *To:* Marie P. Read; CAYUGABIRDS-L; geoklop...@gmail.com;
> veery...@gmail.com; Meena Madhav Haribal
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] East Hill osprey
>
>   Thank you for reporting your osprey sightings—Has anyone been able to
> see the nest they are building in the BTI area?
>
>  Geo said "Apparently the promise of "owning" Beebe Lake as a mostly
> private fishing reserve outweighs the longish commute!" Ospreys are usually
> not territorial about their fishing grounds because fish are a moving
> resource that can't be easily defended. Their nests, however, are
> stationary and are well-guarded by the adults as is the airspace around the
> nest.
>
>   If there is a nest near BTI, it is not very far from Beebe Lake or
> Cayuga Lake as the "osprey" flies. Ospreys prefer to live within 3.1
> miles (3 km) of abundant food sources, but will travel further if they
> must. As Marie pointed out, in areas with limited resources, some ospreys
> will travel as far as 12 miles between their nests and food source. The
> limiting resource for ospreys in our area is adequate nesting sites.
> Since sturdy large, dead trees or tall live trees with open tops located
> out in the open and close to adequate food resources are rare, ospreys must
> depend on people to build osprey platforms.or take their chances nesting
> on utility poles and light fixtures.
>
>  Eyes to the skies!
>
>  Candace
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
>
>> I think Osprey are prepared to go quite a distance from where they nest
>> to where they fish.
>> At Mono Lake (which has no fish) they fly sometimes 10 miles one way to
>> freshwater lakes to find food, repeating this several times a day when they
>> are feeding young. There are 10 or so pairs that nest on Mono Lake's
>> offshore tufa towers, which provide nest sites safe from terrestrial
>> predators. They find nest material much closer though.
>>
>> Marie
>>
>> Marie Read Wildlife Photography
>> 452 Ringwood Road
>> Freeville NY  13068 USA
>>
>> Phone  607-539-6608
>> e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
>>
>> http://www.marieread.com
>>
>> Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinA new book coming
>> May 2014
>>
>> http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/BOOKS/GccYTIzOzsYA/IbcMn4rPRp58
>> 
>> From: bounce-114721412-5851...@list.cornell.edu [
>> bounce-114721412-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Asher Hockett [
>> veery...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:55 PM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] East Hill osprey
>>
>> I wonder more about the selection of a nest site distant from the fishing
>> grounds. Is this a common thing among them?
>>
>>
>>  On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal > <mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Today I saw at least three trips of osprey from behind BTI to Beebe lake
>> and back once with fish and once with stick.  It see

Re: [cayugabirds-l] East Hill osprey

[Candace Cornell]

Thank you for reporting your osprey sightings—Has anyone been able to see
the nest they are building in the BTI area?

Geo said "Apparently the promise of "owning" Beebe Lake as a mostly private
fishing reserve outweighs the longish commute!" Ospreys are usually not
territorial about their fishing grounds because fish are a moving resource
that can't be easily defended. Their nests, however, are stationary and are
well-guarded by the adults as is the airspace around the nest.

 If there is a nest near BTI, it is not very far from Beebe Lake or Cayuga
Lake as the "osprey" flies. Ospreys prefer to live within 3.1 miles (3 km)
of abundant food sources, but will travel further if they must. As Marie
pointed out, in areas with limited resources, some ospreys will travel as
far as 12 miles between their nests and food source. The limiting resource for
ospreys in our area is adequate nesting sites. Since sturdy large, dead
trees or tall live trees with open tops located out in the open and close
to adequate food resources are rare, ospreys must depend on people to
build osprey
platforms.or take their chances nesting on utility poles and light fixtures.

Eyes to the skies!

Candace




On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Marie P. Read  wrote:

> I think Osprey are prepared to go quite a distance from where they nest to
> where they fish.
> At Mono Lake (which has no fish) they fly sometimes 10 miles one way to
> freshwater lakes to find food, repeating this several times a day when they
> are feeding young. There are 10 or so pairs that nest on Mono Lake's
> offshore tufa towers, which provide nest sites safe from terrestrial
> predators. They find nest material much closer though.
>
> Marie
>
> Marie Read Wildlife Photography
> 452 Ringwood Road
> Freeville NY  13068 USA
>
> Phone  607-539-6608
> e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
>
> http://www.marieread.com
>
> Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinA new book coming
> May 2014
>
> http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/BOOKS/GccYTIzOzsYA/IbcMn4rPRp58
> 
> From: bounce-114721412-5851...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-114721412-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Asher Hockett [
> veery...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:55 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] East Hill osprey
>
> I wonder more about the selection of a nest site distant from the fishing
> grounds. Is this a common thing among them?
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal  > wrote:
> Hi all,
> Today I saw at least three trips of osprey from behind BTI to Beebe lake
> and back once with fish and once with stick.  It seems it is a quite some
> distance to go fishing and nest material collecting.
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[cayugabirds-l] Please Report Osprey Nests Locations!

