Alas, this morning we saw the body of a first year Cooper’s hawk at Cass Park.
It was on the east side of the tennis courts about 10 feet away. We had dogs
so we couldn’t pick up the body. It may have been under the snow before that
melted.
It has been a very rough winter for many creatures.
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 08, 2021
* NYSY 03. 08. 21
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 01 to March 08, 2021
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (jus
Yesterday from East Shore Park (RT 34 N just outside of Ithaca), I watched
an immature Bald Eagle unsuccessfully try to catch a female Mallard duck.
There where hundreds of ducks on Cayuga Lake in that area, but the Eagle
had isolated this hen. She would dive under the water while the Eagle
hovere
Hi all, there is a very large mixed raft of ducks very beautifully visible from
East shore park this morning. No wind lots of light, and many varieties. Come
on down!
Redheads, canvasbacks,lots of hooded merganser‘s, lots of common
merganser‘s, Bufflehead, ringneck ducks, and more.
Laura
La
Hi folks. I was watching some birds on a tray feeder recently -some
redpolls, tree sparrows, siskins and a few house sparrows. One redpoll
looked suspiciously like a hoary. While I've definitely seen 3 hoaries this
winter, I haven't yet seen enough to feel really confident in positively
identifying
On this sunny day that promises to warm up, I see a dozen or so Goldeneyes
cavorting on the lake, as I finish breakfast! Fun to watch the males tossing
back their heads.
Meanwhile, under the lakeside feeders - again a pair of mallards eating
birdseed.
And I neglected to post Sat. that I foun