I am wondering if anyone has a humane (I love cats, and these buggers are
someone's beloved pets. Though if they *really* loved them they would keep
them indoors.), method of discouraging loose cats from hunting on our land?
I currently am dealing with two roving neighborhood cats. They are
beauti
I just had a rather exciting visitor! He took me several minutes to
identify. At first glance (with his back to me, showing wing bars), I
confusedly thought, "Giant goldfinch??" But
then I got to observe the bird for several minutes as it moved around to
different perches, seeming to be undecide
Hi! I'm sorry for the late posting, but I was downtown for appointments
yesterday and heard an unusual (to me), call and wondered if it's
possible I hear a Peregrine? I found sound files on line and it seemed
to match. I could not get a visual on the source of the sound. was
midway between the
Holy cow!
I just heard a Black-billed Cuckoo calling from somewhere out in back of
the house!!
Gonna try to see it!
Wood Road, Freeville
Melanie
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> On Jun 19, 2018, at 9:22 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote:
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>> Welp. Yeah. That's the only thing we could think of. I just want the
>> bird to be okay and not get dehydrated in there.
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>> O
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> On Jun 19, 2018, at 8:32 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote:
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>> I was thrilled to see a Brown Thrasher in our yard, until one went
>> into the garage and didn't come out! Fledgling, maybe? There is a
>>
I was thrilled to see a Brown Thrasher in our yard, until one went into
the garage and didn't come out! Fledgling, maybe? There is a second,
very concerned, Brown Thrasher calling anxiously. This second bird has
some kind of larva in its mouth.
Anyone know the best way to coax a bird out of th
Yesterday in the crabapple collection I got to see another gorgeous
oriole and also got an all-too-brief but conclusive glimpse of a
Magnolia Warbler. Heard but not seen were a Common Yellowthroat and a
Yellow Warbler. Many robins were about. I saw one swallowing a food
item. He didn't even not
I have very much been enjoying the glorious and fragrant blossoms of
crabapple trees, especially at the collection of said trees in the F.R.
Newman Arboretum. I have further been delighted by the frequenting of
these trees by orioles (I've only seen males so far). I am curious if
anyone knows w
We've been getting mobs of redwing males for several days now. A dozen
or so at a time. Plus some Common Grackles.
On 3/19/2018 9:20 AM, Carol Schmitt wrote:
> We had a female Redwing at our feeders yesterday. Isn't this a bit
> early, or are they around already?
> Carol S.
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Interesting to see that this is happening on a widespread basis. I had
been going through mealworms, suet, and thistle seed in my feeders like
crazy and then all of a sudden -- no birds. I figured it probably had to
do with the abundance of wild food available. I'm glad that seems to be
the con
We have had a hilariously raucous Blue Jay family around the yard the
past couple of weeks or so (I failed to note the exact date that they
started their residence). We also have a Chickadee family! I know we
have several other species breeding here but it's easiest to notice the
ones who come
Just a bit of fun: today on "Ask Me Another," an NPR pop-culture quiz
show, I found out that the fine and fascinating actor Lily Taylor is an
avid birder! During the course of her interview, she was asked if there
were any unpopular birds. After defending some birds and categories of
birds call
?
Thanks
Marc
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For a while the only evidence I had that hummingbirds were around was
that the nectar level would drop in the feeders. However, woodpeckers
like to drink the nectar too. But since my monarda started blooming I've
been seeing them on a more regular basis and the past few days I've seen
two at a
ature do not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common,
>> numerous Starlings & House Sparrows, who are here in the western
>> hemisphere only due to misguided importation by humans in the past.
>>
>> Good birding-
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>> Sent fro
Hello birders!
As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep
disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage
to get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places
where I might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
I heard the Bobolinks for the first time this year this morning. Don't
know if I've previously been sleeping through their boingy songs or if
they've just arrived. I've yet to see or hear a warbler.
Melanie in Freeville
On 5/1/2017 10:30 AM, Tom Hoebbel wrote:
>
> I had my FOY Yellow Warbler th
I just had a delightful sight at the feeder: Brilliant male Northern
Cardinal, Bright breeding-plumage male American Goldfinch, and a nice
raspberry male Purple Finch all at once!!
Melanie
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Ours haven't arrived yet, that I know of. I'll have to keep ears and
eyes open!!
On 4/2/2017 7:38 PM, AB Clark wrote:
> Phoebes apparently arrived en masse. The first one I had was right
> across from the Frog Barn on Sapsucker Woods Rd, on Thursday 30 March,
> 12 noon. Sounded a bit out of
Upon spotting a flock of Snow Geese at the tail end of a rather lovely
and productive though brief birding trip with friends up the east side
of Cayuga Lake as far as Union Springs, I saw an odd-looking bird in the
Snow Goose flock. There were a couple of grey morphs, but one bird was
mostly da
I wish all parking lots had solar panels over them. It would be win-win
since it would shade the parking lots and they are giant heat-generators
and wasted space anyway. Put solar panels on top of malls too. On top of
hospitals, industrial buildings, schools. There are lots of non-habitat
space
FOUR!!