[Candace Cornell]

I am tracking the local osprey population distribution and density in the
Cayuga Lake Basin. I am also starting to locate nests in the Seneca Lake
Basin and am interested in knowing osprey nest locations elsewhere in
Tompkins County. However, during the spring and summer, I spend the
majority of my time observing the osprey nest at Salt Point, Lansing,
making this data collection nearly impossible without the help of others.


If you have any osprey sightings or see any active and inactive osprey
nests in areas *other *than those listed below, please send them to me <
cec...@gmail.com> ASAP. Your help is greatly appreciated!


Thank you doe your help!

Candace


Candace Cornell

cec...@gmail.com

Cayuga Bird Club

Conservation Action Committee



*Osprey Nests on Cayuga Lake*

April 2014


Locations of 24 known active osprey nests, 1 uncertain occupancy, and one
empty nesting platform in Cayuga Lake Basin


*South end of lake *(1)

Treman Marina past dog park

3 nesting attempts on light poles on the CU campus and at Ithaca High
School have been reported.


 *Lansing *(2 active, one empty)

Salt Point

Myers Hill Road near park entrance (unclaimed as of April 22, 2014)

Portland Point


*Union Springs Area *(12)

Rte. 90  Cayuga Lake Farms .. on the hill north of Levanna Rd. (farm
sign is no longer there.)
Union Springs  Center St./Number One Rd. at NYSEG relay station.
Union Springs ... Dildine Rd. at Hardy Rd.

Union Springs ... 2nd one on Dildine Rd.
Union Springs ... Across from US High School driveway at village water
dept..
Backus Rd.   that goes to Hibiscus Harbor just north of Union Springs.
Rte. 90 & Conners Rd. Fire Lane 15/16 ...  North of US.
Rte. 90  Gorwydd Lane, Fire Lane 17/18 ... North of US at lakeside by
yellow house.
Rte. 90  1st fire lane north of the RR tracks. North of US.
Rte. 90 ... south edge of Cayuga (new platform this yr.)
Harris Park ... Cayuga

Beacon Mills in Cayuga


*North end of Cayuga Lake & Montezuma *(9 active, 1 unknown, 1 nest lost)

Mud Lock ... old tower nest.
Rte. 5 & 20 ... east of Rte. 90 in tall power line pole, can be seen from
intersection.
Rte. 5 & 20 ... platform along Seneca R. seen from the bridge on
right/north side.
Rte. 5 & 20 ..*.* nest on power pole.

Rte. 5 & 20 … second nest on power pole.

Rte. 318 ... Glenwood Farms Mennonite store ... on power pole out in field
across from store.
Gravel Rd  left side off Rte 318 ... on power pole.
Rte. 89  North Pool on low platform (sometimes occupied by a Canada
goose.)
Rte. 89  west side of road seen from the bridge at May's.
Armitage Rd. (not checked yet in 2014) I
Nest last year at lock at Mays is now missing.


*Thank you again, Fritzie, for providing the bulk of this information!*

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Osprey nests.

[Candace Cornell]

Thank you so much Fritzie for rechecking and notating the exact locations
of the osprey nests in your area. As I said in my earlier e-mail, I am
trying to keep track of all the osprey nests on Cayuga Lake and am starting
to collect information on Seneca Lake. Your list of active nests is
invaluable to my efforts is greatly appreciated.



Do you have any anecdotal data on how long these individual nests have been
in use by ospreys? Any recollections, no matter how approximate, may be
useful. I know you are very busy and will patiently await your reply.
Meanwhile, I hope you are enjoying this delightful, albeit changeable,
weather and the birds it brings.



Eyes to the skies!

