[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

I am very disappointed to report that the hummingbird never returned. I had so hoped it would see one of the feeders and stay awhile. I guess there's no point in putting the feeders out again tomorrow with the high winds and rain... Carol Keeler Auburn Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List

RE: [cayugabirds-l] N SHRIKE along Turkey Hill - still

The Northern Shrike was making the rounds of the field north of the barn where Jeff saw it and Jay relocated it, between 10:30 and about 12:30 when it flew south into the middle of the field complex and I lost it. It foraged successfully numerous times, capturing what looked to be large caterpil

[cayugabirds-l] Iceland Gull

An apparent 2nd winter ICELAND GULL, likely the same bird that Dave Nutter described in his recent post, was actively contesting the newly arrived food scraps at the compost piles about 9 AM this morning. There were hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, scores of Herring Gulls, and dozens of Great

[cayugabirds-l] Unusual sighting

I was eating on my sunporch when I glanced down at a bird that landed below me--it was a HUMMINGBIRD! No mistaking that long thin bill. It was larger than a Ruby Throat. I wish I could ID it but it didn't stay long and the light was terrible with lots of reflections on the windows. I quickly

Re: [cayugabirds-l] N SHRIKE along Turkey Hill

Brad Walker and I stopped by Turkey Hill Road on our way to work this morning and refound Jeff's NORTHERN SHRIKE. It was sitting in the hedgerow along the east side of Turkey Hill Road just north of the big barn at the intersection with Stevenson Road, then flew east to perch on the fence post alon

[cayugabirds-l] Hog Hole -- House Wren

Hog Hole Ithaca, Tompkins, US-NYDec 14, 2011 8:26 AM - 9:12 AMProtocol: Traveling1.0 mile(s)Comments:     A very nice day. Mostly clear. Calm. I was hoping for Purple Sandpiper, given the large number along Lake Ontario right now, but no luck. The biggest surprise was a HOUSE WREN -- the latest tha

[cayugabirds-l] N SHRIKE along Turkey Hill

There was a Northern Shrike (juv) along Turkey Hill Rd, this morning, just uphill from the barn. Jeff -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] part-white goldfinch

Among the 15 or so goldfinch at out feeder, one was extremely striking with a pure white crown and pure white primary and secondary wing feathers. The rest of the bird had typical goldfinch coloring. Fred Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME ht

[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine Falcon, Iceland Gull

On Tuesday afternoon I biked over to Treman State Marine Park hoping for a better look at the Iceland Gull I'd scoped on the red lighthouse breakwater Monday afternoon from Stewart Park during a brief taxi break. When I stopped at the marina, noting the 2 continuing juvenile BRANT, I was surprised