[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2024-05-06 Thread Annette Nadeau
A friend in Brooktondale just let me know that she just saw her first hummer of the year. Annette Nadeau Trumansburg -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2023-05-10 Thread Peter Saracino
Just arrived! Sar -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird, bats

2023-05-07 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
Geo’s post on bats spurred me to tell my own bat story. Saturday birding my patch on Burns Rd. around 11:30 am I saw a brown bat hunting under the power line cut. I’ve never seen bats out in the bright sunlight. I watched this bat for about 10 minutes, before moving on, and even got a

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird, bats

2023-05-06 Thread Geo Kloppel
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited my feeder earlier this evening, and just now the big brown bats have emerged from my roof. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-31 Thread job121830
y've had no rain water to sip ... or for "showers". Hummers & even tree swallows seem to appreciate the fine mist blowing on them if I'm watering flowers. Fritzie, Union Springs From: Barbara Bauer Sadovnic To: Geo Kloppel Sent: Sat, Jul 30, 2022 4:09 pm Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Barbara Bauer Sadovnic
At our house downy woodpeckers are drinking the water from the “ant moat” that the hummingbird feeder hangs from. > On Jul 30, 2022, at 12:59 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: > > If squirrels don’t have easy access to your roof, you might try what has > worked well at my house for many years: the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Geo Kloppel
If squirrels don’t have easy access to your roof, you might try what has worked well at my house for many years: the hummingbird feeders are suspended from the eaves troughs on long hangers of the type used for flower baskets. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Linda Orkin
Also I’m thinking further about this and realizing that the sources of fruit that squirrels and chipmunks relish in our yard including cornus kousa fruits and other berries are very dried up so they’re all possibly missing natural sugars. Linda Orkin > On Jul 30, 2022, at 10:51 AM, Linda

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Donna Lee Scott
...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Linda Orkin Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:52 AM To: Catharine O'Neill Cc: Barbara B. Eden ; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests I just want to remind all that we are in very dry conditions and all sources of li

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Linda Orkin
I just want to remind all that we are in very dry conditions and all sources of liquid will be more essential for each creature. Their motivation to learn must be very elevated. All guests are considered to be co habitants on the land we share and all are welcome here. But we do have an

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Catharine O'Neill
The little teardrop feeder from Agway works. I mix four tbl. hot water and one tbl. sugar every three days. No squirrels or ants feed there, just hummingbirds. I have chipmunks but not ted squirrels. Catharine Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 30, 2022, at 7:46 AM, Barbara B. Eden wrote: >

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Barbara B. Eden
Madonna, At my house the red tail squirrels and the chipmunks are devouring the sweet liquid from the feeders. They have even figured out how to tip the base so it pours into their mouths! Fortunately, I have many flowering plants on my patio in pots that the hummingbirds are enjoying the

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-29 Thread madonna stallmann
Has anyone on this list witnessed chipmunks drinking from their hummingbird feeders? 勞 Madonna Stallmann -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2022-05-03 Thread Annette Nadeau
A friend who lives about a mile from me just let me know that she has a hummer coming to her Oriole feeder! Annette Trumansburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird this am

2021-10-01 Thread anneb . clark
It has been about a week since the last visitor and 2 or sometimes 3 were frequent in early September but one lone female or immature visited the basil blossoms and petunias this am before 8. Anne Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2021-05-02 Thread Kevin J. Cummings
Hi all, My first Hummingbird of the year showed up this morning here in Dryden. Kevin Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird and white-crowned sparrow

2019-05-04 Thread anneb . clark
An FOY hummingbird carefully (urgently?) foraging along my gooseberry bushes an hour ago so the FOY feeders are now out. Not sure if male or female. Distant and watched without binocs. Unexpected white-crowned sparrow under the feeders. Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird this morning

2018-09-15 Thread Regi Teasley
We have had regular visitors, but no adult males. They come to the Rose of Sharon, Cardinal Flower and Zinnias. Regi West Hill in the city. Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living. Mother Jones > On Sep 15, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Nancy Cusumano wrote: > > I thought all my

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird this morning

2018-09-15 Thread Nancy Cusumano
I thought all my hummers were gone, but I saw one this morning, a plump little female, sitting on the garden fence and sipping from the red bee balm. My feeders are still up too! Nancy Cusumano Draft Gratitude is an all volunteer organization dedicated to saving the lives of draft horses that

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-29 Thread Glenn Wilson
edu> on behalf of Whitings > <whiti...@roadrunner.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:16 PM > To: Rustici, Marc > Cc: Melanie Uhlir; W Larry Hymes; CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! > > I have maintained a feeder all summer too with

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-28 Thread Tom Hoebbel
; > bounce-121683736-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Whitings < > whiti...@roadrunner.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:16 PM > *To:* Rustici, Marc > *Cc:* Melanie Uhlir; W Larry Hymes; CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! > > I have