On 3/16/2017 11:46 AM, Melanie Uhlir wrote:
The Fox Sparrow count is now up to THREE here on Wood Road in Freeville!
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The Fox Sparrow count is now up to THREE here on Wood Road in Freeville!
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Keeping a slovenly musician's schedule, I revere the Fox Sparrows for
showing up at our feeder area in the afternoon. Our two gorgeous Fox
Sparrow visitors continued into the evening, putting me at odds between
not wanting to frighten them away and wanting to give them more food to
scratch at.
I was very lucky last evening to catch a Great Horned Owl call from a
westerly direction while about to enter my house on Wood Road at about
10:30 pm (12/10/2016). I put my musical equipment away and noticed that
the moon was very bright on the freshly fallen snow. I went out to enjoy
this seas
Yes! I've had woodpeckers drinking from my hummingbird feeders for
years. It's rather amusing to watch.
On 7/9/2016 10:14 AM, Nancy Cusumano wrote:
> It seem our little downy has learned how to sip from the humming bird
> feeder.
> I find this to be such an interesting learned behavior.
> Has an
Once House Wrens have fledged, and the parents want to start a second
brood, will they re-use their nest? Or should I clean out the nest box
for them to start fresh?
Thank you for any advice.
Melanie
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Hearing my first Song Sparrow of 2016 here in Freeville. Also hearing Mourning Doves, goldfinches, redwinged blackbirds, and chickadees. Once in a while a cardinal. Spring!!
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Two Killdeer are pulling worms out of one of the planted barriers at The Shops at Ithaca Mall. They have 3 Starlings for company.
It is the planted barrier btwn road&parking lot opposite the unnamed entrance south of Bonton entrance. It has a lone crabapple tree.
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Correction: I think the lone tree is actually a cherry tree.
I know starlings are "bad birds" but their breeding plumage is actually
quite striking in the sun.
Melanie
On 3/17/2016 4:47 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote:
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> Two Killdeer are pulling worms out of one of the planted ba
Hear hear!!! Marie is masterful at capturing the essence of a species'
"personality." Her spectacular, sometimes quirky, always sumptuously
composed photographs crystallize the particular beauty of our native
birds and their behaviors.
You've never seen Canada Geese or a Goldfinch until you've
Related to the note about C'mas trees being good cover for birds:
Home Depot is giving away leftover trees FREE in case anyone wants them
for mulch or cover for birds.
Melanie
On 12/28/2015 4:42 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard wrote:
> _Mill pond_ finally has feathers on it!
>
> Redheads & Gadwall
Hello!
This is an amphibian and botany related question:
Does anyone happen to know a local paludarium hobbyist with whom I could
speak? I'm trying to re-create a miniature version of a Fall Creek
habitat in my dining room and I'm a rank beginner. I wound up with a
small population of Leopard
I decided to drive home via Neimi Road from an appointment, just on the
off-chance of seeing any waterfowl on the ponds. The first bird I
noticed was an Osprey on the post at the West corner of the fenced-in
area! Have people seen Osprey near the experimental ponds before?
I didn't spot any ot
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Good grief! Tha
Good grief! Thank you for the heads-up!!
Melanie
On 10/22/2015 1:39 PM, Carolyn McMaster wrote:
Dr. Carolyn McMaster here,
Just a note of caution for all you fellow birders. This is the season when
ticks are most active. Even after it freezes, if it goes above freezing
during the day, the tic
Photo/viewing blinds would be great! Especially since we can't all beg
Kevin to take us birding with him. Haha!
I wonder what the steps to getting this idea made into a reality would
be. Probably additional funds for building such a thing would be needed.
On 10/18/2015 6:53 PM, Kimberly Sucy
Hmm. I had just been wondering whether I should still be bothering with
hummingbird feeders. I guess I will keep bothering a little while longer
and try to get good looks at any bird who visits them!
Melanie
On 10/1/2015 1:11 PM, Jay McGowan wrote:
> Hi all,
> As Marty suggested,any "hummer" th
Meant to say "TWO meteors"
On 9/28/2015 4:07 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote:
> I did happen to see to meteor whilst admiring the "Super Blood Moon."
> Melanie
>
> On 9/27/2015 9:07 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg wrote:
>> I hope everyone knows about the Super Bloo
In Freeville the clouds didn't cover the moon until it was coming out of
the eclipse. I did happen to see to meteor whilst admiring the "Super
Blood Moon." The only soundtrack accompanying my moon-gazing was a very
loud cricket chorus and what seemed to be all of two Katydids.
