Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redpolls today

2012-12-24 Thread Tobias Dean
We had a mockingbird in our orchard on South Hill today. It was having a territorial dispute with a crow. I dont recall seeing them in wintertime. Toby Dean On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 10:03 PM, wrote: > This morning (Mon), after I left for Handwork, Shannon looked ou

[cayugabirds-l] Redpolls today

2012-12-24 Thread bilbaker
This morning (Mon), after I left for Handwork, Shannon looked out the windows at our feeders to find that the flock of 6 Redpolls we had yesterday had become a flock of about 25 this morning Bill Baker - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-12-24 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * December 24, 2012 *  NYSY  12 .24.12   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 17, 2012 - December 24, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Compl

[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk

2012-12-24 Thread Anne Marie Johnson
A Rough-legged Hawk just circled fairly high overhead. It was circling as if trying to gain altitude. After circling a few times it headed due south and disappeared. I haven't seen the Common Redpoll here since Saturday. It must have joined up with one of the flocks around. And I think all the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] common redpoll

2012-12-24 Thread Donna Scott
My two-bird Redpoll Flock has grown to a flock of about 20 redpolls! In a couple instances, there is an adult feeding a baby. what a great Christmas present! Donna Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Bill Mcaneny wrote: > I knew that with so many people reporting REDPO

[cayugabirds-l] common redpoll

2012-12-24 Thread Bill Mcaneny
I knew that with so many people reporting REDPOLLS, we would have one sooner or later. Well, it is later, but one just arrived on the niger feeder with a host of Goldfinches and about 3 Pine Siskins. I thought I might gift wrap it for Shirley. Bill McAneny, TBurg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: h

[cayugabirds-l] shrike

2012-12-24 Thread Claire Damaske
I just went to the window expecting to see our cooper's or a sharpie after a huge scattering flurry of bird activity. What to my wondering eyes a northern shrike in the forsythia bush! Claire Damaske Gravel Rd. Tyre -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELC

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Big white bird, probably nothing

2012-12-24 Thread Mary Ann Lutz
We also saw this bird on Lee Road in Dryden. My husband and I were watching the birds at our bird feeders suddenly take cover in the spruce tree and the turkeys were even on high alert. We then noticed this hawk like white bird glide to the North. I could not identify it with my guides. Maybe th

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Downtown Coopers

2012-12-24 Thread Judith W. Jones
We had a male (based on size, smaller than adjacent harassing crow)Coopers at ~1:45 nearby - 500 block S Plain. Also sat still, enduring very loud staccato call by the crow for at least 10 minutes. Judy On 12/23/2012 11:01 PM, bilba...@pop.lightlink.com wrote: Around 2 PM as I pulled over at t