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-28 Thread khmo
t;whiti...@roadrunner.com> > SENT: Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:16 PM > TO: Rustici, Marc > CC: Melanie Uhlir; W Larry Hymes; CAYUGABIRDS-L > SUBJECT: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! > > I have maintained a feeder all summer too with no results until yesterday > when my husband

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Asher Hockett
.edu> on behalf of Whitings < > whiti...@roadrunner.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:16 PM > *To:* Rustici, Marc > *Cc:* Melanie Uhlir; W Larry Hymes; CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! > > I have maintained a feeder all summer too w

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
ici, Marc Cc: Melanie Uhlir; W Larry Hymes; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! I have maintained a feeder all summer too with no results until yesterday when my husband saw one there briefly. We never seem to have any despite many plantings for them until August or when

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Carol Keeler
ilto:bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Melanie >> Uhlir >> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:46 PM >> To: W. Larry Hymes; cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu >> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! >> >> For a while the only evidence I had that h

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Whitings
ncorrect? > > Thanks > Marc > > -Original Message- > From: bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Melanie Uhlir > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:46 PM > To: W. Larry Hymes; cayugabirds-l@cornel

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Melanie Uhlir
? Thanks Marc -Original Message- From: bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Melanie Uhlir Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:46 PM To: W. Larry Hymes; cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Geo Kloppel
We have a pair of Ruby-throats in residence this summer, same as always. Haven't seen any youngsters yet, but we've got three hummzingers loaded in anticipation! -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Rustici, Marc
...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Melanie Uhlir Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:46 PM To: W. Larry Hymes; cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! For a while the only evidence I had that hummingbirds were around was that the nectar level would drop in the feeders

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Melanie Uhlir
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

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Asher Hockett
We've had a regular pair all along this summer (if you want to call it that). On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Linda Orkin wrote: > I had one in my garden yesterday, visiting my monarda. Haven't seen one > since late spring when I saw what I call a "wild one" in the

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Kelly Lee Smith
- From: bounce-121683294-7189...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-121683294-7189...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of W. Larry Hymes Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 3:22 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! As we were talking with our son Chris

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread Linda Orkin
I had one in my garden yesterday, visiting my monarda. Haven't seen one since late spring when I saw what I call a "wild one" in the woods at the end of Muriel Street. I give you huge kudos for maintaining your feeder all this time with no apparent rewards!! Glad you got a brief reward. Linda

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

2017-07-27 Thread W. Larry Hymes
As we were talking with our son Chris in our living room on Tuesday, he exclaimed excitedly, "A hummingbird just came to your feeder!!" It moved out of sight, but soon returned. We had not seen one at our feeders since May 11 I've written about this phenomenon before. To paraphrase

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird update

2017-07-20 Thread Peter
Thanks Dave. Cool. Pete On 7/19/2017 10:56 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > Remember that hummingbird nest I mentioned awhile back? I checked it > yesterday afternoon, and the 2 nestlings looked like actual birds. They were > well past the lizard stage with wrinkly round chameleon eyes and serrated

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird update

2017-07-19 Thread Dave Nutter
Remember that hummingbird nest I mentioned awhile back? I checked it yesterday afternoon, and the 2 nestlings looked like actual birds. They were well past the lizard stage with wrinkly round chameleon eyes and serrated iguana ridges where pinfeathers were forming. They had grown real

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird tongue video 2011

2017-05-11 Thread Sandy Wold
https://www.wired.com/2011/05/hummingbird-tongue-drinking/ I did not know the hummingbird tongue splits/operates like this! Did you -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird/ other birds

2017-05-06 Thread Marty Schlabach
Schlabach Interlaken From: bounce-121506398-3494...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-121506398-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Donna Lee Scott Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2017 4:18 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird/ other birds FO

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird/ other birds

2017-05-06 Thread Donna Lee Scott
FOY RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, male, at my feeder now. Besides 2 B. Orioles eating oranges impaled on small tree branches near deck, 2 G. Catbirds are eating grape jelly I had originally put out for the Orioles. Second year I have seen that. While helping up & down Lansing Station Rd for our

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2015-08-22 Thread Carol Keeler
One of my female hummingbirds was sampling the grape jelly at the Oriole feeder. She seemed to like it since she ate for several minutes. I haven't seen a hummer eat jelly before. Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2015-08-15 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Guess what, i just came out of my back door and hummingbird bolted from the moth sheet. she has found my moth sheet. There were some small tiny totricids, which catbird cannot see are now gone. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] hummingbird aggression

2015-05-13 Thread Geo Kloppel
Both sexes are aggressive. It's pretty interesting, but if their squabbles become tiresome, you can put up more feeders, located on opposite sides of the house, or even farther apart if you've got room. -Geo On May 13, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Anne Clark anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: Hile School