Candace




On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:56 PM,  wrote:

> These are all nests with visible birds.
> I went back twice to check. I'm swamped with work so will check on
> a couple other nests soon as I have time but not before the end of the mo.
> at
> the rate I'm going. Hope this helps/clarifies.
>
> Fritzie
>
> **
>
> Rte. 90  Cayuga Lake Farms .. on the hill north of Levanna Rd. (farm
> sign is no longer there.)
> Union Springs  Center St./Number One Rd. at NYSEG relay station.
> Union Springs ... Dildine Rd. at Hardy Rd.
> Union Springs ... Across from US High School driveway at village water
> dept..
> Backus Rd.   that goes to Hibiscus Harbor just north of Union Springs.
> Rte. 90 & Conners Rd. Fire Lane 15/16 ...  North of US.
> Rte. 90  Gorwydd. Fire Lane 17/18 ... North of US at lakeside by
> yellow house.
> Rte. 90  1st fire lane north of the RR tracks. North of US.
> Rte. 90 ... south edge of Cayuga (new platform this yr.)
> Harris Park ... Cayuga.
> Mud Lock ... old tower nest.
> Rte. 5 & 20 ... east of Rte. 90 in tall power line pole, can be seen from
> intersection.
> Rte. 5 & 20 ... platform along Seneca R. seen from the bridge on
> right/north side.
> Rte. 5 & 20 ... 2 separate nests on power poles.
> Rte. 318 ... Glenwood Farms Mennonite store ... on power pole out in field
> across from store.
> Gravel Rd  left side off Rte 318 ... on power pole.
> Rte. 89  North Pool on low platform (sometimes occupied by a Canada
> goose.)
> Rte. 89  west side of road seen from the bridge at May's.
>
> That's 19 confirmed occupied.
>
> Nests previously occupied, not occupied that I can confirm as of today:
> A 2nd one on Dildine Rd..
> Beacon Mills in Cayuga. Nest was occupied last wk.. Wind has blown sticks
> off.
>
> I haven't checked Armitage Rd. but last yr. saw at least one nest.
> Another nest, now completely missing was at the lock at Mays.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Pt. Ospreys on nest

[Candace Cornell]

The adults at Salt Point, Ophelia and Orpheus, are the mated pair from last
year, arriving at Salt Point on Saturday, April 5. 2014. This will be their
approximate arrival date every spring for as long as they survive. They've
been courting, nesting, and fighting off intruding ospreys, 1-4 at a time,
since their return. But unlike last year when the pair first got together
on April 22, 2013, and had to quickly build a new nest and procreate, the
pair has a bit more leisure time this season to spend flying together or
just perching side-by-side on a branch and getting used to each other after
their long winter separation.  Robyn, Paul, and Stevie were the three
chicks from last year who won't return to this area, assuming they all
survive, until April of 2016.

Last year's chicks were named for the three people instrumental in putting
up the SP platform--Lab of O's Robyn Bailey, NYSEG's Paul Paradine, and T of
Lansing's Park & Rec. Dir. Steve Colt. The three are responsible for
another new platform this year on Myers Hill Rd, just inland from the Myers
Park entrance. The platform is attracting the attention of at least four
ospreys over the last four days. Today was the first day I saw a female in
the nest, but others saw an adult in it Saturday. The Portland Point pair
have been nesting since Thursday, April 3, as far as I can tell. That's the
latest O buzz in Lansing. There's lots of ospreys around Ithaca right now
as well!
Candace


On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Lee Ann van Leer wrote:

> I haven't been keeping up with which ospreys are nesting where this year
> and I deleted a bunch of email from this list.  How long have the Ospreys
> been on the nest platform this year at Salt Point?
>
> They are there right now but I am not sure if they are "Robyn and Paul" as
> I didn't study them last year.
>
> I'm at Myers Point, Lansing. There are some Horned Grebes and a Common
> Loon. Nothing unusual at the moment.
>
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] osprey pair courting over Jessup Woods

[Candace Cornell]

That's the second pair trying to nest on CU campus athletic field lights. I
think CU should consider putting up a safe osprey platform or two!
Candace


On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Anne Clark  wrote:

> Today about 11-1130, a pair of ospreys, one clasping a 6-8 inch fish with
> both feet, circled, giving high calls, and repeatedly alighted on the
> playing field lights just W of the Woods and N across Jessup Rd from the
> Purcell Center.  They moved off toward the north, appearing to stay for a
> while almost to Pleasant Grove Place (from my vantage point in Alot).
>
> After a bit, the one with the fish flew S toward me (still closer to PL.
> Grove Pl)  giving high cries again, and suddenly another was flying fast
> after it.  For a  moment, I thought it was its fast flying mate, but it was
> an adult bald eagle.  It  very handily caught up, the osprey dropped the
> fish, the eagle caught it, and beat its way west (essentially toward the
> Lake, I guess).
>
> Anne Clark
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[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys in Lansing & Cass Psrk; Bald Eagles at Glenwood Pines

[Candace Cornell]

Area Osprey Comings and Goings:

On Friday morning I saw a male osprey carrying sticks to the Portland Point
nest and on Saturday Robyn Bailey saw the pair together with sticks for the
nest. Saturday, the female spent much of her time sitting on the nest, but
I only saw the male once as he delivered a stick. to the nest.

Friday, there was a report of an osprey dropping a stick in the new
platform on Myers Hill and a sighting of an osprey sitting on the platform
perch at 4 pm Saturday. I have yet to see an osprey around the Old Myers
Hill platform  nest despite numerous attempts, but I have seen a plump
Red-tailed Hawk sitting on the perch on both Friday and several times
Saturday. I suspect the hawk was mistaken for an osprey at the new Old
Myers Hill platform, but I certainly could be wrong.

Saturday was the first osprey action I have seen at Salt Point, but I did
not get close enough views to tell if they were the adults from last year.
Two ospreys began flying around the platform just after the rain stopped
around 4:30 pm and Cindy and Karel Sedlacek witnessed a mating attempt by
two of them at the nest. The osprey pair was soon joined by a third and
eventually  a forth and they persisted flying on the wind in a graceful,
loose formations. Flying up and down the shoreline for several miles and in
and out of the clouds before circling around the SP platform, which was
clearly the focus of their attention. Of the four ospreys at SP, only one
was a female.   .

Sunday will hopefully reveal if the ospreys at SP are last years' adults
Ophelia and Orpheus. and give more clues as to whether the Old Myers Hill
platform has been discovered by ospreys already.

There were also four ospreys vying for the Cass Park platform today around
3:30 pm  and a pair of Bald Eagles were seen mating in their nest just down
hill from the Glenwood Pines. There has been quite a few, very colorful
Red-tailed Hawks around Ladoga Point, along Salmon Creek from upstream of
Rt. 34 to Myers Park, and in the Finger Lakes Marina.

Stay warm1
Candace

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Whoops Pied billed

[Candace Cornell]

.



  A real Horned Grebe was
fishing in the very rough waters of Salmon Creek.from at least 4 pm, until
after 6 pm today.
Candace


On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Stuart Krasnoff  wrote:

> I guess I hallucinated nice orange horns on a pied billed grebe when from
> Stewart Park but I can only find pie billed from the southern end of the
> Eastshore sailing docks.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] HELP PLEASE

[Candace Cornell]

Unfortunately, there is also a stand of trees that reflect in the glass,
not just one berry-producing tree. A banner is a good idea.
Candace


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Donna Scott  wrote:

> Get a shovel & move the tree if it is small enough?
> Cut tree down  and plant a new one in a better location?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Donna Scott
>
> On Apr 4, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>
> Marc,
>
> I hope you don't have a repeat of yesterday's disaster. Could you send me
> a photo of your office building? I might be able to offer more immediate
> remedies in the event it does.
>
> I attached the American Bird Conservancy's *Bird Friendly Building 
> Design*guidelines, which contains numerous mitigation measures for problematic
> buildings. Your situation with the trees and berries next to mirrored glass
> is particularly unfortunate.
>
> Let's hope you have a better day today.
>
> Candace Cornell
> Cayuga Bird Club
> Conservation Action Committee
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Candace Cornell  wrote:
>
>> Marc,
>>
>> I got your post too late to help you today. I am sorry for the awful day
>> you had. What a shame that happened to the waxwings. As Geo suggested, try
>> to get rid of the berries, which might be attracting the waxwings. Without
>> seeing the building, I'm guessing the trees reflect in the mirrored glass,
>> giving the illusion of a woodland where in reality there is glass. Removing
>> the trees or substituting non-mirror glass or another material in the
>> elevator are the best, but expensive solutions.
>>
>> This won't help you tomorrow, but perhaps in the weeks to come. Breaking
>> up the solid expanse of glass with tape can prevent collisions.
>> http://www.abcbirdtape.org
>>
>> What town do you live in? I am part of a bird collision study surveying
>> the Cornell campus for possible collision prone buildings such as your
>> office building. Your data will be useful to us as well.
>>
>> Can you estimate how many birds died today by your office? Overnight?
>> Where all the victims Cedar waxwings or were other species mixed in? What
>> side of the building is the elevator on and how many stories are there in
>> the building?
>>
>> If you want technical guidelines for mediating problematic buildings,
>> please let me know.
>>
>> Many thanks.
>> Candace
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Rustici, Marc 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Our facility has a mirrored elevator shaft in the wooded courtyard.
>>> Today this has become a tower of death to a flock of cedar waxwings.  They
>>> are flying into it and many are dying.   To make matters worse there is a
>>> tree with berries that have probably fermented close by.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a quick and inexpensive solution?  We have one black
>>> silhouette of a raptor on the lower part of the building but clearly that
>>> is not working.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Help is appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Marc C. RusticiFHFMA, CPA
>>>
>>> VP of Finance
>>>
>>> Arnot Health Inc
>>>
>>> (607) 737-4507
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* bounce-113961998-62610...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
>>> bounce-113961998-62610...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Chris R.
>>> Pelkie
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 03, 2014 9:17 AM
>>> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
>>> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] SSW this morning
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I led some of the attendees of our Sound Analysis Workshop on a walk
>>> around the grounds at Sapsucker this AM.
>>>
>>> Highlights:
>>>
>>> EASTERN PHOEBE singing on south side of pond,
>>>
>>> RED-SHOULDERED HAWK spiraled over us in the sun for several minutes,
>>>
>>> EASTERN BLUEBIRDs (one on knoll box, one on W Wilson),
>>>
>>> TREE SWALLOW on adjacent box on knoll,
>>>
>>> RUSTY BLACKBIRDs on N Wilson,
>>>
>>> singing BROWN CREEPER on Podell,
>>>
>>> WOOD DUCKs flew over us on Sherwood
>>>
>>> GREAT BLUE HERON flew over us on Podell than landed in the front by the
>>> observatory in the open water
>>>
>>> singing PURPLE FINCH on NW Wilson (some saw it and described it as
>>> likely a juvenile as it had strong eye stripe but little purple, but it was
>>> singing full song which 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] HELP PLEASE

[Candace Cornell]

Marc,

I hope you don't have a repeat of yesterday's disaster. Could you send me a
photo of your office building? I might be able to offer more immediate
remedies in the event it does.

I attached the American Bird Conservancy's *Bird Friendly Building
Design*guidelines, which contains numerous mitigation measures for
problematic
buildings. Your situation with the trees and berries next to mirrored glass
is particularly unfortunate.

Let's hope you have a better day today.

Candace Cornell
Cayuga Bird Club
Conservation Action Committee



On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Candace Cornell  wrote:

> Marc,
>
> I got your post too late to help you today. I am sorry for the awful day
> you had. What a shame that happened to the waxwings. As Geo suggested, try
> to get rid of the berries, which might be attracting the waxwings. Without
> seeing the building, I'm guessing the trees reflect in the mirrored glass,
> giving the illusion of a woodland where in reality there is glass. Removing
> the trees or substituting non-mirror glass or another material in the
> elevator are the best, but expensive solutions.
>
> This won't help you tomorrow, but perhaps in the weeks to come. Breaking
> up the solid expanse of glass with tape can prevent collisions.
> http://www.abcbirdtape.org
>
> What town do you live in? I am part of a bird collision study surveying
> the Cornell campus for possible collision prone buildings such as your
> office building. Your data will be useful to us as well.
>
> Can you estimate how many birds died today by your office? Overnight?
> Where all the victims Cedar waxwings or were other species mixed in? What
> side of the building is the elevator on and how many stories are there in
> the building?
>
> If you want technical guidelines for mediating problematic buildings,
> please let me know.
>
> Many thanks.
> Candace
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Rustici, Marc wrote:
>
>> Our facility has a mirrored elevator shaft in the wooded courtyard.
>> Today this has become a tower of death to a flock of cedar waxwings.  They
>> are flying into it and many are dying.   To make matters worse there is a
>> tree with berries that have probably fermented close by.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have a quick and inexpensive solution?  We have one black
>> silhouette of a raptor on the lower part of the building but clearly that
>> is not working.
>>
>>
>>
>> Help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Marc C. RusticiFHFMA, CPA
>>
>> VP of Finance
>>
>> Arnot Health Inc
>>
>> (607) 737-4507
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* bounce-113961998-62610...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
>> bounce-113961998-62610...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Chris R.
>> Pelkie
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 03, 2014 9:17 AM
>> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] SSW this morning
>>
>>
>>
>> I led some of the attendees of our Sound Analysis Workshop on a walk
>> around the grounds at Sapsucker this AM.
>>
>> Highlights:
>>
>> EASTERN PHOEBE singing on south side of pond,
>>
>> RED-SHOULDERED HAWK spiraled over us in the sun for several minutes,
>>
>> EASTERN BLUEBIRDs (one on knoll box, one on W Wilson),
>>
>> TREE SWALLOW on adjacent box on knoll,
>>
>> RUSTY BLACKBIRDs on N Wilson,
>>
>> singing BROWN CREEPER on Podell,
>>
>> WOOD DUCKs flew over us on Sherwood
>>
>> GREAT BLUE HERON flew over us on Podell than landed in the front by the
>> observatory in the open water
>>
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[cayugabirds-l] Ladoga Park wetland