I used to hear bo
Kayaking around on Dryden Lake yesterday I saw a lovely Green Heron, a
circling Osprey (I was hoping it would dive near me and get a fish but
it moved on), a Great Blue Heron and, most surprising to me, a Double
Crested Cormorant, preening, sunning, diving, and resting on a piece of
driftwood i
ramatic example of how predatory these
>> little bundles of muscle really are.
>>
>> Kathy Kramer
>>
>>> On Sep 9, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Rob Blye >> <mailto:rwb...@comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Chipmunks and squirrels do what they d
I guess I hate chipmunks now. Why didn't the vicious vermin eat the
murder victims??
My cats are indoor-only. If I could train them to eat only chipmunks and
House Sparrows I would let them out.
Melanie
On 9/9/2015 4:11 PM, Robyn Bailey wrote:
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> Re: Part 2…I have heard that this is a chipmun
I am new to Fall birding. I usually find the approach of Autumn
crushingly depressing, so I don't know how common it is for migrating
species to sing. A Common Yellowthroat was just "Witchity"-ing in my
yard in South Freeville. Typical behavior? The species nests on our
property each year. Woul
That last message about Goldfinch murder victims could have used a
trigger warning.
Most of you are a lot more hardened to the violence of birdwatching than
I am. I know Nature is horrible, cruel, and violent but...
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Is there any way to entice Merlin to our property? I read in this list
that the Merlin in downtown Ithaca were preying heavily on accursed
House Sparrows. Someone in the area of Freeville has seemingly been
raising House Sparrows like a bloody crop (except with no harvest in
sight). Never had a
I'm sure this only muddies the waters further, but, receiving Dave
Nutter's postings directly through the cayugabirdslist, I have on
occasion, but only on occasion, had them come through in a mess of
computer language. The fact that is only very occasional makes the
phenomenon seem even more my
Great Horned Owls are just one of a myriad reasons I am proud to keep my
cats INdoors! Birds are safe from them, and they are safe from birds
(and coyotes!).
I did not realize any bats were around all year long in this area!
Floating on a pond to count them sounds rather idyllic!
Maybe the s
There is a little crop of fledgling Chickadees livening up the yard
lately. Very active and vocal. One little cutie stopped to sunbathe on a
porch step. They are such great little birds! If I had a good camera I
would have taken a picture.
Next year I'll have to investigate the property more f
015 7:12 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
> Why not immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak?
> --Dave Nutter
>
> On Jul 17, 2015, at 03:18 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote:
>
>> I just had what looked for all the world like a female Black-headed
>> Grosbeak at my feeder. At first I thought it
I just had what looked for all the world like a female Black-headed
Grosbeak at my feeder. At first I thought it was a Rose-breasted, but
the markings on its head were much brighter than those of a female
Rose-breasted and, more to the point, there was a very noticeable
orange-y wash on its bre
WOW!! That sounds like quite a thrill!
That would indeed be a spectacular way for a birder to go, albeit pretty
unpleasant for both bird and birder!
Melanie
On 7/13/2015 12:47 PM, John Greenly wrote:
I was out rowing on the lake last evening enjoying the quiet time
after sunset, when the sil
This Black Stork nest cam is wonderful!
The nestlings are stretching their wings and one of them just
redecorated the nest. Picked up a stick from the left side and carefully
brought it over and tucked it into the right side.
Off-topic: I got to have a really close look at a Yellow-shafted Flic
I always had that impression about Robins too.
On 6/28/2015 3:23 PM, Robin Cisne wrote:
> I thought robins usually did that, as long as the subsequent clutches
> are in the same year. A pair that nested under our covered patio one
> year raised two batches in the same nest.
>
> On Sun, Jun 28,
Very funny! I sent it along to a couple of horse-people I know.
Melanie
On 6/25/2015 10:59 AM, Donna Lee Scott wrote:
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> Very cute!
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Donna
>
> Donna L. Scott
>
> 535 Lansing Station Road
>
> Lansing, NY 14882
>
> *From:*Pete M. Marchetto
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2015 10:50
I like that defense very much!
Melanie
On 6/21/2015 8:06 PM, Pete M. Marchetto wrote:
> Sandy,
> The defense for anthropomorphizing, in my opinion, is that humans are
> animals, and who would know better than an animal how another animal
> feels? We're a species with a talent for empathy (when
I just saw a charming sight in one of our Scotch pines: a male Downy
Woodpecker feeding a bit of suet to what appeared to be a fledgling.
