Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-27 Thread Wee Hao Ng 
Hi John,

There were a pair of Merlins along Wyckoff Avenue (near Bridges Cornell
Heights) this morning, one of whom may have returned as early as two weeks
ago since I also heard a Merlin call in the same area on the 12th, and
again on the 20th. Might be the same breeding pair from last year.

Regards,
Wee Hao

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 3:31 PM jimnorwalk  wrote:

> A pair has been vocalizing the last few mornings up the block. Activity
> focused on a grove of tall Norway Spruce at Washington and Nursery.  Also a
> roost for a couple dozen Turkey Vultures and consistent crow nesting
> activity both American and Fish Crows heard regularly.
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
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>
>  Original message 
> From: "Johnson, Alyssa" 
> Date: 3/26/21 10:14 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" , Karen <
> confergoldw...@aol.com>
> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports
>
> Last spring, I was working from home so had ample time to walk around my
> neighborhood midday, and discovered a Merlin nest site in the Washington
> Street Cemetery on Washington Street in Geneva. Their NOISE is what
> attracted my attention first. Then I found where I thought the nest was
> (30+ feet up in a huge spruce), I couldn’t see it but saw the parents
> coming and going, and watched it get mobbed with crows too, once the young
> fledged. Once the young fledged, the noise was doubled at least (2 parents,
> 2 chicks maybe 3) as they tested their wings for a few days and flapped
> around the huge old oaks and spruces in that cemetery. I hadn’t thought of
> them again until 2 days ago, I heard the male alarm call and saw him zip
> between houses and disappear. It’s good spot to watch for them!
>
>
>
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> *From:* bounce-125494974-79436...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125494974-79436...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Kenneth V.
> Rosenberg
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2021 6:42 PM
> *To:* Karen 
> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports
>
>
>
> Hi John
>
>
>
> At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I
> say “at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large
> sycamore at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one
> seen regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live
> about halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one
> regularly flying over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds.
>
>
>
> Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched
> and calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may
> have been winteri g locally.
>
>
>
> KEN
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen  wrote:
>
> 
>
> I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports[image:
> Heart Eyes]. I check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have
> observed an increasing number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as
> follows: 2 (2014), 6 (2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9
> (2020).  These include pairs in Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville,
> Etna, and Ithaca (plus hints of a pair in Groton). Local observers provided
> guidance to almost all of these. I have written one paper on this, and am
> trying to write a more complete paper including habitat choice.
> Interestingly, all nests have been in urban/suburban areas. None in forests
> nor edge of forest nor edge of lake.
>
>
>
> Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are
> helpful by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For
> instance, the pair observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there.
> Weeks after being seen at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east
> closer to the Catholic church.
>
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-26 Thread jimnorwalk 
A pair has been vocalizing the last few mornings up the block. Activity focused 
on a grove of tall Norway Spruce at Washington and Nursery.  Also a roost for a 
couple dozen Turkey Vultures and consistent crow nesting activity both American 
and Fish Crows heard regularly.Sent from my Galaxy
 Original message From: "Johnson, Alyssa" 
 Date: 3/26/21  10:14 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: "Kenneth 
V. Rosenberg" , Karen  Cc: 
CAYUGABIRDS-L  Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] 
Merlin reports 

Last spring, I was working from home so had ample time to walk around my 
neighborhood midday, and discovered a Merlin nest site in the Washington Street 
Cemetery on Washington Street in Geneva. Their NOISE is what attracted my 
attention
 first. Then I found where I thought the nest was (30+ feet up in a huge 
spruce), I couldn’t see it but saw the parents coming and going, and watched it 
get mobbed with crows too, once the young fledged. Once the young fledged, the 
noise was doubled at least
 (2 parents, 2 chicks maybe 3) as they tested their wings for a few days and 
flapped around the huge old oaks and spruces in that cemetery. I hadn’t thought 
of them again until 2 days ago, I heard the male alarm call and saw him zip 
between houses and disappear.
 It’s good spot to watch for them!
 

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From: bounce-125494974-79436...@list.cornell.edu 

On Behalf Of Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 6:42 PM
To: Karen 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports


 
Hi John 

 


At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I say 
“at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large sycamore 
at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one seen regularly
 (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live about halfway 
between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one regularly flying over— so 
we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds. 