[Candace Cornell]

To my delight, the small, privately-owned wetland between Lake Shore and
Ladoga Park roads (just south of Myers Park, Lansing) had an assortment of
handsome ducks on it at 3 pm today--Northern Shoveler (m), Canvasback (m),
Redhead (m,f), Common Merganser (m,f), and Bufflehead (2 m)--along with a
host of noisy Red-winged Blackbirds staking out territories in the reeds,
and a striking Red-tailed Hawk watching from a tree limb above. That's
quite a gang of divers for such a small pond. Yesterday, male and female
Ring-billed Ducks took the place of today's Shoveler and Canvasback,
and a Great
Blue Heron substituted for the hawk. Also seen were in the surrounding
tangles were a Norther Mockingbird and three male Song Sparrows. The
wetland can be quite the bird-magnet at various times of the year and worth
checking out if you are near by.
Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Volunteers needed for morning bird study

[Candace Cornell]

Enjoy early morning springtime walks while collecting data for a noble
cause!



*VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the Cornell Campus Bird Strike Monitoring
Program--Spring 2014*



The Cayuga Bird Club's Conservation Action Committee and the Cornell
Student Bird Club are conducting a survey on bird collisions with buildings
on the Cornell campus during the spring migration--but we can't succeed
without your help.



The goal of the Cornell Campus Bird Strike Monitoring Program is to gather
data to determine which buildings are having the most problems with bird
strikes. The data collected will allow us to investigate solutions and
mitigation measures for existing problems and help design bird-friendlier
buildings in the future.



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[cayugabirds-l] osprey at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

Steve and Sue Ruoff saw the first osprey to come around Salt Point
yesterday.. It was fishing and hanging out in the SP-Myers area, but did
not show any particular interest in the nest. I also saw it fishing, but it
was too far away to tell if it was either of the adults from last year--but
it had a nice size lake trout.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] How close to one another will Ospreys nest?

[Candace Cornell]

Dave,

Good question. To help ospreys repopulate the NE, we need to supply them
with ample nesting platforms. How many platforms should be built? In my
opinion, the short answer is as many as the ospreys need. Cayuga Lake is
large enough to support a number of osprey populations concentrated at the
shallow north and south ends and in areas where there is a shallow shelf
extending into the lake, as in Lansing. They are semi-colonial and will
nest near other osprey provided there is enough fish.

BTW Paul Paradine is the NYSEG's regional forester you referred to.

How do you define the "south end" of the lake? The Stewart Park and marina
area or are you including Lansing? I think the shallow south end of the
lake can support at least one if not more osprey platforms in addition to
the one at Case Park. There's a good supply of salmon, rainbow trout, brook
trout, lake trout, and northern pike in the spring and ample panfish in the
summer, and ospreys tolerate a fair amount of human activities near their
nests. However, the platforms would have to be placed a distance from any
fireworks displays and not be situated in the midst of the festival
grounds. (The ospreys at Salt Point last year were not perturbed by weekly
music nights or the Lansing Harborfest celebration held across Salmon Creek
in Myers Park.)

The Lansing area, with its shallow offshore shelf and many feeder streams,
is another area capable of sustaining an osprey population. There is ample
food and habitat to support three nests and at least a few more along the
shelf heading north.