And our House Wrens are doing fine so far in their preferred nest box,
which is the only one I left up, since they were set on it. I see the
adults coming a
I took down all my nestboxes except for the one that House Wrens have
favored for years and already had a pair defending it from the damn
House Sparrow (and the one covering a woodpecker hole in our front wall,
the entry of which is plugged.) As I watched the tiny wrens ferociously
defending th
Correction: Apparently the road I'm on is Mohawk. The cuckoo seems to be calling from somewhere within the woods btween Mohawk and Neimi. Quite vocally birdy here at the moment. Melanie -- Original message-- From: Ann MitchellDate: Mon, 5/18/2015 8:48 AMTo: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu;Su
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We never got any White-throated Sparrows this year. Did get a couple of
White-Crowned. We have a loyal population of Pine Siskins due to the
thistle feeder I put up. They started hear when there was just sunflower
seed but they really seem to love thistle seed.
A moment ago I thought I heard a
On Friday while walking the trails near Flatrock, I heard my first of
year Eastern Wood Peewee. Also hear Wood Thrush, Veery, Yellow Warbler,
American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, and others. A few days ago, on
the same trail, I heard an owl calling from up the hill somewhere. It
sounded most
OMG!! Gorgeous male (are the called "Baltimore" or "Northern" these
days?) Oriole just stunned me by flying in and landing on a dogwood
shrub right outside my window and investigated the grapevine for a
minute or two. So orange!!! We don't get orioles in the yard very often.
And now there are t
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I can't remember who it was that posted about dealing with House
Sparrows. I have a question/concern:
A pair of these murderous little c
I can't remember who it was that posted about dealing with House
Sparrows. I have a question/concern:
A pair of these murderous little creeps seem to be trying to move in to
a nestbox nailed to our house to cover one of the numerous carpenter
bee/woodpecker/squirrel holes. My husband plugged t
A crow was chasing a loudly objecting Raven over what used to be a field
to the west of my house on Wood Road. There are still (so far) enough
open areas that Meadowlarks still occur but I never get to watch
Northern Harriers hunting there anymore.
This is the second time in less than two week
What do Indigo Buntings eat at a feeder? I will buy LOTS of it!
On 5/6/2015 2:35 PM, Alicia Plotkin wrote:
Nothing borrowed but something definitely blue: brilliant male Indigo
Bunting is sharing our feeders with four Pine Siskins. Weird year.
Alicia
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A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird came and hovered near my face yesterday
afternoon (Wood Road, Freeville), zipped over to where I had a feeder
last year and left in disappointment. I quickly hung a second feeder in
that spot but have seen or heard no sign of the bird since. It's
possible the ne
Very interesting. But I'm sad about the toad slaughter. I'm glad I've
never noticed this in person!
I guess the toad populations are able to survive this seasonal
devastation. Great White Sharks take advantage of seal breeding season
in the same way. I think the sharks eat the whole seal thoug
Hooray!
This makes me feel perfectly vindicated for buying a fuchsia last week!
Filled with hope and anticipation, I put out a feeder this morning.
I really enjoyed the seminar last night, Marie!
Melanie
On 5/4/2015 12:34 PM, Marie P. Read wrote:
...a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at my fee
*Finally!*
A resplendent male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK visited my Wood Road in
Freeville feeder today! I put out the grey-striped sunflower seeds in
the nick of time!
Still having PINE SISKINS visit and today also a lovely WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.
After Marie posted about having a hummingbird v
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On Apr 26, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote:
I have been so jealous of people's yard Purple Finches! But I just had a
gorgeous male and a very spiffy looking female along with a freshly painted
male Goldfinch! What a delightful little
I have been so jealous of people's yard Purple Finches! But I just had a
gorgeous male and a very spiffy looking female along with a freshly
painted male Goldfinch! What a delightful little group!
Wood Road in Freeville between Etna Road and Sheldon Road.
Both Park Preserves were pretty quiet
Yesterday while walking on a trail near Flat Rock I saw a large cluster
of spotted feathers, which I thought looked like hawk feathers, under a
young hemlock tree. I thought a bird had been devoured at the spot. But
as I continued on the path, walking away from the creek toward the
stairway up
I hate to see people expressing violence toward cats but I understand.
I keep my cats indoors. It keeps area wildlife safe from them and them
safe from area wildlife (including speeding cars and roving dogs, by
some of which [dogs], I have been attacked while biking.)
But my neighbors let both
I was also astounded to see Odonates of various kinds when I visited
Sapsucker Woods on Monday to see the Great Egrets. In fact, I was so
surprised that I thought I was imagining them until several flew by at
very close range. I am going to purchase Meena's book!! I didn't even
realize Odonates
After reading the description of Woodcock lek habitat (am I using the
term correctly??), it occurred to me that they might be present in the
field next to and behind my house so I stomped out through my marshy
backyard and through the little woodlot to the edge. Sure enough, I
heard peenting! D
I was able to get very nice looks at the Red-throated Loon after the
crew boats chased it back into the marina.
I had never known about this spot before! While there I also got stellar
looks at a lone male Gadwall who seemed intent on making sure I got a
good view of each of his field marks. H
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