[cayugabirds-l] Saturday Highlights

I had the good fortune to accompany Kevin and Jay McGowan and Matt Medler on yesterday's waterfowl count. I did not keep close track of all the birds, but here are a few of the highlights (and misses): At the bottom end of Sweasy Road (left from Rt 34B just before Lansing Station Road) Corn

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saturday Highlights

The only birds I can add are a juvenile WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on one of the side road in Lansing, I believe Lakeview, and a Northern Pintail and flock of several hundred Ring-necked Ducks at Sheldrake. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 9:27 AM, bob mcguire wrote: > I had the good fo

[cayugabirds-l] mocking bird territory

I wondered if some of you might have some advice for my sister in Nashville who's feeders have been commandeered by a very territorial mockingbird. It won't let any other bird feed at any of the feeders in her small yard - even the thistle feeders which he's not interested in consuming! She doesn

[cayugabirds-l] Sharp-shinned question

Recently Candace Cornell asked the question why other birds would stay around and feed relatively uperturbed, when nearby a sharp-shinned is feeding on a bird it recently captured. I think that's a very interesting question, but so no response posted on cayugabirds. Do other birds sense the

[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls at Sapsucker Woods

Hello, I've posted some photos of Redpolls at http://picasaweb.google.com/tclenz/CommonRedpolls# The bird I identified outside my office window this morning as a Hoary was very frosty overall and had solidly white undertail coverts. I'm not su

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sharp-shinned question

I replied, in the role of Armchair Ethologist, to Candace: "A hawk which is eating is a hawk which is not hunting.  For that matter, a hawk which is in plain view is not a hawk which is making a high-speed surprise attack.  That hawk did not represent any threat to the survivors.Perhaps in summer,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] (more) Saturday Highlights

I also participated in the Waterfowl count Saturday, with Tom Schulenberg and Mike Burger -- we covered the east side of Cayuga Lake from Long Point north. Highlights (including non-waterfowl) were another 3 immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS on Lake Ridge Rd, somewhere south of Center Rd (seems li

[cayugabirds-l] Summerhill Today

I drove up to Summerhill this morning to take a few photos. Didn't spend a lot of time looking for birds, but I did find a few things of interest. There was a flock of 42 Horned Larks on a manure spread on Elm Street Extension just east of Salt Road. At 1192 Lake Como Road (Nick's feeders

[cayugabirds-l] Hog Hole Ruddy Ducks, W.W.Scoter

Hi all, Along with a large flock of Redhead and Canvasbacks at Hog Hole today there were 6 RUDDY DUCKS close to shore and one WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. There was 3 TUNDRA SWANS in the corner by the big Willow tree. Earlier on Mt. Pleasant I chased a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS, a

[cayugabirds-l] Today Afternoon birds and OT for Peru experts

Hi all, I took a spin in the afternoon hoping to see some Redpolls, but I was out of luck. I did see the flock on Mount Pleasant but birds were way too far out. Then I went to my favorite Center Road and found nothing. but on the way, A male Harrier was cruising on airport grounds. There were ab