I just saw Robyn's post as I was typing and I echo her sentiments--let's
welcome as many ospreys, eagles, and great horned owls that will put up
with us silly humans.
Candace


On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote:

> Dave,
>
> Good question. To help ospreys repopulate the NE, we need to supply them
> with ample nesting platforms. How many platforms should be built? In my
> opinion, the short answer is as many as the ospreys need. Cayuga Lake is
> large enough to support a number of osprey populations concentrated at the
> shallow north and south ends and in areas where there is a shallow shelf
> extending into the lake, as in Lansing. They are semi-colonial and will
> nest near other osprey provided there is enough fish.
>
> BTW Paul Paradine is the NYSEG's regional forester you referred to.
>
> How do you define the "south end" of the lake? The Stewart Park and marina
> area or are you including Lansing? I think the shallow south end of the
> lake can support at least one if not more osprey platforms in addition to
> the one at Case Park. There's a good supply of salmon, rainbow trout, brook
> trout, lake trout, and northern pike in the spring and ample panfish in the
> summer, and ospreys tolerate a fair amount of human activities near their
> nests. However, the platforms would have to be placed a distance from any
> fireworks displays and not be situated in the midst of the festival
> grounds. (The ospreys at Salt Point last year were not perturbed by weekly
> music nights or the Lansing Harborfest celebration held across Salmon Creek
> in Myers Park.)
>
> The Lansing area, with its shallow offshore shelf and many feeder streams,
> is another area capable of sustaining an osprey population. There is ample
> food and habitat to support three nests and at least a few more along the
> shelf heading north.
>
> I just saw Robyn's post as I was typing and I echo her sentiments--let's
> welcome as many ospreys, eagles, and great horned owls that will put up
> with us silly humans.
> Candace
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
>> I noticed that an Osprey platform has been installed on the hill above
>> Myers Point. There are already two nests in the area, the first on a pole
>> within the Cargill mining complex at Portland Point, which Robin Bailey's
>> husband Paul (whose last name I forget, sorry), who works with NYSEG,
>> provided with a platform after the nest sticks touched live wires and
>> caused a fire. The second is at Salt Point, on a platform and pole
>> installed for the purpose. They are about a mile apart, and this new
>> platform is midway between them.
>>
>> At the south end of the lake, in Allan H Treman State Marine Park in the
>> field east of the Hog Hole, there is another Osprey platform and pole. It
>> took a few years to become occupied, but since has produced young multiple
>> years.
>>
>> I just got word from Rick Manning, "Friends of Stewart Park was just
>> notified by Jeanne Grace, city forester, that NYSEG wants to install an
>> osprey nest or two in the park."
>> I'm wondering what people&#x

[cayugabirds-l] Help Prevent Bird Collisions--Volunteers Needed This Spring for Survey

[Candace Cornell]

Help Prevent Bird Collisions--Volunteers Needed This Spring for Survey

The Cayuga Bird Club Conservation Action Committee and the Cornell Student
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most of our student volunteers will be away. Morning survey walks will take
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can. Thank you in advance for your help!

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[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk Dark Phase

[Candace Cornell]

I've been looking for ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Burdick Hill Road ever since
Mark Chao saw them there in mid-February and I occasionally see a light
phase one flying over the field sitting in a tree on the south side of the
road as he described. Today as I drove by at 2: 35 PM, I did a double take.
The Rough-legged sitting in the tree today was definitely a dark-phase.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Port Authority backs off Snowy Owl killings

[Candace Cornell]

Great Work everyone!


On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Corinne Morton
wrote:

> Awesome!  Our voices were heard.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:45 PM, "Linda Orkin"  wrote:
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> I didn't see this go to Cayugabirds so I am resending. This is great news
> and I am proud of us all!!
>
> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca, NY
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> On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Christina Wilkinson 
> wrote:
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> Looks like the activism worked:
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> December 9, 2013
>
> CONTACT: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
> 212-435-
>
> STATEMENT FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY ON SNOWY OWLS
>
> “The Port Authority is working with the New York State Department of
> Environmental Conservation to move immediately toward implementing a
> program to trap and relocate snowy owls that pose a threat to aircraft at
> JFK and LaGuardia airports. The Port Authority’s goal is to strike a
> balance in humanely controlling bird populations at and around the agency’s
> airports to safeguard passengers on thousands of aircrafts each day. Over
> the past two weeks, five planes at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia
> airports were struck by snowy owls that have been migrating to our region
> in far higher than typical numbers this year.”
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> Great work, everyone!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT: disposing of monofilament fishing line