 


Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched and 
calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may have been 
winteri g locally. 


 


KEN

Sent from my iPhone






On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen  wrote:




 

I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports.
 I check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an increasing 
number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows:
2 (2014), 6 (2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These 
include pairs in Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca 
(plus hints of a pair
 in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all of these. I have 
written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more complete paper 
including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been in urban/suburban 
areas. None in forests nor edge
 of forest nor edge of lake.


 


Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are helpful 
by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For instance, the pair 
observed
 by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. Weeks after being seen at Myer's 
Point, there was a pair about 800 m east closer to the Catholic church.


 

I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at
confergoldw...@aol.com



 


Thanks, 


 


John



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-26 Thread Suan Hsi Yong 
FWIW, last weekend while driving up the lake, I spied a brownish falcon
hunting the field immediately south of the King Ferry winery. When I pulled
over to check it out it flew away to the east and I could never get a
binoculared look to ID it, but I think it was a merlin.

Suan

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-26 Thread Dave Nutter 
Yesterday evening (Thursday 25 March) I heard (several times) and saw (once) a 
Merlin calling and flying near my yard. It may have been in one or more of 
several mature conifers near the very bottom of Cliff Street in Ithaca. When I 
finally saw it, it was flying in a big clockwise arc around those trees then 
straightened and flew NW climbing over Hector Street. My guess is it was 
talking to an unseen partner about potential nest sites. I don’t know what the 
selection is of old or new crow nests in those trees. 

- - Dave Nutter

> On Mar 25, 2021, at 11:19 PM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area 
> than near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is 
> searching the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently 
> depredated American crow nest or a takeover, the reason for the crow nest 
> failure. 
> Anne 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg  wrote:
>> 
>>  Hi John
>> 
>> At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I 
>> say “at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large 
>> sycamore at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one 
>> seen regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live 
>> about halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one 
>> regularly flying over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds. 
>> 
>> Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched 
>> and calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may 
>> have been winteri g locally. 
>> 
>> KEN
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports. I 
>>> check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an increasing 
>>> number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 
>>> (2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include 
>>> pairs in Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca (plus 
>>> hints of a pair in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all 
>>> of these. I have written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more 
>>> complete paper including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been 
>>> in urban/suburban areas. None in forests nor edge of forest nor edge of 
>>> lake.
>>> 
>>> Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are 
>>> helpful by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For 
>>> instance, the pair observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. 
>>> Weeks after being seen at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east 
>>> closer to the Catholic church.
>>> 
>>> I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at 
>>> confergoldw...@aol.com
>>> 
>>> Thanks, 
>>> 
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-26 Thread Johnson, Alyssa 
Last spring, I was working from home so had ample time to walk around my 
neighborhood midday, and discovered a Merlin nest site in the Washington Street 
Cemetery on Washington Street in Geneva. Their NOISE is what attracted my 
attention first. Then I found where I thought the nest was (30+ feet up in a 
huge spruce), I couldn’t see it but saw the parents coming and going, and 
watched it get mobbed with crows too, once the young fledged. Once the young 
fledged, the noise was doubled at least (2 parents, 2 chicks maybe 3) as they 
tested their wings for a few days and flapped around the huge old oaks and 
spruces in that cemetery. I hadn’t thought of them again until 2 days ago, I 
heard the male alarm call and saw him zip between houses and disappear. It’s 
good spot to watch for them!

--
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Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
Montezuma.audubon.org
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers

From: bounce-125494974-79436...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 6:42 PM
To: Karen 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

Hi John

At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I say 
“at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large sycamore 
at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one seen 
regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live about 
halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one regularly flying 
over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds.

Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched and 
calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may have been 
winteri g locally.

KEN
Sent from my iPhone


On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen 
mailto:confergoldw...@aol.com>> wrote:

I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports[Heart 
Eyes]. I check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an 
increasing number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 
(2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include pairs 
in Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca (plus hints of a 
pair in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all of these. I 
have written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more complete paper 
including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been in urban/suburban 
areas. None in forests nor edge of forest nor edge of lake.

Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are helpful 
by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For instance, the pair 
observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. Weeks after being seen 
at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east closer to the Catholic 
church.

I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at 
confergoldw...@aol.com<mailto:confergoldw...@aol.com>

Thanks,

John
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-26 Thread Wesley M. Hochachka 
From my yard, it’s been seeming that most of the Merlin activity has been 
concentrated around the row of White Pine trees behind the dumpsters of the two 
apartment buildings on Tareyton, in the area that there was a crow nest 2 years 
ago (I think 2 years ago…).  When I’ve been watching a calling Merlin in 
flight, it’s path seems to almost invariably lead to circling around or maybe 
diving into those pines.

Wesley




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 On Behalf Of anneb.cl...@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 11:20 PM
To: Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
Cc: Karen ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than 
near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching 
the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated 
American crow nest or a takeover, the reason for the crow nest failure.
Anne
Sent from my iPhone


On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
 Hi John

At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I say 
“at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large sycamore 
at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one seen 
regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live about 
halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one regularly flying 
over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds.

Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched and 
calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may have been 
winteri g locally.

KEN
Sent from my iPhone


On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen 
mailto:confergoldw...@aol.com>> wrote:

I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports[Heart 
Eyes]. I check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an 
increasing number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 
(2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include pairs 
in Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca (plus hints of a 
pair in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all of these. I 
have written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more complete paper 
including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been in urban/suburban 
areas. None in forests nor edge of forest nor edge of lake.

Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are helpful 
by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For instance, the pair 
observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. Weeks after being seen 
at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east closer to the Catholic 
church.

I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at 
confergoldw...@aol.com<mailto:confergoldw...@aol.com>

Thanks,

John
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-25 Thread anneb . clark 
Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than 
near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching 
the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated 
American crow nest or a takeover, the reason for the crow nest failure. 
Anne 

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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg  wrote:
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>  Hi John
> 
> At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I say 
> “at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large 
> sycamore at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one 
> seen regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live 
> about halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one regularly 
> flying over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds. 
> 
> Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched and 
> calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may have 
> been winteri g locally. 
> 
> KEN
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports. I 
>> check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an increasing 
>> number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 (2015), 
>> 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include pairs in 
>> Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca (plus hints of a 
>> pair in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all of these. I 
>> have written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more complete paper 
>> including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been in 
>> urban/suburban areas. None in forests nor edge of forest nor edge of lake.
>> 
>> Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are 
>> helpful by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For instance, 
>> the pair observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. Weeks after 
>> being seen at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east closer to the 
>> Catholic church.
>> 
>> I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at 
>> confergoldw...@aol.com
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
>> John
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports

2021-03-25 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
Hi John

At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca  neighborhood. I say 
“at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large sycamore 
at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one seen 
regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on Birchwood Dr.  I live about 
halfway between these areas on Tareyton and also see/hear one regularly flying 
over— so we don’t know if this represents 1 or 2 birds.

Interestingly there was a pair of Merlins (one noticeably larger) perched and 
calling in the Muriel sycamore on a warm day in February— so they may have been 
winteri g locally.

KEN

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Karen  wrote:


I love Merlins and Merlin reports and people who send in Merlin reports[Heart 
Eyes]. I check them all out. . Thanks to such reports, I have observed an 
increasing number of incubated nests in Tompkins County as follows: 2 (2014), 6 
(2015), 6 (2016), 5 (2017), 3 (2018), 6 (2019), 9 (2020).  These include pairs 
in Trumansburg, Lansing, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, and Ithaca (plus hints of a 
pair in Groton). Local observers provided guidance to almost all of these. I 
have written one paper on this, and am trying to write a more complete paper 
including habitat choice. Interestingly, all nests have been in urban/suburban 
areas. None in forests nor edge of forest nor edge of lake.

Merlins start egg-laying in early May. Observations in late March are helpful 
by providing a hint about where they may finally nest. For instance, the pair 
observed by so many at Myer's Pint never nested there. Weeks after being seen 
at Myer's Point, there was a pair about 800 m east closer to the Catholic 
church.

I would love to have individuals provide me with their observations at 
confergoldw...@aol.com

Thanks,

John
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