[cayugabirds-l] NYS Bluebird Society Annual Meeting

Hi Cayugabirders, I'll be giving a presentation at the upcoming Annual Fall Meeting of the New York State Bluebird Society on Saturday, September 26th at 10:30 am, at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.facebook.com/events/885602504830586/ I will be talking about the Lab's

Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

Chipmunks make excellent fox food. I enjoy the Red Foxes that have taken up nesting, breeding, cavorting, and howling at my place in the last few years. For better or worse, we have a nice selection of chipmunks, red squirrels, and gray squirrels, along with voles, deer mice, etc. to keep them

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

There was a nice, very active flock of warblers in the woods this morning. Birds I managed to see included Black-throated Green, Magnolia, Black-and-White Warblers, Northern Parula, Least Flycatcher, and Common Yellowthroat. There were many besides those. But the highlight for me was two

[cayugabirds-l] Night heron, Lesser BB Gulls at Stewart Park

So far at Stewart Park right now there is a BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON sitting conspicuously on a snag above the swan pen, and at least 2 LESSER BLACK BACKED GULLS floating offshore. Ken Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant migrants

This afternoon I was in the right place at the right time, thanks to noisy Chickadees who cued me in to all the other activity going on. Just before 5 pm, after walking the dogs in our woods, I spent about 40-45 minutes watching and trying to identify quite a group of migrants feeding and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

Well, I do really like Red Foxes. I'm glad to know they like to eat chipmunks. I can't help but think Red Squirrels are cute. I blame Beatrix Potter. I think some Disney films I was shown in early childhood damaged my ability to accept the food chain. I just want all the animals to be

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

On Thursday afternoon, I walked most of the trails of Sapsucker Woods and found rather few birds, until I ran into a prodigious mixed flock at the first split on the Wilson Trail North. I saw CANADA WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN

[cayugabirds-l] Owl and hawk excitement in sleepy Fall Creek!

Around 9:15pm last night, I heard what almost matches the "montonic trill" of an Eastern Screech Owl coming from a few blocks away of the West Jay and Auburn Street intersection. I called for about 15 minutes, and it moved toward the Ithaca Falls. Around 10am today, I stepped outside and heard a