[Candace Cornell]

Thanks, Dave. We are pursuing putting up these containers in strategic
locations and finding people to monitor them.
Candace


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> On the Natural History listserv Norm Trigoboff sent this link to
> directions to make a container in which to collect and recycle monofilament
> fishing line. I thought birders, particularly the club's Conservation
> Action Committee, might find it interesting.
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> http://www.boatus.com/foundation/monofilament/
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[cayugabirds-l] waterfowl hunting season on

[Candace Cornell]

Just a heads up. Time to wear blaze already. There is a special Canada
Goose hunting season Sept 1-25 this year for resident geese. I was
surprised by a few hunters at Salt Point last night.
Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point chicks have all fledged!

[Candace Cornell]

All three osprey chicks at Salt Point have officially fledged as of
yesterday! They will still use the nest as a home base until mid-September
and have much to learn until then—the finer points of flying and fishing.

The middle chick (Paulie), made numerous attempts to land on the tops of
trees that would not support him and missed the platform on several
landings, but he'll get it together. They are quite entertaining to watch.

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey nestlings

[Candace Cornell]

For the last few days, I've been able to see the chicks in the nest at Salt
Point during feedings, although I can't tell yet whether there are two or
three. The oldest is about twelve days old and they are both/all covered in
a rusty brown second down with a light stripe down the back. Their eyes are
a dark orange and won't turn yellow until they are adults. Needless to say,
they look cute! You need a scope or binoculars to see them, but they are
finally visible.

The chicks can thermoregulate now so the female does not have to brood them
constantly. Today, in the heat, she spent most of the day fanning them or
standing with her wings out to shade them. She's being a great mother so
far.

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[cayugabirds-l] First Chick

[Candace Cornell]

Judging by the way the female acted today, the first osprey chick at Salt
Point probably hatched this morning. It was great fun to watch the change
in the pair's behavior. Instead of taking the fish delivered by the male to
a tree, the female stayed on the nest eating it and giving some to the
chick, I presume. (I can't see well enough in to the nest to see all the
action.) The male, who always incubated the eggs when the female left the
nest, seemed confused by the change of routine. He kept making intention
movements to get on the nest, but was thwarted by the female each time. So
instead of incubating, he spent his free time guarding the nest, which he
has not done since the early days of the nest when he was still claiming
ownership.

When the female was done with the fish, instead of flying off with the
leftover, he did something novel. The female let him stand on the platform
box and finished up the fish scraps in the nest. The next two fish
deliveries were similar with the female staying on the nest, although there
were no leftovers and he no longer attempted to incubate. I saw similar
eating behaviors in the males on the Cornell and Audubon osprey cams.

Usually young ospreys lay 2-3 eggs about 2-3 days apart and the eggs hatch
in the order they were laid. If our ospreys follow the norm, we should have
at least one more chick on Tuesday or thereabouts, and perhaps a third. The
chicks grow very quickly, so we might see little heads poking up fairly
soon.


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[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point Monday

[Candace Cornell]

There were three orioles singing at Salt Point all afternoon in the shade.
One sang my favorite oriole tune for several hours—"*What do you get when
you fall in love?*"—The first nine notes of "I'll Never Fall in Love" by Burt
Bacharach and Hal David and sung by Dionne Warwick. Yellow warblers bubble
up from the bushes, and swallows are absolutely everywhere—mostly Barn,
Tree, and Rough-winged Swallows.

The osprey pair continue to incubate—I estimate the hatch date to be June 6
or there after. Intruders have been visiting the nest regularly this week,
although the contests are minimal. At each encounter, the male joins the
female in the nest and both give loud cries of warning. Actual chases are
only necessary with the most tenacious visitors won't leave. The male is
fishing fairly regularly now, and catching many trout, catfish, and perch.
The Ospreys seem to be oblivious to the House Sparrows nesting with them.
I've even photographed them sitting on the female while she perched.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Candace Cornell]

Ditto on Judith's report. My feeders were very busy today including a flock
of about 33 Pine Siskin gobbling up the Nyger seeds.

Candace


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Judith Thurber  wrote:

> I, too, have several Pine Siskins today.  They were here this morning and
> are still eating up a storm.
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> 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/
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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/

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