[cayugabirds-l] hummingbird aggression

2015-05-13 Thread Anne Clark
Hile School Rd, just out of Basin: THree ruby throated hummingbirds are at war over the feeder starting yesterday, when a male showed up. Two female-plumaged birds had been sharing' for a day, even been drinking at the same time. The male is not welcome and one or both females have displaced

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2015-05-11 Thread Yvonne Fogarty
I saw mu first hummingbird today on Bundy Rd. Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird! Orioles

2015-05-05 Thread Donna Lee Scott
BALTIMORE ORIOLES seen on Lansing Station Rd. near #457, saw one eating Cottonwood Tree buds and catkins, heard two others nearby. A male RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD just showed up at my feeder and took several long drinks! Donna Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2014-08-18 Thread Carol Keeler
I have a new bird coming to the jelly feeder. It's the RTH Hummingbird. While I've seen it hovering around the feeder, I wasn't sure why. Today I saw it lick the grape jelly! It's not a surprise since it's a sweet treat, but the fact that it tried it surprised me. Did it get the idea from

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird Moth

2014-08-13 Thread Kathleen Kramer
Although this posting isn't about a bird, it's close! On Monday, my husband and I noticed what we thought was a very large bee visiting the pink petunias planted near our garage. Looking closer, we saw it wasn't a bee, and now seemed to resemble a small hummingbird. We knew it was neither,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird Moth

2014-08-13 Thread Geo Kloppel
Hi Kathy, Around our area, that's probably Hemaris thysbe. Here's a link to an article with nice photos. Make sure to look at the caterpillars! http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hthysbe.htm -Geo On Aug 13, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Kathleen Kramer k...@cornell.edu wrote: Although this posting isn't

[cayugabirds-l] HUMMINGBIRD

2013-05-03 Thread Jill Vaughan
Last evening there was a Ruby-throated HUMMINGBIRD at one of my hummer feeders here in Lansing, near the Asbury Church/Triphammer intersection. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2013-05-01 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi all, On Sunday, Braam Bezuidenhout had a hummingbird coming to his feeders, as well as an Oriole. This is in the Ellis Highlands, east of Ithaca and off Ellis Hollow Rd. I just learned of this, therefore the late posting. Laura Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Fuller Evolutionary Biology

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2013-05-01 Thread Anne Clark
Hummingbird reported down here in Castle Creek yesterday, on Broome listserv On May 1, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Laura Stenzler wrote: Hi all, On Sunday, Braam Bezuidenhout had a hummingbird coming to his feeders, as well as an Oriole. This is in the Ellis Highlands, east of Ithaca and off Ellis

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird photo essay

2012-09-08 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Thought this might help the discusssion. Nice photo article on hummingbirds from a friend's station in the Carolinas. http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek120826.html John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird male

2012-09-07 Thread Marie P Read
Hi all, Suddenly, yesterday and today, there has been a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at my feeder (there have been several females/immatures consistently). Yet it has been nearly 2 weeks since I saw my male who was here all summer. Whether the current one is actually mine (if so, where has

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-09-05 Thread Catherine Cooke
A few minutes ago, a female hummingbird came to my feeder. I live at North Woods apartments in Lansing. Cathy -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-03 Thread Catherine Cooke
I saw my FOY hummingbird this morning at 6:15, at North Wood Apartment. Cathy -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-02 Thread Regi Teasley
I saw my first of year (male R-T) Hummingbird at the Bleeding heart flowers this evening. Wow. Get out the feeders! Regi -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:27 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird I saw my first of year (male R-T) Hummingbird at the Bleeding heart flowers this evening. Wow. Get out the feeders! Regi -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-02 Thread Robyn Bailey
From: bounce-54477039-8866...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-54477039-8866...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Regi Teasley [rltcay...@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:27 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird I saw my first of year (male R-T) Hummingbird

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2011-12-14 Thread Carol Keeler
I am very disappointed to report that the hummingbird never returned. I had so hoped it would see one of the feeders and stay awhile. I guess there's no point in putting the feeders out again tomorrow with the high winds and rain... Carol Keeler Auburn Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird pollination

2010-08-12 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
Nice to see Marie’s photographs of the hummingbird and flower. I’m always jealous. I had taken some photos in the bird feeding garden at the Lab a couple of weeks ago illustrating the same thing. The best is at http://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/BasinBirds2010#5504584615438712834.

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird late date....

2009-09-24 Thread Marie P Read
For those interested in keeping records of Ruby-throated Hummingbird departure dates, I just noticed one at my feeder. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com

[cayugabirds-l] hummingbird!

2009-09-19 Thread Ray Zimmerman
I just saw a hummingbird fly by as I was sitting on my porch in Eastern Heights. Isn't he a little late in leaving? Ray -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1)