An Orchard Oriole continues to sing here on Bostwick Road, Town of Enfield.
Martha Fischer
Town of Enfield
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YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, sycamores over 3rd T Newman Golf, Pier Rd singing new
song variation: chu chu chu teetu teetu
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GRASSHOPPER SPARROW again sings near Cherry Rd in field west of Warren Rd:
great scope view but narrow road shoulders.
--Dave Nutter
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Hi folks,
I am planning a trip to Cape May for the first time. I know some of you have
been to see fall migrations there. I asking for some of advice on EVERYTHING
Cape May.from hotels/motels, birding areas, money saving tips, any
information will be GREATLY appreciated!!! thank you
don'
I just watched a mob of crow, may be some forty + individuals. Initially, I
thought they were chasing someone, but I could not see any targets. I checked
if there was an owl, raven or a red-tail among them. But it did not seem like
there were any. They just seemed like bunch of rowdy bullies go
I know this isn't Cayuga basin however: Yesterday, while in a Louisiana
swamp, I watched a couple of "blackbirds" harassing a black vulture. One of
the harassers actually alighted on the vulture's back and "vulture surfed"
for about 200 meters. Couldn't tell the species for sure from a distance
but
Meena wrote:
(or is it called death of crow?)
"Murder of crows" is the old poetic phrase.
Perhaps there is some logic behind it.
John
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Hi all,
Thanks to all who wrote me back about "Murder of crows". Actually, I think we
should call them "murderer crows" :-) Now I am curious to find out why is
called " Murder of Crows"
Cheers
Meena
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It's a flock. "Murder" is an insulting term, poetic or not.
Kevin
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Hello Cayugabirders-
We've been working behind the scenes with our partners at the University of
Montana and the Dunrovin Guest Ranch in Lolo, MT, to get a great Osprey cam up
and online—we just went live to the public about an hour ago, and the view is
great!
The Osprey should hatch sometime
Hi all,
Here's a closeup HD video I took of "Ezra" the Red-tailed Hawk eating a Rock
Dove on the Ag Quad of Cornell University back in March. If you're squeamish or
particularly fond of pigeons, you may not want to watch. Otherwise, enjoy!
http://ebarrientos.smugmug.com/Nature/Nature-Videography/
Hm...
While I do love the old poetic terms for animal gatherings, I tend to agree
with Kevin. After all, many birds kill and eat other animals , so why crows
should be singled out as the only murderers in the bird world I don't know.
No-one seems to get bent out of shape when our noble Per
And the irony is the "murders" often form when (the crows fear that?) a crow is
threatened... They don't go after prey in flocks; they group in response to
THEIR predators, immediate or potential.
Anne
On Jun 1, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Marie P Read wrote:
> Hm...
>
> While I do love the ol
One reason these odd collective nouns haven't been assigned to Peregrines or
Great Horned Owls is just that those birds don't noticeably flock. Come to
think of it, the connotations of "flock" are mostly unflattering too.
Etymologically, a flock is a crowd of followers, whose collective behavior
Considering that Grasshopper Sparrow is listed by NYSDEC as a Species of Special Concern,http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7494.htmlI wonder can we convince the Tompkins County Airport, which owns the field on the southwest corner of Warren and Cherry not to mow that field until July. Would that be lat
I just received this intriguing but sadly delayed alert. Also, for what
it's worth, the reported Golden-fronted Woodpecker turned out, not
surprisingly, to be a Red-bellied.
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Anglo-Saxon poetry, often and not surprisingly about war, death, and mayhem,
associates ravens with battlefields. While a raven is not a crow, the
association of death (murder) with black carrion eaters is not too far-fetched.
Linda
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The "Twa Corbies": where shall we go and dine today, oh? Upon the battle
field!
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On Jun 1, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Linda Post Van Buskirk wrote:
> Anglo-Saxon poetry, often and not surprisingly about war, death, and mayhem,
> associates ravens with battlefields. While a raven
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